Summer Leadership Series

1. 

   Mis-Direction: Learning from Mistakes

   What can we learn from the Bible about what it means to be a good leader? How can we learn from the mistakes of others, using their faults to fuel our journey to becoming effective guides in our homes, jobs, communities, and churches? This 4-week series examines four biblical leaders, detailing how each experienced acute failure at specific points in their lives. Each week’s message contrasts that leader’s shortcomings with Jesus’ redemptive role as the perfect leader. Touching on the topics of responsibility, endurance, discipline, and fear, ‘Mis-Direction’ both explores what godly leadership is, and what it isn’t.

   4 Weeks
2. 

   Your Part Matters

   This four-week series explores the important part every Christian plays in the local church. It is easy to see only certain ministries as important, but God has created everyone with gifts that have a critical role in the lives of God’s people. No matter how old we are, or what role we play, every part matters.

   4 Weeks
3. 

   Letters To Leaders

   This eight-week study of 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, and Titus explores key principles in Christian leadership, keeping in mind that all Christians are called to be leaders in their various spheres of life. Through the power of Jesus, how might we better lead others to God?

   8 Weeks
4. 

   Every Good Work: The Book of Titus

   This four-week sermon series is on every good work as described in the book of Titus. This letter from Paul to his spiritual son, Titus, describes three levels of every good work. First, it looks at the good works of a leader. Second, it describes the divine works of grace and God himself. Third, it details the personal works of Christians in their seasons of life. Use this sermon series to inspire your church to get involved on a daily basis, in and out of the church.

   4 Weeks
5. 

   To Timothy: Spiritual Leadership

   This eight-week study of 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy explores the key principles of spiritual leadership expressed in Paul’s letters to his spiritual son, Timothy. The key question proposed in this study is through the power of Jesus, how might we better lead others to God? Not everyone is called to be a minister of a church, but we are all called to be ministers at school, work, and in the home. This sermon series looks at how Christians might be better spiritual leaders in our day-to-day lives.

   8 Weeks
6. 

   Next Is Now

   This four-week series covers several chapters in the book of Joshua and examines a time of transition within the nation of Israel. “Next Is Now” depicts our seasons of uncertainty, obedience, and victory, as well as the freedom we have in Christ. This series will instruct students in how to react to life transitions and encourage them to accept the freedom they have in Christ.

   4 Weeks
7. 

   How Not To Lead: Mistakes Leaders Make

   What can we learn from the Bible about what it means to be a good leader? How can we learn from the mistakes of others, using their faults to fuel our journey to becoming effective guides in our homes, jobs, communities, and churches? This 4-week series examines four biblical leaders, detailing how each experienced acute failure at specific points in their lives. Each week’s message contrasts that leader’s shortcomings with Jesus’ redemptive role as the perfect leader. Touching on the topics of responsibility, endurance, discipline, and fear, ‘How Not To Lead’ both explores what godly leadership is, and what it isn’t.

   4 Weeks
8. 

   The Hospitable Leader

   This five-week series, based on the book The Hospitable Leader: Create Environments Where People and Dreams Flourish by Terry A. Smith, examines what made Jesus the most successful leader in the history of the world. By detailing his ministry, “The Hospitable Leader” shows us how a large part of Jesus’ work was fulfilled in the context of hospitality. Based on The Hospitable Leader: Create Environments Where People and Dreams Flourish by Terry A. Smith. Published by Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group (http://bakerpublishinggroup.com/), 2018. Used by permission. Cover artwork is limited to use with the sermon series The Hospitable Leader and may not be edited without the expressed written permission of Baker Publishing Group.

   5 Weeks
9. 

   Courage Over Fear: The Book of Joshua

   This seven-week series covers several chapters in the book of Joshua and examines a time of transition within the nation of Israel. It depicts our seasons of uncertainty, obedience, and victory, as well as the freedom we have in Christ. This series will instruct believers in how to react to life transitions and encourage us to have courage and not fear.

   7 Weeks
10. 

    How to Squander Your Potential: A Study on King Saul

    This five-week series examines the life of King Saul in 1 Samuel. How did Saul move from a humble young man to a vindictive and jealous king? This series explores the pride, jealousy, and lack of faith factors that were present from the beginning of Saul’s story and led to his eventual demise, offering biblical wisdom about combatting those factors in our own lives. We like to think we’re a hero, but might our actions be leading us to squander our potential?

    5 Weeks
11. 

    Servant Leadership: Leading Like Jesus

    This three-part series explores the idea of servant leadership and uses Christ’s perfect example of this kind of leadership to help us serve and lead in all of our different spheres.

    3 Weeks