Sanctus Paths To Leadership: Path of The Heart

Sanctus Paths to Leadership is designed so that the participants further develop their relationship with God and come to a deeper understanding of His heart for the lost. We categorize all of our session topics along a pathway system of total devotion. These “Sanctus Paths” are not mutually exclusive categories; even as these components mesh in the life of each believer, they will overlap during the course of the semester. Below is a description of the first of the SPTL Paths as well as a description of each of the topics that will be covered.   

Path 1: PATH of the HEART

Proverbs 4:23

Above all else, guard your heart, 

for everything you do flows from it.

At the outset of SPTL, we will deal with the heart. Personal issues left unchecked can make it difficult for us to find the peace that Jesus offers. Those issues will also stunt our spiritual growth, hindering us from sharing His love with others. When we become alive in Christ, we become available to others. As believers, we desire to spread the life of Christ everywhere; therefore we need to prioritize our personal emotional and relational health.

The Path of the Heart will focus on the following topics:

• The Heart of the Disciple

We will start off by looking at what the heart of a disciple looks like. What does it mean to have the heart of a disciple? Why is it important to have the heart of a disciple? How does one with the heart of a disciple act when around other people? 

• The Heart of a Leader

There are many books written about leadership and a variety of different theories that exist as to what constitutes good leadership practice. We will explore what kingdom focused leadership looks like and what the heart of a kingdom leader looks like. We will then merge these two idea, heart of a disciple and heart of a leader, and discuss how one demonstrates leadership through discipleship. 

• Healthy Heart: God’s Character—Your Identity   

By understanding that we are the workmanship of a flawless God, and that everything he intends for us is good, we are better able to process hurts and events from our past that may be affecting the healthiness of our heart. We will affirm God’s concern and care for your unique identity. A healthy heart is essential to kingdom-focused leadership. 

• Heart of Compassion

Over and over again we see in scripture that Jesus had a heart of compassion. Since we believe that Jesus is our ultimate example of leadership, we will take a closer look at the ways in which Jesus demonstrated compassion to those around him and how we, as the hands and feet of Christ, can and must continue to do the same. 

• Heart of Encouragement

Not only was Jesus compassionate to people around Him but He was also a constant encourager. We will again look at Jesus as our example of how to encourage those we lead and how the ability to be an encourager is determined by the healthiness of our hearts. 

• Heart of Worship

We will conclude our Path of the Heart with a focus weekend on what it means to have a heart of worship.