God actively works to shape each leader by ensuring that he is faithful. Faithfulness is a critical characteristic of every leader. Faithfulness is crucial. It is a deciding characteristic in a leader in the church and it is also important to all members who are truly serious about being a part of God s kingdom. I believe that Jesus does not just mean faith in the sense of believing, but in being faithful not only to what one believes but also to what that belief implies.
Faithfulness is the characteristic of being reliable, unfailing, responsible, steady and sure.
You can be counted on. What you say is dependable, trustworthy. The root of faithfulness is faith. A person of faith, the faithful one is one you can count on to be there when they are needed. The essence of the gospel is righteousness by faith.