- God provides spiritual authority in the church before elders
- Good leaders recognize and solve problems
- Good leaders must identify and safeguard priorities
- Delegation of work is a key discipleship tool
- The church needs leaders to care for both temporal and spiritual needs
- Servants for temporal work have spiritual qualifications
- There is a distinction between choosing and authorizing
- Qualifications: Scripture sets apart within leadership, not within fellowship
- Position/office and gift must be kept separate
- Through good leadership, unity in the church is restored
- There is a clear link between good leadership and the growth of the church
- Increased growth requires increased structure
- Strategic moves bring both blessing and new challenges