Preached by Apostle Sydney Quaye, the Global Lead Pastor of Shekinah Avenue Church.
In “Leadership (Management),” Apostle Sydney Quaye teaches that true leadership begins with managing what is natural before asking God for what is supernatural. From Luke 16, he explains that God never commits “true riches” to someone who mismanages money, time, family, work, or responsibility. Management was the first assignment given to Adam—not prayer, not worship—showing that leadership requires planning, organizing, discipline, and responsibility. A man may be anointed, gifted, and prayerful, yet lose ministry, family, or opportunities simply because he failed to manage what he already had. Leadership grows through maturity: honoring time, honoring relationships, managing your spirit and soul, planning for change, and refusing laziness or entitlement.
Apostle Sydney breaks management into five practical priorities: spirit, soul, time, finances, and change. He urges believers to plan their prayer life, protect their minds from unnecessary influences, refuse time-wasting habits and associations, and learn how money works for you instead of you always working for money. Finally, because life constantly changes, leaders must adapt and grow—improving skills, updating attitudes, and adjusting to new seasons at home, work, and ministry. This message calls every believer to stop waiting for breakthroughs and start managing what God has already trusted them with, because how you handle the natural determines what heaven places in your hands next.
