Summary Of Ricketson's God Is Chiefly The Leader

In life, there are followers, and there are leaders. Leaders depend upon their followers for backup and support. Followers depend on their leaders to be their guide through life, and to do what they think is best for their life, instead of making these kinds of choices themselves. In the fictional novel Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, there are some very obvious examples of these leadership positions. Of course, the characters don't always do the best job filling their role.

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 this text titled GOD by Simon Blackburn, the protagonist agues of beliefs and other things. I am going to argue that there does not exist a super or godlike being who is all good, all knowing, all powerful. (40 words)

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston tells the story of Janie and her journey to find herself. She went through a lot meeting different people specifically men to help her understand what she really wanted in her future. Throughout her life, Janie was on a mission to chase her dreams and find her happiness by experiencing new horizons, which suggest that in order to be happy one has to push out of the comfort zone.

How should one develop from youth to maturity? Will we actually find our true place in this world? In Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston’s main character, Janie, sets out on her own quest for true love. Janie realizes she has to shoot Tea Cake, someone very dear to her, in order for her to develop psychologically, and to achieve self-realization; this deepens the work by bringing out the theme of morality.

In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, by Zora Neale Hurston, Janie has allowed the audience to better understand the limitations that women in society had to deal with in a male dominated society. Janie’s relationship with her first husband, Logan Killicks, consisted of tedious, daily routines. Her second husband, Joe Starks, brought her closer to others, than to herself. In her third and final marriage to Tea Cake, she eventually learned how to live her life on her own. In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie suffered through many difficult situations that eventually enabled her to grow into an independent person.

The Harlem Renaissance was an era that took place in the 1920’s through the middle of the 1930’s and amalgamated many young new performers, artists, and writers; one author, Zora Neale Hurston made an impact by combining the ideals of the Harlem Renaissance with her own beliefs. In the novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” by Zora Neale Hurston, the author includes examples of reflections and departures from the Harlem Renaissance. The author’s interpretations of a society that is oppressive towards African Americans is a reflection of Harlem Renaissance beliefs but her negative portrayal of African Americans that have achieved a higher social class is a departure from the Harlem Renaissance.

In the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, the author uses the description of nature to emphasize the multiple relationships’ effect on the well-being and the personality of the main character, Janie. Janie’s character is mainly affected by the not only the different romantic relationships in her life, such as with her second husband Joe and her third husband Tea Cake, but also by her familial relationships as well with her Nanny, determining if she will “blossom” or “decay.” Therefore, the use of nature in the novel evaluates of the effects that her romantic relationships have created for Janie, such as how they uplift or hinder her growth as a person.

The novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is about the life of Janie and is written by Zora Neale Hurston. The novel starts out with Janie and a pear tree. Janie learns about her ideas of love when she sees a bee come to the tree to gather pollen. She goes on to go through multiple relationships learning to understand what love really is. Janie starts as a young girl who does not know much about the world. At the end of her journey, she returns as a woman who has grown tremendously as a person. Janie was able to make this growth because she was able to forget what she wanted to.

In the novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston shows that women can only gain power through powerful men. There are many instances in the novel where women are place into a position of domesticity and sexual objection by their husbands. These men impose their will on their wives by either limiting their actions or insulting their sexuality and appearance in the case of Janie and Logan. As a result, these women are looked down upon when they demonstrate traditional male characteristics such as ambition and authority and are deemed unattractive or too masculine by society. On the other hand, society expects men to always be in a position of dominance. In the novel, when Janie and Joe’s relationship start to take more violent route, Joe begins

followers to freely choose whether to follow the leader or not. Unless followers have some choice to follow or not follow, leaders cannot lead.

“There is much that can be learned about leadership from Scripture” (Smith, 1992, p. 39). The Bible provides us with what God not only desires His man of God to be, but requires His under shepherd to meet His character traits.

He was chosen specifically by God to lead His people, and it is seen throughout the Pentateuch the various ways that God is influencing and leading

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

Psalms 23:1-3, “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.” (NKGV) In this scripture, God views himself as the leader of the sheep and guides them. God shows how a biblical leader should be envisioned. Biblical leaders are chosen by God to lead others through their Christian influence to guide them down the right paths. What is biblical leadership? According to Todd Engstrom, “Biblical leadership is meeting someone where they are, and taking them where Jesus wants to go.” Biblical leadership is therefore intensely personal and at the same time intensely biblical. The definition provides a basic foundation for leadership, but also expands to a more biblical meaning. Leadership is not about position, authority, or who knows the most information but more so about one life influencing another. A good leader seeks leadership from God, Proverbs 16:1 “The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.”