Preface to effective leadership and administrative efficiency among the flock.

 

                                                Insight

And

Aaron shall

bear the names of

the children of Israel in

the breastplate of judgment upon

his heart, when he goeth in

unto the holy place, for

a memorial before

the LORD

contin

ual

ly.

                                               (Exodus. 28 : 29.)

Contents.

Dedication.

Insight.

Foreword

Preface.

PART ONE

The Preamble; Conditions for Effective Leadership.

Chapters:

One:   The Leader, Made.

Two:   Having Your Field Defined.

Three: Understanding the Nature and Time for the Field to Burn.

PART TWO.

The Leader and the Field.

Four:  Leading a Rebellious Flock.

Five:   The Peak of a Leader before the Led.

Six:     The Need for a Hidden Leader.

PART THREE.

The Leader Slain within.

Seven:  The Spoil that Hinders Revival I 

Eight:   The Spoil that Hinders Revival II

Nine:    The Spoil that Hinders Revival  III

PART FOUR.

Handing Down the Mantle.

*    Handing Down---, to Whom?

*    Developing a Dear.

*    Temporary Hand Down.

*    Permanent Hand Down.

*    After all these---, What next?

 DOXOLOGY

                               Doxology

In some sense the path to heaven is very safe, but in other respects there is no road so dangerous. It is beset with difficulties. One false step (and how easy it is to take that if grace be absent), and down we go. What a slippery path is that which some of us have to tread! How many times have we to exclaim with the Psalmist, "My feet were almost gone, my steps had well nigh slipped." If we were strong, sure-footed mountaineers, this would not matter so much; but in ourselves, how weak we are! In the best roads we soon falter, in the smoothest paths we quickly stumble. These feeble knees of ours can scarcely support our tottering weight. A straw may throw us, and a pebble can wound us; we are mere children tremblingly taking our first steps in the walk of faith, our heavenly Father holds us by the arms or we should soon be down. Oh, if we are kept from falling, how must we bless the patient power which watches over us day by day! Think, how prone we are to sin, how apt to choose danger, how strong our tendency to cast ourselves down, and these reflections will make us sing more sweetly than we have ever done, "Glory be to Him, who is able to keep us from falling." We have many foes who try to push us down. The road is rough and we are weak, but in addition to this, enemies lurk in ambush, who rush out when we least expect them, and labour to trip us up, or hurl us down the nearest precipice. Only an Almighty arm can preserve us from these unseen foes, who are seeking to destroy us. Such an arm is engaged for our defence. He is faithful that hath promised, and He is able to keep us from falling, so that with a deep sense of our utter weakness, we may cherish a firm belief in our perfect safety, and say, with joyful confidence,

"Against me earth and hell combine,
But on my side is power divine;
Jesus is all, and He is mine!"

This work has been the source of my personal revival; I also hope it will aid your strength in these discomfited and haggard days in the labour as we remain expectant of the man who only is our employer and life. May the Lord still maximize his grace upon us and keep us until that day of his coming, in Jesus name. Amen.