The Biblical Principles Of Leadership

Countries disintegrate, place of worship and corporation fail, people become dysfunctional, descendants lose their direction, and mankind drift from God on behalf of one distracting reason; insufficiency of leadership. These disappointments are often for the reason that of the deficiency of instruction, appropriate leadership, and misperception on what Christian leadership subsists and exactly how that leadership is pertinent to every component of professional and personal life. From a Christian worldview perspective, Psalm 112:5 explains, “A good man deals graciously and lends; He will guide his affairs with discretion” (NKJ). A Christian manager should always keep in mind that bounteousness and admiration for God, demonstrates that one has placed trust in Him, and not our material possessions.

While the women in the church have an organized discipleship effort happening, there is not a concerted effort to grow men into faithful followers of Jesus Christ. The men of the church need a program where discipleship happens intentionally. The scripture that First Baptist Church uses for it’s vision is Matthew 5:13. The City on a Hill theme comes for this verse. The idea is that we should be salt and light to the world so that others will know Him through us.

Sheila, your interview with the Pastor of Student Ministry clearly displays positive leadership in the church. Pastor Spencer was on point when he indicated that ministry is about serving others and honoring God. Effective leadership and followership consists of selflessness and putting God first in order to succeed. Consistent with Maxwell (2002, pg.131), in order to be a contributing member of a winning team, you must put the needs of others before your own. I can relate to being selfless. In my job, I am consistently putting the needs of others before my own. I would not have it any other way. It brings me joy and a sense of self satisfaction. When staff members ask me for things, I try to jump right on it and make sure they get exactly

A sentiment common to almost any organization is that the one fact that remains constant is change. As society changes, and human understanding grows, any organization that maintains a static posture, assures its demise. Churches and Christian organizations are no exception. The gospel may remain the same, but the method for communicating it must speak to the audience to assure understanding. The Christian leader must be prepared to meet this challenge by incorporating an effective model for change into his theology of leadership in order to keep the ministry relevant and effective. Searching for such a change agent can prove to be challenging as well. To aid in this search, four

My mother was very active in women's ministry. When I was very young I used to attend with her all the meetings she went. Most of the time she hosted them in our house and asked us to help set up for the meeting. Some of my fond memories are meeting the ladies from the Church who loved us so much.

Amy Warren is a leader, mother, and wife. She works as the teaching leader at Bible Study Fellowship, a global operation for women to gather in local communities and discuss the Bible. She and other women meet once a week to discuss, learn, and apply biblical foundations in each other’s lives. Recently, she was promoted from substitute teaching leader to head teaching leader at her local BSF. Through years of experience, she has learned how to be an effective leader and instill a vision in others to create a new, reimagined BSF for the upcoming generations of women. Her responsibilities include interviewing for leadership positions, creating presentations about the week’s topic, and meeting with leaders once a week.

plethora of peer-reviewed, full-text articles dealing with a myriad of research topics relating tothe various leadership methods and the results of their findings. There were many articles, however, relating to business leadership models.

What determines success in a group is a direct resemblance to the leader of the group. Furthermore, whether the group has guidance aligning with God, covenantal work group, institutes security within the group. A lack of conformity amongst a group poses a threat. I have used the Organizational Behavior textbook by Robbins & Judge (2009), Leadership Presentation by Fischer, King James Version Bible, and “The Many Paths to Covenantal Leadership: Traditional Resources for Contemporary Business” article to research these points.

This book looks at the ever present controversial topic of women in ministry. Since the 1990’s and what has been called the “third wave of feminism,”1 men and women have been advocating gender equality in society.2 The theological implications of this have resulted with the question of whether or not limits should be placed on the leadership roles of women in the church. There are two primary views

My philosophy of youth ministry was formed by what I have seen that has worked, but also what I wish I had seen more of while I was growing up. The one thing that really impacted my memory of my middle school and high school years was the intentionality of my pastors and leaders. I have pasted joked that if it weren’t for the leaders in my life, I probably would have gone off the deep end. My youth pastors both made sure to have small groups that were not too large. I remember one of my youth pastor, Rick Young, saying “make sure every student is known.” This has stuck with me since middle

It is not an easy task to carry out public leadership, you have to know almost everything, counseling marriage on the verge breaking down, baptizing dying babies, administering Holy Communion for dying individuals, leading marriage ceremony with unusual and complicated scenario. It is also not easy to accept ministry as God calling rather than as job placement or vocational opportunity. It is tough to accept the people, their culture, tradition and the whole identity. God called us to ministry so that we will be able exercise his full authority (Matt 28:16-18) with full humility (Philippians 2:6, 2Cor 8:9, Rom 5:6-8). We have to deny ourselves and follow the footsteps of Jesus our Lord (Luke 9:23).

It made me realize the toughest ministries are some of the most needed ministries. When I signed up to be a small group leader a for a group of high school girls in Junction City, I had this picture in my head of sitting down with sweet girls, we would read our Bibles, talk about our lives, laugh and pray for one another. I had no idea that I would be breaking up a few fights, chasing down students who ran away when the conversation got too deep, laying hands on the wrists of a student who was struggling with cutting, and providing the only home cooked meal many of them would have that week. Ministry is tough, but it is incredibly rewarding. That semester I witnessed several students give their lives to Christ for the very first time and three were even

Effective leadership approaches from a biblical perspective consist of God’s nature in his manifested character. Christian leaders are willing to pay the price to lead in Christ’s affliction. Paul said there is a price to pay in order to lead and Jesus reminded us, “Remember what I told you: 'A servant is not greater than his master. ' If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also. If they obeyed my teaching, they will obey yours also” (John 15:20, New International Version). Christian leaders need core attributes of God’s styles and approaches, support and linkage from scriptures, and knowledge of his leadership models of truth for effective leadership. However, these perspectives will gave me a better appreciation and insight of who God is and who I can be with his guidance.

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.”

Though Pentecostals have extended the traditional ecclesiastical roles of women and allowed them to preach as ministers, there are still impediments to overcome such as acceptance in leadership position. Creating supporting structures by appreciating their unique contributions