A Reminder to Leaders

You do not own that power. You are just a steward of the One who gave it to you.
When I was in the military I was assigned to various leadership roles. The one thing that I had to learn early on was that everything trickles down hill. I only had the power that my leadership allowed me to have. I couldn't walk into the SGM's office, sit behind his desk, and make decisions. No. It doesn't work that way. By the end of my career in the military I was receiving orders from mostly high ranking officers and NCO's. After receiving my orders I would pass them along to those that I was a leader of.
The same goes for church leadership. Pastors, bishops, and elders do not own their own power. They are stewards of the One who gave it to them; Christ through the Holy Spirit. It is our jobs as ministers to be good stewards of that "power" and lead as humbly as possible. The team should not be afraid that the leader is about to darken the doors of the church. On the other side of the token that leader should have a vision because with the power of the Holy Spirit we should be humbly leading the team with a vision that they can understand and look forward to obtaining.