1. The father/husband/male as visionary and leader
PRINCIPLES:
1> Being a visionary is a foundational responsibility for the man because, without it, he
can’t fulfil his other assignments of leader, teacher, cultivator, provider, and protector
2> To have vision means to be able to conceive of and move toward your purpose in life.
3> The man was created to be a visionary. He was given the first vision of God’s plan for
humanity.
4> The man is designed to be a visionary. He is able to look at the big picture in life and
to plan for the future from a logical and practical standpoint.
5> Prerequisites for discovering vision are: (1) follow Christ’s example, (2) acknowledge
Christ’s headship, (3) listen for God’s direction and (4) be open to God’s communication.
6> A man needs a clear vision of (1) who he is in God, (2) what his overall purpose as
man is and (3) what his purpose as an individual man is.
7> God designed the man to carry others with him in his vision.
8> If a man has no vision, this will negatively affect those who are to follow him, especially
his family.
9> Before God gave the man a helper, He gave him a vision.
10>A male cannot ask a female to follow and help him if he has no vision.
11>God always provides for the vision He gives.
12> God created and designed the man to be a responsible leader.
13> The characteristics of a leader are: (1) strong and courageous, (2) obedient to God’s
commands, (3) a logical thinker, (4) a servant’s heart and (5) a teachable spirit.
14> One way that a woman can be good to a man is by respecting him as the leader in
the home.