Week 3: Chapter 2 — The Natural and the Spiritual

1.Sanders argues that natural leadership qualities — intelligence, initiative, decisiveness — are not disqualifications for spiritual leadership, but they are also not sufficient for it. How does he describe the relationship between the natural and the spiritual?

2.Sanders draws a distinction between the natural leader and the Spirit-filled leader. What happens to natural qualities when they are fully surrendered to the Holy Spirit? Can you think of a biblical figure who illustrates this transformation?

3.Sanders makes the point that God often chooses to use people whose natural gifts are limited, precisely to display His own power more clearly. How does this principle sit with you — do you find it freeing, confusing, or challenging?