This is part four in a five-part series on developing leadership.
The Roman cross
2 Timothy 3:12
Because in suffering we have experienced the difficulties of life and found victory, and therefore we can lead others who are going through difficulties of life.
- How do you understand suffering as being an essential qualification of leadership?
- Is it possible for a person’s suffering to turn them away from Christ? What’s the difference with a person whose sufferings take them deeper with Christ?
- In what ways does your suffering help you lead or teach others, even if they have not suffered in the exact same way as you?
- If you have experienced suffering, write out how this has helped your leadership as opposed to before you experienced that suffering? How have you leveraged that experience to help you lead or shepherd more effectively?
- If you have not experienced suffering, talk with an elder who has gone through it. How does he view it as being a gift?