Leadership

Leadership is never neutral. Every decision, word, and direction carries influence—and Scripture is clear that leaders will give account for how they lead others. This biblical leadership series returns to God’s standard for influence, integrity, and responsibility. We examine how leadership rooted in Christ produces maturity, wisdom, and life—while leadership driven by self, emotion, or popularity leads to damage. This teaching is for Christian leaders, pastors, teachers, parents, and believers who desire to lead with conviction, truth, and godly example. 📖 Luke 22:26 (NLT) “But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant.” 📖 2 Corinthians 5:10 (NLT) “For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.” This series will challenge you to examine your motives, direction, and fruit, and align your leadership with Scripture so those who follow you are strengthened—not harmed. 🤝 Partner Financially https://joosteinternationalministries.com/give-now 📱 Stay Connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jooste_international Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564584287337 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoosteMinistries X (Twitter): https://x.com/Jooste_Int_Min TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joosteinternationalmin 🌐 Website https://joosteinternationalministries.com

Episodes

  1. Episode 6 - Why Pride Comes Before Destruction

    Apr 14

    Episode 6 - Why Pride Comes Before Destruction

    Every leader is given influence—but how that influence is handled determines whether it is sustained or lost. This message highlights a sobering biblical truth: pride does not begin publicly—it begins internally, and when left unchecked, it always leads somewhere. Rooted in Scripture, this teaching reveals how pride can take hold in subtle ways—shifting dependence from God to self. It may not be obvious at first, but over time, it shapes decisions, direction, and ultimately outcomes. You’re invited to examine your heart: Are you still giving God the glory, or are you starting to take ownership of what He has entrusted? Scripture shows that pride is not just a weakness—it is a warning sign. By the end of this episode, you’ll understand why pride must be dealt with early, and why humility is essential to sustain leadership, influence, and calling. Key Scriptures: Proverbs 16:18 (NLT) “Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.” 1 Peter 5:6 (NKJV) “So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor.” 🎥 Related Episodes: Leadership Series: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/leadership/id1867893119 Mentorship Series | What Leads A Man To Sin: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/what-leads-a-man-to-sin-episode-3/id1871320397?i=1000754921634 📖 Free Resource: Bible Reading Plan: https://joosteinternationalministries.com/bible-reading-plan 🤝 Partner Financially https://joosteinternationalministries.com/give-now 📱 Stay Connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jooste_international Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564584287337 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoosteMinistries X (Twitter): https://x.com/Jooste_Int_Min TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joosteinternationalmin 🌐 Website https://joosteinternationalministries.com

    47 min
  2. Episode 5 - Personalities

    Mar 17

    Episode 5 - Personalities

    Every leader works with people—and people are different. Personalities, perspectives, and ways of thinking vary, yet leadership is not about creating uniformity. This episode highlights a foundational biblical truth: God did not create clones—He created individuals with different strengths, functions, and assignments. Rooted in Scripture and real-life leadership experience, this teaching emphasizes that leadership becomes difficult when we expect everyone to think, respond, and operate like we do. What happens when differences are misunderstood—or mismanaged—can either strengthen or weaken everything you are building. This episode challenges leaders to examine how they view and lead people. Personality does not determine destiny—but it does influence direction when it is not aligned with God. Scripture reveals that the real difference in people is not personality alone, but how they respond to God. Biblical leadership does not erase personality—it refines it. The question is not who someone is, but who they are becoming under God’s influence. When personality is not shaped by truth, it can become a limitation. When it is refined, it becomes a strength. By the end of this episode, you’ll understand why different personalities must be led differently, why misplacing people creates unnecessary friction, and why effective leadership requires discernment—not control. Key Scripture: Romans 12:4–6 (NLT) “Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body…” 🎥 Related Episode Mentioned Parenting: How To Discipline Your Children https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/parenting-how-to-discipline-children-episode-1/id1871320397?i=1000746272781 🤝 Partner Financially https://joosteinternationalministries.com/give-now 📱 Stay Connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jooste_international Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564584287337 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoosteMinistries X (Twitter): https://x.com/Jooste_Int_Min TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joosteinternationalmin 🌐 Website https://joosteinternationalministries.com

    47 min
  3. Episode 4 - Built For This

    Mar 3

    Episode 4 - Built For This

    Every leader is shaped long before they are seen. Disappointments, setbacks, and hidden seasons are not accidents—they are preparation. This episode highlights and reinforces a foundational biblical truth: you were created in the image of God, programmed with purpose, and positioned for responsibility. Rooted in Scripture and real-life leadership experience, this teaching reminds believers that their past does not disqualify them from God’s call. God does not see as man sees. Where people see weakness, God sees potential. Where others see history, God sees preparation. This episode calls leaders to stop rehearsing wounds and start extracting wisdom. Turn pain into discernment. Turn setbacks into growth. Leadership begins the moment you choose obedience over hesitation and responsibility over passivity. Biblical leadership does not spectate—it steps forward. You were not placed here randomly. You were given dominion, entrusted with influence, and designed to govern under God’s authority. Purpose is not discovered by accident; it is embraced through faithfulness, humility, and decisive obedience. By the end of this episode, you’ll understand why your past cannot cancel God’s call, why humility sustains promotion, and why saying “I was built for this” is not arrogance—it is alignment with God’s design. Key Scriptures: Genesis 1:27 (NKJV) “So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” Romans 8:1 (NKJV) “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.” James 4:10 (NLT) “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor.” 🎥 Related Episodes Mentioned Leadership Series https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/leadership/id1867893119 Its Time To Move https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/it-is-time-for-vision-episode-4/id1835561252?i=1000743137818 The Call Is To Humble You https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-call-is-to-humble-you-episode-5/id1814231113?i=1000732877654 🤝 Partner Financially https://joosteinternationalministries.com/give-now 📱 Stay Connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jooste_international Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564584287337 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoosteMinistries X (Twitter): https://x.com/Jooste_Int_Min TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joosteinternationalmin 🌐 Website https://joosteinternationalministries.com

    41 min
  4. Episode 3 - The Power Of Honor

    Feb 10

    Episode 3 - The Power Of Honor

    Honor is not optional in leadership—it is foundational. Before honor can ever work horizontally with people, teams, or organizations, it must first be settled vertically with God. Rooted in Scripture and real-life leadership experience, this teaching confronts how pride, familiarity, and misplaced confidence undermine honor long before failure becomes visible. What is tolerated internally eventually surfaces publicly—and Scripture is clear about the cost. This episode challenges modern leadership culture by exposing the difference between ownership and stewardship. Influence, authority, and responsibility are entrusted by God, and how they are handled reveals whether honor is truly present. You’ll be invited to examine your leadership at home, in ministry, and in the workplace: Do your decisions, words, and responses reflect reverence for God’s order, or has self-preservation replaced accountability? Honor leaves evidence, and so does dishonor. By the end of this episode, you’ll be confronted with why God responds to honor, why pride meets resistance, and why leadership without honor shortens seasons God intended to last. 📖 Key Scriptures: Proverbs 9:10 (NKJV) “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” 1 Samuel 2:30 (NKJV) “For those who honor Me I will honor.” 1 Corinthians 4:2 (NKJV) “Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.” James 4:6 (NKJV) “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” 🎥 Related Episodes Leadership Series https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLDGF4MSNRaM6GF5u9GKaQLanuqNWEj1p&si=dCC1oqj2DAEbzMdm Who Sits at the Head of a Thing Matters https://youtu.be/5TA8XFAu5Bg?si=7Xr8F0i54iYQ7XX2 🤝 Partner Financially https://joosteinternationalministries.com/give-now 📱 Stay Connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jooste_international Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564584287337 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoosteMinistries X (Twitter): https://x.com/Jooste_Int_Min TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joosteinternationalmin 🌐 Website https://joosteinternationalministries.com

    46 min
  5. Episode 2 - What You Tolerate Is What You Teach

    Jan 22

    Episode 2 - What You Tolerate Is What You Teach

    Every leader is teaching—whether intentionally or not. What goes uncorrected quietly becomes acceptable, and what is tolerated eventually becomes the standard. Rooted in Scripture and real-life leadership experience, this teaching exposes how silence communicates permission. This episode challenges the fear of being disliked, confronting the lie that leadership must protect feelings at the cost of truth. Biblical leadership corrects, trains, and guards what God has entrusted, understanding that unchecked behaviour does not only affect actions—it reshapes belief. You’ll be challenged to examine your leadership at home, in ministry, and in the workplace: Are you forming discipline, obedience, and reverence for God—or are you silently teaching that effort, order, and holiness are optional? God is a God of order, and where discipline is absent, destruction follows. By the end of this episode, you’ll understand why tolerance rewrites standards, why silence is a choice with consequences, and why faithful leadership requires courage, correction, and conviction before God—not approval from people. Key Scriptures: 📖 Ezekiel 33:8 (NKJV) “If you do not warn the wicked… his blood I will require at your hand.” 📖 Proverbs 27:5 (NKJV) “Open rebuke is better than love carefully concealed.” 🤝 Partner Financially https://joosteinternationalministries.com/give-now 📱 Stay Connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jooste_international Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564584287337 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoosteMinistries X (Twitter): https://x.com/Jooste_Int_Min TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joosteinternationalmin 🌐 Website https://joosteinternationalministries.com

    40 min
  6. Episode 1 - Where Are You Leading Them

    Jan 9

    Episode 1 - Where Are You Leading Them

    Every leader is taking people somewhere—whether intentionally or not. Over time, decisions shape direction, influence forms outcomes, and leadership produces fruit. This episode confronts a sobering biblical truth: leaders are accountable to God for those entrusted to them. Rooted in Scripture and lived experience, this teaching exposes how leadership driven by emotion, self-interest, or unchecked motives can quietly lead others into harm. It challenges leaders to examine whether they are producing temporary agreement or lasting spiritual growth, and whether their influence creates dependency or maturity. This message calls leaders to honest reflection and realignment with Christ’s example. Biblical leadership leads by integrity, responsibility, and godly example—preparing people to stand firm even when the leader is no longer present. By the end of this episode, you’ll understand why Scripture holds leaders to a higher standard, how integrity governs influence, and why the real leadership question is not who follows you—but where you are leading them. Key Scriptures: 📖 James 3:1 (NLT) “Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly.” 📖 2 Corinthians 5:10 (NLT) “For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.” 📖 1 Corinthians 11:1 (NLT) “And you should imitate me, just as I imitate Christ.” 🎥 Related Episode Mentioned Who Sits at the Head of a Thing Matters https://youtu.be/5TA8XFAu5Bg?si=s2qc0ZJuFNx4lUUv 🤝 Partner Financially https://joosteinternationalministries.com/give-now 📱 Stay Connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jooste_international Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564584287337 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoosteMinistries X (Twitter): https://x.com/Jooste_Int_Min TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joosteinternationalmin 🌐 Website https://joosteinternationalministries.com

    34 min

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Leadership is never neutral. Every decision, word, and direction carries influence—and Scripture is clear that leaders will give account for how they lead others. This biblical leadership series returns to God’s standard for influence, integrity, and responsibility. We examine how leadership rooted in Christ produces maturity, wisdom, and life—while leadership driven by self, emotion, or popularity leads to damage. This teaching is for Christian leaders, pastors, teachers, parents, and believers who desire to lead with conviction, truth, and godly example. 📖 Luke 22:26 (NLT) “But among you it will be different. Those who are the greatest among you should take the lowest rank, and the leader should be like a servant.” 📖 2 Corinthians 5:10 (NLT) “For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.” This series will challenge you to examine your motives, direction, and fruit, and align your leadership with Scripture so those who follow you are strengthened—not harmed. 🤝 Partner Financially https://joosteinternationalministries.com/give-now 📱 Stay Connected Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jooste_international Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564584287337 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JoosteMinistries X (Twitter): https://x.com/Jooste_Int_Min TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@joosteinternationalmin 🌐 Website https://joosteinternationalministries.com

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