As we look at Titus, one of the greatest themes is leadership. We have all called to be leaders when Christ gets a hold of our hearts and transforms us by His Grace, saving our souls and giving us His grand vision for making His name famous.

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8. Which of these leadership qualities would you desire to see Changing Your World by Degrees
developed in your life? Livin’-It
Titus 1
April 11, 2010 – Pastor Andrew
Notes:
• What steps do you need to take?
• How can your group help you?
9. How will you give support and encouragement to your
church leaders in the coming week?
Prayer Corner:
The acid test of faith is how we live; it is not enough
simply to call ourselves Christians. Consider again the
leadership qualities in Titus and ask God to develop
these qualities in your life and in our church leaders.
Prayer Tip:
• God instructs us to pray for government and
church/ministry leaders. Introduce this practice
into your Growth Group this week.
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2. Growth Group Study Guide
5. From your reading of Titus 1, what were the problems being
Week of _April 11, 2010_ faced? Are any of these faced in churches today?
Getting Started
1. Who would you consider to be a great leader and what made • How was Titus going to be used to address the problems?
them great?
6. Why is Titus given a list of leadership qualifications where
2. How has someone in leadership influenced or impacted you? the emphasis is mostly on “being” and not on “doing”?
3. Tell about someone you have observed fail in leadership. • How do you account for the similarities between this list
What were some root causes for their failure? and the one in 1 Timothy 3:2-7?
• How do you account for the differences?
Into the Word
4. What mission did Titus have in Crete? Why do you think Paul
chose Titus? What qualities does Titus have?
(Look at Titus 1 and 2 Corinthians 7:5-7; 8:16-24; 12:18)
Application
7. Although applied specifically to leaders in Titus and Timothy,
why are these qualities important for all Christians?