Martin R. De Haan, in an attempt to address the question of who qualifies to be a church leader, declares that personal character and spiritual maturity should be the key issues for the selection of leaders. Murray G. Ross and Charles E. Hendry in their classic on leadership asserts the following about successful leaders. Some are better leaders than others. Leaders want to succeed. Leadership is not to be confused with exceptional verbal skill alone.
Leadership is more caught than taught.
There is no standard pace for development of leaders. Leadership requires personal strength and integrity. The effective governance leader should possess spiritual and personal qualities that will guarantee their leadership will successfully promote the cause of Christ and fulfill the mission and vision of the church. It can be argued that no human being possesses all the qualities identified above. That may be true.