Lessons from Acts 6
1. God provides spiritual authority in the church before elders
2. Good leaders recognize and solve problems
3. Good leaders must identify and safeguard priorities
4. Delegation of work is a key discipleship tool
5. The church needs leaders to care for both temporal and
spiritual needs
6. Servants for temporal work have spiritual qualifications
7. There is a distinction between choosing and authorizing
8. Qualifications: Scripture sets apart within leadership,
not within fellowship
9. Position/office and gift must be kept separate
10. Through good leadership, unity in the church is restored
11. There is a clear link between good leadership and the growth
of the church
12. Increased growth requires increased structure
13. Strategic moves bring both blessing and new challenges