Bible Leadership

1. Basic Biblical Leadership
Principles
Lesson 4
Proverbs 11-13
Read chapters 11-13 of Proverbs along
with the slides that follow.
Some additional scriptures (outside the
Proverbs) are also included.

2. Leadership Principles
from Proverbs 11
• Christian leaders are honest in all that
they do (1, 3, 5).
• Christian leaders learn to develop an
eternal perspective (4).

3. The Christian leader must learn
the importance of words they
use.
(9, 12)

4. • Christian leaders understand the need
for good counselors and work hard to
surround themselves with such. (14)
• Christian leaders are all about bearing
fruit and winning souls. (30)

5. Leadership Principles
from Proverbs 12
• Christian leaders know the value of
learning.
• Christian leaders who are educational
leaders have learned that learning is a
life-long process that must be
personally valued.
• Christian leaders work hard.
• Christian leaders are encouragers.

6. More Leadership Principles
from Proverbs 12
• Christian leaders are diligent and make
the most of opportunities that life
provides.
• Christian leaders desire to be taught
because they have learned it is wise to
listen to others and ask for advice. (1,
15, 26) (See also 21:10, 13:14, 19:20,
24:6, and 25:11)
• Christian leaders wisely choose who
they listen to (14:7, 15:7, 17:16, 19:27,
20:5, 29:1)

7. Leadership Principles from
Proverbs 13
• Christian leaders lead in such a way
that they exemplify wisdom in the
advice that they give.
• Christian educational leaders provide
the opportunities for educators to make
learning a joy.