Maverick Prophetic Ministries
A Manifesto of Leadership
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Always in want for clearer vision. The leader is not looking to build in the temporal because they know the church is not constructed by human hands but by Heaven's Love and Power. They know the people they lead are God's "living stones." Not natural brick and mortar. The world will see there is a place on earth where Love and Honour exist. This building is the same city Abraham longed for, the New Jerusalem extending from the earth's soil into Heaven.
A leader knows that they and the church are God's address to His heart. They desire that all would not just do the talk but also walk the walk. They want people to know that they are a friend of God not because of good deeds earned but solely because of Mercy. They are earthly ambassadors of the Heavenly Kingdom, the place where tears become transformed into joy and yokes are easy, and burdens are light. Being changed from a desire for the temporal to Divine purpose, they now live for others.
Heaven is for the present as well as the future. The reality of God's dwelling with us is needed now in this chaotic life. The prayer that is always in the leader's heart is, "Your Kingdom come, and will be done on the earth as it is in Heaven." Mathew 6:9-14.
This leader does not look to many camps of man to find rest and fellowship. They love the people but to participate in disputes over elementary doctrines and rules is not for them or the people under them.
Guild cages unknowingly formed with carefully tailored bible words restrict people from a life that should lead to freedom and not into religious bondage. Results of control are the loss of adventure, exploration, free expression and a loving community. The world, the flesh and the devil are always lurking at the church door, ready to pick up believers burned by legalism. AN EAGLE MUST FLY, OR IT WILL DIE. THE EAGLE KILLS THE SERPENT.
A True leader carries within himself the fear that he too can put God in a box. Being aware of this has made him wise and also trusted. He knows one can be sincere but also sincerely wrong.
True humility is when you realize that the Word of God must shape us and not the other way around.
An unredeemed or tested imagination often distorts God's plan for humanity. It will build a structure in the soul that makes one's walk through life unbalanced.
Often a leader must dismantle in churches what others have taught and lead. Receiving teaching is like eating food. Food can be excellent or poisonous. Wrong principles implemented in the past must be replaced by what is right. Giving healthy leadership on top of erroneous teaching will bring confusion. Correction and rebuilding are not a simple deal. Utmost Wisdom and Patience are required when building on or adjusting the foundations of past leaders.
The fear of missing out on the Lord's proven ways is what keeps humble leaders close to the Lord. They know they, too, could be in the place where God knocks on their door, and they do not recognize Him. For this reason, they embrace God's discipline even though it seems too severe at the time. They know correction will save their lives and those they lead. Most of all, it pleases the Father in Heaven that we do run from the painful adjustments needed to bring His Kingdom deeper into our hearts and to a needy world. Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit are the outcomes. To impart this to their people is called Ministry.
The True leader is often an outsider; at least, this is the view of them by many established in different "brands" of doctrines. To stand alone is a challenge. They know that joining these groups and coming into agreement with principles you do not fully agree with just because you do not want to be alone means a loss of fellowship with the Father.
The leader becomes an avid observer. He is a spiritual father. He looks to see if people are growing into healthy Sons and Daughters. Many migrate from other churches to be with him and the people he leads. Because of this, the accusation spreads that he has "stolen" people from other churches.
Church numbers often become a sense of pride. Also, not being able to keep members mean a loss of finances. Instead of questioning why people left their congregation, they are angry at the church that took them in.
In his heart, a true church father grieves for many shepherds and the people under them. A crucial imbalance is prevalent when the adherence to interpretations of God's Word and doctrine supersedes love and care for one another. These unbalance faults found groups and denominations could also happen to any leader. Usually, it is pride that hides this. Tithes and offerings of devoted people supply incredible amounts of energy and finances, promoting
religious and dead traditions.
Two of the primary faults in churches and denominations are to be too liberal or too legalistic. Liberalism follows societies' flow. "God is Love, so ALL things are good." There is little regard for scriptural standards or morals that produce healthy life.
The other extreme, legalism, see many things they perceive as immoral. The problem is there are often no biblical bases for much of their assumptions. Legalistic churches in the extreme are known more for what they don't do than what they do. Neither of these polarized groups brings the joy and peace God wants to give. We often do not see it, but legalism begins to rob people of the good qualities of life that are not evil, and it becomes a major stumbling block in keeping people from staying in churches. Liberalism wanting everyone included also is blind and, in the end, is mass confusion and often secular government control.
The love for the Bible and the uncompromising approach to holiness always has been the cruel edge that has destroyed many beautiful people who love God. I know this sounds contradictory but obeying the law saves no one it can only condemn, pointing to failure.
The law itself is perfect, converting the soul. (Psalm 19 7-14) Jesus obeyed it, living as a human. In His obedience to Heaven's law, he transforms all who come to Him. He removed our separation from the Father and delivered us into His Kingdom. No man could do it, so all humanity was locked out. We were all condemned because of our fall in Adam. But God came to our rescue. In His incredible desire to have us with Him in His Glory, He sent His own Son to do it for us. A new Royal title for Christ became established. He is always the Son of God. For the first time, He is also the Son of Man and still is at the throne of His Father in Heaven. His Love, Life and resurrection broke the ceiling barrier to the Father's heart caused by man's fall and opened Heaven to all humanity. The gift of eternal life with Him is "the gift that never ends.
Love motivated God, and it is His Love that keeps us not earthly personal willpower. Jesus gives to us all His cross has accomplished. We have been made one in the very God Head. Jesus brought us in as a complete family member with all the benefits that He has in the same position! All is because God loves us.
Legalism has a way of tainting this incredible reality. Liberalism often bypasses the Cross. We need the forgiving Blood of Jesus to cleanse us from sin is often thought of as an insult to their wisdom. Forgiveness from God loses itself to an all-inclusiveness approach to religion not requiring biblical morality.
Often, these errors are lived in by the kind and sincere leaders. That is the problem. Passionate people are right. Right?
Eagles in a cage smell. Their beauty is all but gone. The Bible so wonderfully tells us this, "To them(us) God gave the Power to be His Sons And Daughters." It is the very Power of Jesus that brings us into Him, and from there, we live in Him in this world. This Grace is an unmerited gift we did not deserve but was given to us regardless. This Grace comes from God's Heart.
It is religion when we are forced to something when the Grace is not in the church to accomplish it. Many who break out of this invisible religious confined are called "backsliders." If all the people who left church came back, there would not be enough buildings and colosseums to hold them. I believe that most leave churches because Grace is not there to keep them. Not everyone who leaves a church is a die-hard rebel.
In different degrees, we ALL have failed in some way to legalism and liberalism. The leader is well acquainted with their past failings but has desired to learn from them.
It is much easier to bring people to the Lord, yet often to get them to maturity is where most churches fail. Numbers grow. Finances grow. BUT are the people growing? It is Love that builds the people. The True leader has been around long enough to see that much church growth is just the "shuffling of the deck." Church members are going from one church to another. He knows what most of them are looking for is to be loved and to love. The greatest thing that makes a healthy church is this Love for one another. It is the Power that makes us radiant. Love is the most significant attribute that keeps us from falling away. Love draws people to God. It is what is to welcome people and to keep them. The doctrine has little to do with this.
The leader knows there must be a desire for "oneness" within the individual church, and among all churches or confusion will be the unintended witness to the world.
God's leader cannot help but bring the high mountains down and lift the valleys for longing unity among all believers. Because of this, he/she is both despised and loved. Most of the blood on the swords of the church is not the enemy's blood. It is family blood. One only has to go to the internet to see the squabbling and infighting that groups think they have the whole truth.
God's leader is an enigma, a maverick to the natural mind and those who need to fit people into categories. It is because they have no definable "brand." They are not like Catholics, Baptists, Pentecostals or other known denominations and independent churches. They are an unknown quality. To many, this is disconcerting and is a reason for suspicion. Defining God in familiar boxes for a secure etched-in-stone definition does not work. Leaders and their people are to mature in God's Presence. Who can define God? Is it not God who defines us. To "brand" themselves by an experience religious groups had at one time in their history box them in the confide of that experience and alienate them from other groups or denominations with a different experience. The often unintended result is one group feeling more spiritual than another.
Leaders understand the broken. In quiet strength, the reflection of Hope is their gift, and they continually fight the war for others' rest in God. The needy bring their pain to the invisible altar of their heart and church. Folk soon encounter peace and the release from anxiety among the church people under a good leader.
There are also the prayers of the Heavenly Hosts of by-gone saints backing the ministry of God's men and women. They are around God's throne. These prayers are for the release of Wisdom, Revelation, Authority, and Deliverance spoken by the servants on earth.
Confessions of sins are kept confidential. The church is a safe place. There is no gossip. In this church, people learn to face life's challenges because of an "unearthly" encounter with Love and Mercy. These qualities are within the congregation and not just the leaders. There is an enabling atmosphere so that the hidden inner person can come to the front before others without fear of rejection.
People want to know what motivates a wise leader. Always looking to the horizon for the new dawn, seeing the future and not embroiled in the past is intriguing. What do they see in God's Spirit? How do they make the invisible tangible? Wishing to have their eyes and own their mystery, some want it without the cost. There is a price to understand the sweet mysteries of God. He tells His secrets only to His friends. Some desire only the easy path when the demanding course brings us to Truth and Freedom.
"Undefinable" leaders bear the misunderstandings and distorted words of those thought to be wise. Attempt to define these men and women of God steals some from their growth and maturity when they should be looking to God for their perfection and tending their flock. But the saying is, "if you have not got personal maturity, you can't give it away." Not all who believe themselves to be leaders are ready.
Criticisms, often based on jealousy and envy, will be returned with forgiveness and blessing. But other leaders who enquire with pure hearts are welcomed. Wisdom and Revelation are shared as new bonds take place. Different churches learn to Love each other and sacrifice for each other. The world sees a positive witness to the Love of God among them.
Always in want for clearer vision. The leader is not looking to build in the temporal because they know the church is not constructed by human hands but by Heaven's Love and Power. They know the people they lead are God's "living stones." Not natural brick and mortar. The world will see there is a place on earth where Love and Honour exist. This building is the same city Abraham longed for, the New Jerusalem extending from the earth's soil into Heaven.
A leader knows that they and the church are God's address to His heart. They desire that all would not just do the talk but also walk the walk. They want people to know that they are a friend of God not because of good deeds earned but solely because of Mercy. They are earthly ambassadors of the Heavenly Kingdom, the place where tears become transformed into joy and yokes are easy, and burdens are light. Being changed from a desire for the temporal to Divine purpose, they now live for others.
Heaven is for the present as well as the future. The reality of God's dwelling with us is needed now in this chaotic life. The prayer that is always in the leader's heart is, "Your Kingdom come, and will be done on the earth as it is in Heaven." Mathew 6:9-14.
This leader does not look to many camps of man to find rest and fellowship. They love the people but to participate in disputes over elementary doctrines and rules is not for them or the people under them.
Guild cages unknowingly formed with carefully tailored bible words restrict people from a life that should lead to freedom and not into religious bondage. Results of control are the loss of adventure, exploration, free expression and a loving community. The world, the flesh and the devil are always lurking at the church door, ready to pick up believers burned by legalism. AN EAGLE MUST FLY, OR IT WILL DIE. THE EAGLE KILLS THE SERPENT.
A True leader carries within himself the fear that he too can put God in a box. Being aware of this has made him wise and also trusted. He knows one can be sincere but also sincerely wrong.
True humility is when you realize that the Word of God must shape us and not the other way around.
An unredeemed or tested imagination often distorts God's plan for humanity. It will build a structure in the soul that makes one's walk through life unbalanced.
Often a leader must dismantle in churches what others have taught and lead. Receiving teaching is like eating food. Food can be excellent or poisonous. Wrong principles implemented in the past must be replaced by what is right. Giving healthy leadership on top of erroneous teaching will bring confusion. Correction and rebuilding are not a simple deal. Utmost Wisdom and Patience are required when building on or adjusting the foundations of past leaders.
The fear of missing out on the Lord's proven ways is what keeps humble leaders close to the Lord. They know they, too, could be in the place where God knocks on their door, and they do not recognize Him. For this reason, they embrace God's discipline even though it seems too severe at the time. They know correction will save their lives and those they lead. Most of all, it pleases the Father in Heaven that we do run from the painful adjustments needed to bring His Kingdom deeper into our hearts and to a needy world. Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit are the outcomes. To impart this to their people is called Ministry.
The True leader is often an outsider; at least, this is the view of them by many established in different "brands" of doctrines. To stand alone is a challenge. They know that joining these groups and coming into agreement with principles you do not fully agree with just because you do not want to be alone means a loss of fellowship with the Father.
The leader becomes an avid observer. He is a spiritual father. He looks to see if people are growing into healthy Sons and Daughters. Many migrate from other churches to be with him and the people he leads. Because of this, the accusation spreads that he has "stolen" people from other churches.
Church numbers often become a sense of pride. Also, not being able to keep members mean a loss of finances. Instead of questioning why people left their congregation, they are angry at the church that took them in.
In his heart, a true church father grieves for many shepherds and the people under them. A crucial imbalance is prevalent when the adherence to interpretations of God's Word and doctrine supersedes love and care for one another. These unbalance faults found groups and denominations could also happen to any leader. Usually, it is pride that hides this. Tithes and offerings of devoted people supply incredible amounts of energy and finances, promoting
religious and dead traditions.
Two of the primary faults in churches and denominations are to be too liberal or too legalistic. Liberalism follows societies' flow. "God is Love, so ALL things are good." There is little regard for scriptural standards or morals that produce healthy life.
The other extreme, legalism, see many things they perceive as immoral. The problem is there are often no biblical bases for much of their assumptions. Legalistic churches in the extreme are known more for what they don't do than what they do. Neither of these polarized groups brings the joy and peace God wants to give. We often do not see it, but legalism begins to rob people of the good qualities of life that are not evil, and it becomes a major stumbling block in keeping people from staying in churches. Liberalism wanting everyone included also is blind and, in the end, is mass confusion and often secular government control.
The love for the Bible and the uncompromising approach to holiness always has been the cruel edge that has destroyed many beautiful people who love God. I know this sounds contradictory but obeying the law saves no one it can only condemn, pointing to failure.
The law itself is perfect, converting the soul. (Psalm 19 7-14) Jesus obeyed it, living as a human. In His obedience to Heaven's law, he transforms all who come to Him. He removed our separation from the Father and delivered us into His Kingdom. No man could do it, so all humanity was locked out. We were all condemned because of our fall in Adam. But God came to our rescue. In His incredible desire to have us with Him in His Glory, He sent His own Son to do it for us. A new Royal title for Christ became established. He is always the Son of God. For the first time, He is also the Son of Man and still is at the throne of His Father in Heaven. His Love, Life and resurrection broke the ceiling barrier to the Father's heart caused by man's fall and opened Heaven to all humanity. The gift of eternal life with Him is "the gift that never ends.
Love motivated God, and it is His Love that keeps us not earthly personal willpower. Jesus gives to us all His cross has accomplished. We have been made one in the very God Head. Jesus brought us in as a complete family member with all the benefits that He has in the same position! All is because God loves us.
Legalism has a way of tainting this incredible reality. Liberalism often bypasses the Cross. We need the forgiving Blood of Jesus to cleanse us from sin is often thought of as an insult to their wisdom. Forgiveness from God loses itself to an all-inclusiveness approach to religion not requiring biblical morality.
Often, these errors are lived in by the kind and sincere leaders. That is the problem. Passionate people are right. Right?
Eagles in a cage smell. Their beauty is all but gone. The Bible so wonderfully tells us this, "To them(us) God gave the Power to be His Sons And Daughters." It is the very Power of Jesus that brings us into Him, and from there, we live in Him in this world. This Grace is an unmerited gift we did not deserve but was given to us regardless. This Grace comes from God's Heart.
It is religion when we are forced to something when the Grace is not in the church to accomplish it. Many who break out of this invisible religious confined are called "backsliders." If all the people who left church came back, there would not be enough buildings and colosseums to hold them. I believe that most leave churches because Grace is not there to keep them. Not everyone who leaves a church is a die-hard rebel.
In different degrees, we ALL have failed in some way to legalism and liberalism. The leader is well acquainted with their past failings but has desired to learn from them.
It is much easier to bring people to the Lord, yet often to get them to maturity is where most churches fail. Numbers grow. Finances grow. BUT are the people growing? It is Love that builds the people. The True leader has been around long enough to see that much church growth is just the "shuffling of the deck." Church members are going from one church to another. He knows what most of them are looking for is to be loved and to love. The greatest thing that makes a healthy church is this Love for one another. It is the Power that makes us radiant. Love is the most significant attribute that keeps us from falling away. Love draws people to God. It is what is to welcome people and to keep them. The doctrine has little to do with this.
The leader knows there must be a desire for "oneness" within the individual church, and among all churches or confusion will be the unintended witness to the world.
God's leader cannot help but bring the high mountains down and lift the valleys for longing unity among all believers. Because of this, he/she is both despised and loved. Most of the blood on the swords of the church is not the enemy's blood. It is family blood. One only has to go to the internet to see the squabbling and infighting that groups think they have the whole truth.
God's leader is an enigma, a maverick to the natural mind and those who need to fit people into categories. It is because they have no definable "brand." They are not like Catholics, Baptists, Pentecostals or other known denominations and independent churches. They are an unknown quality. To many, this is disconcerting and is a reason for suspicion. Defining God in familiar boxes for a secure etched-in-stone definition does not work. Leaders and their people are to mature in God's Presence. Who can define God? Is it not God who defines us. To "brand" themselves by an experience religious groups had at one time in their history box them in the confide of that experience and alienate them from other groups or denominations with a different experience. The often unintended result is one group feeling more spiritual than another.
Leaders understand the broken. In quiet strength, the reflection of Hope is their gift, and they continually fight the war for others' rest in God. The needy bring their pain to the invisible altar of their heart and church. Folk soon encounter peace and the release from anxiety among the church people under a good leader.
There are also the prayers of the Heavenly Hosts of by-gone saints backing the ministry of God's men and women. They are around God's throne. These prayers are for the release of Wisdom, Revelation, Authority, and Deliverance spoken by the servants on earth.
Confessions of sins are kept confidential. The church is a safe place. There is no gossip. In this church, people learn to face life's challenges because of an "unearthly" encounter with Love and Mercy. These qualities are within the congregation and not just the leaders. There is an enabling atmosphere so that the hidden inner person can come to the front before others without fear of rejection.
People want to know what motivates a wise leader. Always looking to the horizon for the new dawn, seeing the future and not embroiled in the past is intriguing. What do they see in God's Spirit? How do they make the invisible tangible? Wishing to have their eyes and own their mystery, some want it without the cost. There is a price to understand the sweet mysteries of God. He tells His secrets only to His friends. Some desire only the easy path when the demanding course brings us to Truth and Freedom.
"Undefinable" leaders bear the misunderstandings and distorted words of those thought to be wise. Attempt to define these men and women of God steals some from their growth and maturity when they should be looking to God for their perfection and tending their flock. But the saying is, "if you have not got personal maturity, you can't give it away." Not all who believe themselves to be leaders are ready.
Criticisms, often based on jealousy and envy, will be returned with forgiveness and blessing. But other leaders who enquire with pure hearts are welcomed. Wisdom and Revelation are shared as new bonds take place. Different churches learn to Love each other and sacrifice for each other. The world sees a positive witness to the Love of God among them.
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