Negotiating Authority and Submission

by Dr. Bill Beckham Determining who leads (authority) and who follows (submission) is a major issue in every area of life. In Thailand deciding who is over and who is under is a social art that is codified in language. The Thai language has multiple pronouns for this...

Service

By Dr. Freddy Noble, www.iglesiabautistanyc.org  Another critical element of leadership is a willingness to serve. When talking to young pastors, I often talk about this characteristic saying, “If you want people to follow you, serve them.” I am convinced that...

Integrity

By Dr. Freddy Noble, www.iglesiabautistanyc.org  The Bible says “submit to one another in the fear of God” (Ephesians 5:21) and advises “young people” to be “submissive to the elders” (1 Peter 5: 5). This last text appears in the...

The Submission of the Leader

By Robert Lay, Cell Church Ministry Brazil, www.celulas.com.br Submission is a political incorrect word in our days. We live in a day when everyone is crying for “freedom” in our society. Individualism has taken over the minds of people. “I have my rights and choose...

A New Paradigm of Authority

By Gerardo Campos, district pastor at Elim Church, www.elim.org.sv Several years ago, Pastor Mario Vega summoned all the leadership of the church to participate in the first cell conference in order to establish the principles and norms of the cell model. One of the...