Acts 15 Team - Overview of the leadership styles of Paul, Barnabas, James and Peter








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It is interesting to note the obvious difference in styles between Paul and Barnabas. In fact, they were complete opposites. Paul was very solution and task-oriented while Barnabas was very relational and people oriented. Below are the profiles of the other key players at the Council at Jerusalem recorded in Acts 15.

These five key profiles are:

Character

Profile

Profile’s giftedness

Paul

D/C

Critically looking at a system and making it better

Barnabas

I/S

Giving warm people testimonies

Peter

I/D

Giving strong verbal support

James

S/C

Listening and implementing an action plan

Luke

C

Accurately recording the facts

Each individual made a critical contributed in resolving the question, “How are you saved?”

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