Bible Belles: Becoming A Belle Of LeadershipSample

"Spur one another toward love and good deeds."

Leadership is more than being in charge or telling people what to do.  It doesn’t only mean doing the work God wants you to do.  Being a good leader also means encouraging the people around you to do the same.

God created you not only to show His love to others, He created you to help other people to love and serve too.  We do this by inspiring those around us and stirring them to action.

Activity:

Look up the word “encouragement” in the dictionary.  Spend some time talking about the definition.

en•cour•age•ment 

in’kərijmənt,en’kərijmənt/

noun

the action of giving someone support, confidence, or hope

This word literally means to “put courage in” others.  Share a story about a time you were struggling and someone encouraged you.  Discuss the following:  What were you facing?  What did the person say?  What did the person do?  How did it make you feel?  Pray together and ask God to grow your desire and skill to encourage others in both words and actions.