Forging Yourself As A Leader | Session 1 | The Armory of Leadership

Most men don't fail in leadership because they don't know what to do. They fail because they haven't let God deal with who they are. In this Chapter 1 companion video for The Armory of Leadership, Vince Miller challenges men to confront the first and hardest battlefield of leadership: the man in the mirror. Before a man can lead his family, church, workplace, or circle of influence, he must first be led by Christ. This teaching walks through the central theme of Chapter 1: spiritual leadership begins with surrender, self-denial, submission, and servanthood. God does not merely sharpen leaders. He forges men. Get the book here: https://beresolute.org/product/the-armory-of-leadership/ #ArmoryOfLeadership #VinceMiller #ChristianMen 10 Reflection & Small Group Discussion Questions 1. What part of your life is most resistant to God's leadership right now? What makes that area so hard to surrender? 2. Where has pressure recently revealed a crack in your character? What did that moment expose about your heart? 3. Which of the five flaws do you see most clearly in yourself: self-resistance, low awareness, emotional bias, lack of discipline, or internal conflict? How does that flaw affect the people you lead? 4. When have you mistaken a skills issue for a soul issue? How might God be trying to form you beneath the surface? 5. What is one area where you keep asking God to sharpen what He may actually want to melt down? What would full surrender look like there? 6. How do you usually respond when God exposes something uncomfortable in you: defensiveness, shame, confession, avoidance, or action? What would a more godly response look like? 7. What does "the forge is not a place of shame but a place of formation" mean to you personally? How does that truth change the way you see conviction? 8. Which of the four forge truths do you most need right now: surrender, self-denial, submission, or servanthood? Why that one? 9. Who is affected most when you fail to lead yourself well? How could your growth bless them? 10. What one specific action will you take this week to let God forge you as a leader? Who will you tell so they can pray for you or hold you accountable?