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Fall 1996
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From the Editor
Kevin A. Miller
October 1, 1996
One of the most important aspects of developing leaders cannot be programmed:
How do you develop leaders spiritually? How do you help people grow in their
awe of God and love for people?
Oswald Chambers once explained that the way we grow in holiness is to be
around people more holy than ourselves. We hear their stray comments and
absorb their judgment of what's important. We listen to their prayers and
find that God is bigger than we'd thought.
That's the reason few seminars help with developing spiritual leaders: the
process can be aided but not rushed. It requires holy people, and time. No
one has yet found a shortcut to the process: (a) live a godly life and (b)
let potential leaders rub shoulders with you.
I believe most pastors do this instinctively and well. But maybe they don't
give themselves enough credit for it, for the process often seems haphazard.
Developing a leader spiritually may happen in a brief, unplanned hallway
conversation. A prayer over the phone. The simple thank-you, the short note.
In such daily things, leaders' spirits are grown.
During college, I worked as an intern on a church staff. The pastor needed
to drive seventy-five miles to a metropolitan hospital to visit a church
member; he took me along. As we rolled through central Maryland, I confessed
something bothering me: "A good friend of mine just turned away from the
Lord."
Terry said simply, "In the Christian life, you're going to see a lot of people
come and go, Kevin."
He said it matter-of-factly, with a quiet resolve underneath. I sensed he
had determined to follow Christ no matter who abandoned the faith. That taught
me I could handle this loss and press on. That's an essential lesson for
any spiritual leader ...
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