You Plus God Are Enough to Lead
To lead we must ask:
“How can I use what I’ve got?” rather than
“How can I be what I’m not?”
No matter how “gifted” we are, adding that to God’s resources is a negligible addition. There is essentially no difference between the total of the “greatest” person plus God and the “lowliest” person plus God.
Without God’s help, giftedness does make a difference. But the better we become at working with God, the less difference it makes. God doesn’t need much to get the job done (he started with nothing).
- God used a mule to speak to Balaam (Num. 22:28).
- God used a dead man resurrected to win many people to Jesus (John 12:10-11).
- God uses ordinary people to make an impact.
Paul wrote,
“God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him” (1 Cor. 1:27-29 NIV).
If we work with God with what he’s given us, he will do “immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us” (Eph. 3:20 NIV). You plus God are enough to lead!
What students say about our D.Min. program:
- “I have had my mind explode with thoughts and ideas.”
- “How grateful I am for a place that incorporates both the intellectual and the ‘heart’ aspect of transformation.”
- “I developed a process or journey as model for both leadership and spiritual formation, especially the idea of redemptive leadership.”
- “This experience has challenged me to be more of a man of the Word and to expose myself to a broader range of spiritual writers.”
- “I have enjoyed and grown so much. I especially value the blending of leadership and spiritual formation.”
Come to Denver Seminary and grow in your ability to work with God.
Choose one of five areas of study:
Leadership in Community Spiritual Formation
Church and Parachurch Executive Leadership
Leadership in Preaching and Pastoral Ministry
Leadership in Global Urban Ministry
Marriage and Family Counseling
April 15 and October 15 are the deadlines for beginning application process.
Blessings,
David Osborn
