Leadership Styles
Leaders have varying styles in exercising leadership duties. In the broadest of terms, a leader can be categorized as being: Dictatorial, authoritarian Benevolent Liaise-faire These different leadership styles are described quite extensively in popular leadership books. Rather than repeating the same information here, this website instead focuses on a fourth style of leadership – godly leadership – a style of leadership established by God. God’s intended model of leadership is portrayed by a shepherd tending his sheep. While the shepherd tending his sheep is the only leadership...
Read MoreLeadership and Movement
Underlying the definitions of leadership is a sense of movement – movement along an established course, or movement on a new or changing course. A leader plays five vital roles in directing this movement, particularly when the movement is in response to a new leadership initiative. The five vital roles of a leader are: Initiating the movement, Pointing the direction of the movement, Acting as a guide for the movement Influencing the followers and their movement, and Providing reassurance Each of these roles is discussed below. Initiating Movement Leaders frequently play a key role in...
Read MoreThe Four Principles of Bible-based Leadership
Bible-based leadership consists of four principles. They are: All leadership roles exist only under the authority of Jesus Christ Bible-based leaders have godly characteristics consisting of spiritual values and spiritual foundations Bible-based leaders consistently practice spiritual habits of the heart Bible-based leaders must act The following diagram illustrates the four principles of Bible-based leadership. The first principle of Bible-based leadership is a leader and his leadership role exist only under the authority of Jesus Christ. This principle applies to all leaders in...
Read MoreThe Many Aspects of Leadership
Leadership has many aspects. Four important aspects of leadership are: Leadership must be earned Leadership involves a multitude of activities Leadership is the modeling of values Leadership is being accepted as the leader by the group members Leadership must be earned A most important aspect of leadership is leadership must be earned. David Cottrell in his book Listen Up Leader reminds us: “Leadership can’t be claimed like luggage at the airport. Leadership can’t be inherited, even though you may inherit a leadership position. There are no manufacturing plants that fabricate...
Read MoreRole of a Leader
A Distinguishing Characteristic of Leadership – The Voluntary Choice of Group Members To Follow David Cottrell in his booklet titled Leadership…Biblically Speaking refers to a quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower defining leadership as “The art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it.” In a similar manner, Kouzes and Posner quote Vance Packard from his book The Pyramid Climbers to define leadership as “…the art of getting others to want to do something that you are convinced should be done.”(Italics added) These definitions of leadership are...
Read MoreOur Mission
Identification of leadership qualities in Biblical characters and linking those qualities for relevant application to modern leadership. 
