TANZANIA FELLOWSHIP OF

EVANGELICAL STUDENTS
TAFES ARUSHA 2022 - TICD.
TOPIC

Developing Christian Leadership

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 SOME DEFINITIONS OF LEADERSHIP
Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do
something you want done because he wants to do it.
– Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leadership is the ability of an individual or a group of
individuals to influence and guide followers or other
members of an organization
Leaders help themselves and others to do the right
things. They set direction, build an inspiring vision, and
create something new.
Leadership is about mapping out where you need to go
to "win" as a team or an organization; and it is dynamic,
exciting, and inspiring.

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 What is Christian leadership?
 What should a Christian leader be like?
 What are uniqueness of Christian leader from gentile
leader?
 What are the qualities/values/ethics of Christian
leader?

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Christian leader
Christian leadership is a dynamic relational
process in which people, under the influence of
the Holy Spirit, partner to achieve a common goal
- it is serving others by leading and leading
others by serving

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“Leadership is the act of influencing/serving
others out of Christ’s interests in their lives so
they accomplish God’s purposes for and
through them,” according to Bill Lawrence,
president of Leader Formation International, at
Bible.org.

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Christian leadership is not rooted in worldly notions of
success, such as the love of money or power.
Jesus Himself spoke against this when expressing the
importance of serving others. Mathew 20:25-28.

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Effective Leader

-Creates an inspiring vision of the future.

-Motivates and inspires people to engage with that vision.
-Manages delivery of the vision.
-Coaches and builds a team, so that it is more effective at
achieving the vision.

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There is no finer example for Christian
leadership than our Lord Jesus Christ. He
declared, “I am the good shepherd. The good
shepherd lays down his life for the sheep”
(John 10:11). It is within this verse that we see
the perfect description of a Christian leader. He
is one who acts as a shepherd to those “sheep”
in his care.

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‘’when Jesus called us His
sheep, He was saying that
without a shepherd, we
are helpless’’.

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The shepherd is one who has several roles in
regard to his/her sheep. He/she leads, feeds,
nurtures, comforts, corrects and protects.
The shepherd of the Lord’s flock leads by
modeling godliness and righteousness in his
own life and encouraging others to follow his
example.

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Of course, our ultimate example—and the One we
should follow—is Christ Himself. The Apostle Paul
understood this: “Follow my example, as I follow the
example of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1).
The Christian leader is one who follows Christ and
inspires others to follow Him as well.

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The Christian leader is also a feeder and
a nourished of the sheep, and the ultimate
“sheep food” is the Word of God.

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• The Bible—not psychology or the world’s
wisdom—is the only diet that can produce healthy
Christians.

• “Man does not live on bread alone but on every

word that comes from the mouth of the LORD”
(Deuteronomy 8:3).

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Leaders are not to oppress and overpower
others with their authority, like the
Gentiles practiced.
Instead, leaders serve others.

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Christian Leadership Principles
1. Love
God is love (1 John 4:8) and “the love of God has been
poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to
us” (Romans 5:5). Expressing the power and influence of
the love of God is difficult to overemphasize. In 1
Corinthians 13, Paul famously wrote about the
transformational nature of love and how it is greater than
spiritual gifts like faith and hope. Jesus told His disciples
that other people will know them by their love (John 13:35).

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Love
Love is central to Christianity and
every Christian. Any Christian leader
should be driven in his or her life by
the love of God in anything that he or
she does. In this light, may other
people recognize the heart and
motives of that leader.

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2. Self-development
Jesus often “constantly slipped away to spend time with
God.

One of the most striking examples of this is when Jesus

prayed in the garden at Gethsemane just before His arrest.
Jesus knew “all things that would come upon Him” (John
18:4), including the painful flogging and crucifixion.

Luke 22:41-44

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Christian leaders can follow Jesus’
example of seeking God for insight into
His will and for strength.
-Becoming more righteous is a lifelong
process for all Christians, and leaders
need to make time to grow spiritually

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 3. Motivation
Instead of misleading or exploiting people, good leaders
motivate others, Grunlan said
In Nehemiah 2:17, “Nehemiah fearlessly motivated the
people to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem,”
Grunlan wrote. “He laid out a vision, he shared a plan and
he reassured God’s people that God was with them.
When we are moving people for our benefit, we
manipulate and exploit them. But when we call people to a
higher purpose, we motivate them.”

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 4. Correction
“And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and
good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together,
as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so
much the more as you see the Day approaching” (Hebrews 10:
24-25).
Be at peace among yourselves. Now we exhort you, brethren,
warn those who are unruly, comfort the fainthearted, uphold the
weak, be patient with all” (1 Thessalonians 5:13-14).
And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all,
able to teach, patient, in humility correcting those who are in
opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that
they may know the truth, and that they may come to their
senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken
captive by him to do his will” (2 Timothy 2:23-26).
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How can Christian leaders approach correcting
others in the right way? Lawrence offers the
following tips;
•By understanding their temperaments
•By respecting their concerns
•By believing in their gifts
•By supporting their dreams
•By challenging their flaws

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5. Integrity

Good leaders practice and value

integrity.

Righteous lips are the delight of kings,

And they love him who speaks what is
right.– Proverbs 16:13

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 “People don’t follow leaders who lack integrity,”
Grunlan said.
“Integrity involves words as well as actions.
 Integrity involves practicing what we preach, being
consistent and dependable, doing what we say we will
do and living in such a way that others will trust us.”

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Follower of God’s Will
“Is there anything more important in a leader
than he or she seeking God’s direction?”
Rinehart asked.
“A good leader seeks the Lord, commits his
way to the Lord and the Lord establishes the
next steps.”

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 The preparations of the heart belong to man, But the
answer of the tongue is from the LORD. …
Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts will
be established.
A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his
steps.– Proverbs 16:1, 3, 9

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As Christians in the world today, we suffer
many injuries to our spirits, and we need
compassionate leaders who will bear our
burdens with us, sympathize with our
circumstances, exhibit patience toward us,
encourage us in the Word, and bring our
concerns before the Father’s throne.

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Just as the shepherd used his crook to pull a
wandering sheep back into the fold, so the
Christian leader corrects and disciplines those
in his care when they go astray. Without rancor
or an overbearing spirit, but with a “spirit of
gentleness” (Galatians 6:1), those in leadership
must correct according to scriptural principles

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• Correction or discipline is never a pleasant experience
for either party, but the Christian leader who fails in this
area is not exhibiting love for those in his care.
• “The LORD disciplines those he loves” (Proverbs 3:12),
and the Christian leader must follow His example.

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 6. Protection
Other role of the Christian leader is that of protector.
The shepherd who was lax in this area soon found
that he regularly lost sheep to the predators who
prowled around—and sometimes among—his flock.

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The predators today are those who try to lure the
sheep away with false doctrine, dismissing the Bible
as quaint and old fashioned, insufficient, unclear, or
unknowable.
These lies are spread by those against whom Jesus
warned us: “Watch out for false prophets. They come
to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are
ferocious wolves” (Matthew 7:15).

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 Note
leadership is a position of humble, loving service.
Church leadership is ministry, not management.
Those whom God designates as leaders are called not to be
governing monarchs, but humble slaves; not slick
celebrities, but laboring servants.
Those who would lead God’s people must above all
exemplify sacrifice, devotion, submission, and lowliness.
Jesus Himself gave us the pattern when He stooped to
wash His disciples' feet, a task that was customarily done by
the lowest of slaves (John 13). If the Lord of the universe
would do that, no church leader has a right to think of
himself as a bigwig.”

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Choose to Be an Example!

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