As a leader you will have crisis
*side note - one of the largest challenges todays church faces is the belief by the world that getting saved will begin a disneyesque experience in your life and you will live happily ever after
1-crisis will test your leadership
Acts chapter 9 - saul - verse 26 - barnabus was the one who saw the potential in saul
Saul got saved and didn't have a disneyesque experience - as a church we have to fight the notion that once you get saved your life will be a disneyesque experience.....its a lie the world believes
Leadership that is not tested can not be trusted
Your first election comes from your church (they may choose you as their preacher), but until you pass the test they won't choose u as leader
*positions are man given while leadership is God given
Brady referenced the scandal that had happened with the predecessor at his church. He mentions that the younger generation wasn't too phased by it. The students and younger generation expects leaders to fail which is why they weren't affected by the haggard scandal
Crisis will confirm your faith-in a crisis you will quickly determine what your values are
You need to write down what your non negotiables are-you don't get to decide what ur core is during a crisis
Whatever you are willing to negotiate with the enemy you will lose
In james it reminds us that when we go through trials of any kind to pray for wisdom
Our opinions have never changed anyones life-truth changes peoples lives
Crisis will reveal God to the world by how we respond
There are 2 times the eyes of the world will be on you...1-when you are successful and 2-when you are in crisis
God trains you for the assignment he gives you
Acts 8:1-this is when God placed growth in the church
Persecution makes us better-the lessons you can learn are priceless
Every plan the enemy has against Gods children has backfired and will backfire