Summary Of ' My Life Was A Series Of Challenges ' By F. Scott Fitzgerald

The book selected for the assignment is, ‘Be a people person: Effective leadership through effective relationships,’ by John C. Maxwell. Mr. Maxwell is an author, speaker, leadership expert who is internationally recognized and a pastor. He wrote books on leadership (The John Maxwell Company, n.d.). He has a doctorate in ministry and started his career as a pastor. After 14 years of preaching the word of God, he devoted himself to speaking and writing. He became a religious leader (Christian Books Previews, n.d.). Maxwell has recognized the role of interpersonal relationships in making and breaking a leader. He has also realized the importance of developing personal skills from the people (Victor Books, 2002). In his book, Maxwell explains how a person who follows can turn to a leader by connecting with people and relating to them from a biblical perspective. The author places 50 percent emphasis on others, 25 percent on self and the remaining 25 percent on God in his approach to the followers (Barnes and Noble, n.d.).

Sanders begin to build a very effective and insightful “how to manual” for Christians. This book is oriented Christians with a heart, interest or call to leadership. The writer has broken down the book Spiritual Leadership into twenty-two profound chapters, Sanders teaches to the beginners the new things, views and agendas related with becoming a leader, he also approaches the experienced leader, what they could and should applied in their ministry. He supports his position majority of the time with the Scripture; therefore we can say that it is very biblical.

Atkinson (2014) believes effective leadership displays, “No person is less divine than another, and therefore no person is less than another” (p. 145). Throughout the bible, there are many people in scripture that God placed in leadership roles. Jesus, David, Moses, Paul, Peter, Abraham and many others are some of those leaders. There are core attributes discussed in the lecture that personally reflect my opinion of what an effective leader of Christ needs such as, a shared vision, model of the way, empowerment of others, challenge of the process, and encouragement of the heart.

In the book Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders, by Reggie McNeal it examines the need for strong spiritual Christian leaders in today’s society. McNeal looks at the good and bad characteristics of a leader in order to help leaders understand and develop the characteristics needed in one’s own life to be a good leader. McNeal states “we are desperate for great

It means maintaining core values, tackling each challenge calmly, and looking after your physical, emotional, mental and spiritual welfare. It means being fully present when handling difficult situations but not being fully absorbed in the day-to-day pressures” (Shaw, 2012, pg.64). This significant maintenance of Christian core values and beliefs will unquestionably enable a leader’s Christian faith to give him a sheltered perspective about what is important when addressing changing and complicated issues. I want to explain to AMC leaders that there are many significant biblical and strategic principles that make leadership a success in any marketplace. I will only list seven of them. They are: spirituality, resilience, communications, universal heart, transforming risks into opportunities, due diligence process, and working hard with

Robert Banks and Bernice M. Ledbetter believe the subject of leadership to be one worth exploring, and they do so in their book much to our profit. In this short book, Banks and Ledbetter begin by presenting the overall question they want to answer: Do Christians' core convictions shape their views and practices of leadership or are they affected by wider cultural assumptions? [1]The book begins by exploring the many reasons for the increased interest in leadership today. The authors offer a plethora

Daniel's story was the story of a young man who based his life's principles and convention on the Word of God. He was brought in, as a slave in a very harsh environment. So, when it was time to eat the evil meal of the king, he and his friends refused. He has purposed in his heart through determination and knowledge of the Word of God, that he, "Daniel was determined not to defile himself by eating the food and wine given to them by the king" Daniel 1:8 (NLT). Daniel should serve as an inspiration to every believer in this day and age. To be like this Bible character, you have to have a strong conviction that God is

God’s primary way of developing leaders was through mentoring. The most positive and effective technique to prepare people for life and leadership is through mentoring. As Christians, we are charged to “help the weak and encourage the timid” and to “serve and care for the flock.” A task impossible for church leaders to personally mentor so they assist prospective mentees in finding qualified godly mentors, as

In Chapter 13, the authors confer that the in order to understand the leadership traits you possess you have to see yourself as the system, you have to learn the many facets of who you are and the environment that created your logic and behavior . Once you have accomplished this feat, you will have a better ability to properly assess whether or not your skill set will positively or negatively impact the success of your organization 's. I think this is very important for church leaders especially Pastors. Quite often in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, we find that many pastors are ill-equipped to serve in a leadership capacity. Why? Well because quite frankly not every pastor possesses the same exact skill sets. Some of these skills can be taught and duplicated while others cannot. Senior Church leadership should look to individually match up and assess each church and their needs with the right leader and system. Pastors would be best served in keeping their eyes on the ball while developing a fuller understanding of their own skill sets and abilities and in that same vein also their own limitations.

Daniel was a man who was destined to be a hero. A hero, not for men, but for God. Daniel was well educated,he shown great wisdom, and he demonstrated profound leadership in his day. Along with his education,wisdom, and leadership, he also had the ability to interpreted dreams. Daniel, who name means " God is Judge" was a man who show complete and unshakable faith in his God. He was a man who showed courage and resisted evil, even when his life was threaten repeatedly. You see, this man was not picked by accident. He was destined to show the people of Babylon,others, and us today, that he serves the one almighty God(the one who controls all).

The key theme throughout the book of Daniel is the reassurance of God sovereignty over the “kingdoms of men” (Daniel 4:17, KJV). The purpose of this book was to of encourage faithful living among God’s people by demonstrating His faithfulness and giving hope to those exiled from Jerusalem. God blesses those who put their faith in him in spite of danger or difficulty. According to

The book of Daniel shows him to be a faithful man of God. Daniel was a man of prayer. As stated in the book of Daniel, Daniel would pray three time a day to thank God for his love. Daniel’s commitment to God was incredible. Daniel was devoted first and foremost to God and His commandment on his lifestyle. Daniel unsurmountable faith in God can be seen throughout his journey. For instance, Daniel showed his faith in God by praying to God even though he knew that doing so would endanger his life at what time in his journey. Moreover, Daniel ‘s faithfulness to God even guided him in a lion’ den, where his enemies were sure he would be devoured. But God sent “shut the lions’ mouths” (Daniel 6:22), and Daniel was miraculously

Daniel trusted God with his life, and the Lord saved him from the lions. Persecution still happened throughout the new testament when missionaries were trying to spread the good news of Jesus’ story to the world. An interesting example of this is Saul the persecutor turned to Paul the missionary. Saul is known as one of the worst persecutors to christians at his time. But the Lord had a plan for him and turned Saul's life around and made his Paul who is known as one of the greatest and most famous missionaries in the bible. I’ve always been taught that God has a plan and that is something I try to live by reminding myself of Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.” The middle east once the main region of the christian religion in the bible is now a place that christians

There are many people in scripture that God has placed in leadership roles. Jesus himself, David, Moses, Paul, Peter, Abraham and many others are some of those leaders. There are core attributes discussed in the lecture that personally reflect my opinion of what an effective leader of Christ needs such as, a shared vision, model of the way, empowerment of others, challenge of the process, and encouragement of the heart. Leaders establish a model of the way others should be treated and how goals should be pursued, with standards and examples of what others should follow by exemplifying God’s example. Christian leaders inspire a shared vision to make a difference

The New Testament leaders are an example of how church leaders of today should also behave and work[8]. They ought to be able to teach, guide the believers in the way of God and nurture their spiritual gifts. The New Testament leaders had to boldly defend the word of God in case of any false teaching. Basing on this New Testament leadership, it is important to make sure that any believer appointed to the leadership office has the laid down qualifications[9].