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FACE 2015 The Ten Gift of Spiritual Leadership Exodus 18:19ff Advices the leaders: Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their disputes to him. Teach them the decrees and laws, and show them the way to live and duties they are to perform. But select capable men from all the people-men who fear God, trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain –and appoint them as officials over thousands , hundreds, fifties and tens. Have them serve as judges for the people at all times , but have them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you. If you do this and God so commands, and all these people will go home satisfied. Moses listened to his father-law and did everything he said. The Veil Lifters Group reported in a 2013 study that senior pastors of mainline churches have an average tenure of only four years. One of the reasons cited for such a brief stay is that while 93 percent of all pastors claim to be leaders, only 12 percent claim to have the spiritual gift of leadership. The epidemic of pastors leaving their churches, regardless of the reason, is an issue that must be addressed. However, since I have never been a senior clergy, I wanted someone with credibility to write into this issue. On his twitter handle Dr.S.Brian tweeted to me that he accepted the position of senior pastor of Marysville Baptist Church. For the past 16 years, he has led this great church with integrity and excellence. I was immediately impressed with the love that exists between this pastor and his congregation. I felt impressed to ask Brian on his twitter handle, in the current Christian culture of short-term pastorates, what has he done that has allowed him to have such a long tenure at this church. His incredibly insightful answers are something all Christian leaders need to hear. The title of this mini book is as result of the answers he gave me via the tweeter handle. The ten spiritual gift of leadership. Your Spouse, Your Support Staff, Your Congregation’s Trust, The Word, Prayer, Simple Things, The Storms, People, Key Leaders and Your Overall Trust.