Qualities Of A Good Leader

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; — read the full passage →

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; — read the full passage →

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness.

But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great exercise authority upon them. — read the full passage →

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; — read the full passage →

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. — read the full passage →

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. — read the full passage →

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; — read the full passage →

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. — read the full passage →

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment.

So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

And Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, — read the full passage →

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

Mercy and truth preserve the king: and his throne is upholden by mercy.

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. — read the full passage →

Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. — read the full passage →

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. — read the full passage →

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, — read the full passage →

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. — read the full passage →

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace,

And Moses spake unto the Lord, saying, — read the full passage →

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. — read the full passage →

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And at that time there was a great persecution against the church which was at Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except the apostles. — read the full passage →

And I will give you pastors according to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, when Joshua was by Jericho, that he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, behold, there stood a man over against him with his sword drawn in his hand: and Joshua went unto him, and said unto him, Art thou for us, or for our adversaries? — read the full passage →

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; — read the full passage →

But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

Righteous lips are the delight of kings; and they love him that speaketh right.

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; — read the full passage →

Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.

The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.

Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven,

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, — read the full passage →

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Now after the death of Moses the servant of the Lord it came to pass, that the Lord spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; — read the full passage →

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; — read the full passage →

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. — read the full passage →

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes.

Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? — read the full passage →

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.

Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; — read the full passage →

In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, — read the full passage →

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the Lord. — read the full passage →

God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, — read the full passage →

And to our beloved Apphia, and Archippus our fellowsoldier, and to the church in thy house:

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: — read the full passage →