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40 Days of Training for Leaders
This module emphasizes the importance of self-discipline and integrity for leadership, using Apostle Paul's experience to illustrate how a lack of discipline can lead to disqualification or failure in ministry. The text compares leadership to driving a car, where the leader is the driver and responsible for directing the car's path while maintaining its maintenance. It encourages readers to differentiate between passengers and drivers and to note the difference between being a leader and a follower, especially concerning the responsibilities that come with being a leader.
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Draft Lesson
Day 2 SIT BEFORE YOU SERVE
Day 3 PRAY – NOTHING OF ETERNAL SIGNIFICANCE EVER HAPPENS APART FROM PRAYER.
Ten Habits to consider to be a Leader
This online course is designed for anyone interested in developing their leadership skills. It explores the ten habits that effective leaders practice on a daily basis. Students will learn how to establish clear goals and objectives, communicate effectively, develop emotional intelligence, exhibit self-discipline, build and maintain strong relationships, continuously learn and grow, empower and delegate, be decisive, lead by example, and build a support system.
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1. You sit with the Lord before you serve the Lord. You must abide to abound – I Cor. 15:58 says we are to be abounding in the work of the Lord. You will never abound without abiding.
2. Pick up a towel as it is not about titles – it is about towels. Responsibility is going up and rights are going down.
Leadership 101

Day 1 THE FIRST PERSON YOU LEAD IS YOU.

This quote, without a question, will determine if you will have sustained leadership. You may be able to fool some people some of the time but you will not fool all the people all the time. Failure to lead yourself is going to leave you with many flaws. You will quickly lose respect and credibility.

Verse that guides:

I Cor. 9:24 Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable crown.

26 Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty. Thus I fight: not as one who

beats the air.

27 But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest, when I have preached to others, I myself should become disqualified.

The Apostle Paul realized how important it was for him to discipline himself – to control himself –to guide himself – in order to be respected in ministry. He realized that he could be disqualified- this word is best understood as one who is shipwrecked. I would think that unfortunately you can think of men and women who were in the ministry but now have a story of their ministry being shipwrecked – and the reason is the choice they made with their lives. An essential for leadership is integrity.

In leading yourself I would like you to think of being a driver of a car – you are not a passenger – you are the driver – whether the car goes anywhere is determined by you – the direction the car goes is determined by you. It is your responsibility to control the car – to maintain the car. A helpful assignment is to take a piece a paper and write down the differences between a passenger and a driver.

What do they do differently?

I encourage you to think how you are different as an RA as opposed to being a student just as you would think about the difference between a passenger and a driver. What does the leader have to do as opposed to one who is a follower?

As an RA you are must take responsibility for yourself. I read years ago a story about Mike Krzyzewsk, the head coach of DUKE. He was at WEST POINT as a cadet. As he was walking across the grounds to an event as another cadet walked by him and splashed mud on his uniform. Cadet Krzyewski was very irritated – he did not want to be late to the event and he knew he could not have mud on his uniform. He chose to continue to the event when he was approached by a senior cadet who immediately wore him out for having mud on his uniform.

Cadet Krzyewski went back to his room and was complaining to his friend how this was not his fault – he did not step in the mud – he did not put the mud on his uniform. About that time an upperclassmen came in – a dorm leader if you will – and told him that is was his responsibility and to grow up and take responsibility. He told Cadet Krzyewski that he could not do anything about the mud being splashed on him but at that moment he had the power to make the right decision – to return to his room and change. And he had not. The senior told him that he should be a man and take the demerits. And that he should learn to take responsibility for his actions and not blame others.

Cadet Krzyewski had chosen to continue even though he knew his uniform was dirty. He failed to lead himself correctly.

Are you leading yourself? Are you looking to blame others for the shortcomings you have? Are you looking to blame someone else for things not working in your life?

As we look at you being an RA in the FALL, the first person you lead is you! Take full responsibility for your attitude – for your actions! Lead yourself to grow – to manage your time – to develop your skills – to excel with your assignments.

Lead yourself to make decisions that honor the Lord

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