BIBLICAL LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE

LECTURE BASED SEMINAR

PRESENTED
BY Goferie Adisho Shato
 The Definition of Church Management ….p4

• "Management" is another word for "stewardship.”

"Stewards,” or "managers,” are people responsible over
something entrusted to them by someone else.
• Management is the process of accomplishing God's purposes
and plans through proper use of human , material, and
spiritual resources. Management is a process of evaluate
accomplished plans and it purposes .
 Biblical leadership
• A biblical leader is a person of character and competence who
influences a community of people to achieve a God-honoring
calling by means of the power of Christ .
• Leadership is the ability to inspire and influence a group of
people to achieve meaningful goals. The greatest need of
humanity is leadership, because everything growths and
tumbles on leadership. The Great Commission is a leadership
mandate.
• The Spiritual leader, however, influences others not by the
power of his own personality alone but by personality
empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Leadership

A . Leadership is Example …….Jerry McClain

B. Leadership is Serving: <The first step to leadership is
Servant hood………Maxwell.
C. Leadership is Lifting Others ……..Tom Landry
D. Leadership is Courage under Pressure
• Biblical leaders are not position and authority minded seeking to be
served by others. Biblical leaders are servants-minded and understand
that they have their position for the purpose of serving others.
 Leadership..
• A leadership style refers to a leader's methods and behaviors when

directing, motivating, and managing others. A person's leadership style

also determines how they strategize and implement plans while

accounting for the expectations of stakeholders and the well-being of their

team
 Types of leadership /style
1. Democratic Leadership
. 2. Autocratic Leadership
3. Laissez-Faire Leadership
4. Strategic Leadership
5. Transformational Leadership
6. Transactional Leadership
7. Coaching Leadership
8. Bureaucratic Leadership
9. Visionary Leadership
10. Pacesetting Leadership
11. Situational Leadership
The summary ..
 Resources for leadership…..p5
1. Finances: Every believer is a steward of their personal finances, but
leaders who control money of a church or Christian organization
are also stewards of these funds.
2. Material Resources of Ministry: These include things such as
church buildings, property, and equipment.
3. Spiritual Gifts: Each believer has at least one spiritual gift for which
they are responsible as a steward. A leader is also responsible to
help others develop their spiritual gifts.
4. Other Believers:
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Three essential tasks of managers (church minister) are:
1. Maximize resources by "multiplying" to accomplish
God's purpose and plans.
2. Minimize disorder by "subduing.”UNDER CONTROL

3. Maintain order by "ruling" (dominion).

 The Ministry of Management.................p5-7
The ministry of management involves leading others to accomplish great
things for God. some areas are;
1. Recognizing the Importance of the anointing to Lead
2. Meeting biblical qualifications for leadership
3. Learning to lead like a servant
4. Learning to lead like a shepherd
5. Understanding the basic tasks of leaders
6. Training leaders and followers
7. Applying principles of success taught in God's word
8. avoiding violations that cause failure in leadership
9. Understanding principles of biblical organization
Other areas of management ….P8
1. Formulating a purpose for ministry in harmony with that
of god
2. Making plans to achieve the purpose
3. Organizing people and procedures to implement the
plan management involves motivating and supervising
people as they accomplish tasks which are part of god's
purpose and plans.
4. Perfecting the plan through evaluation: the lord's
work should be done with excellence
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The Importance (significance) of Good Management ……p8-10
management of ministry is essential (important):
1. Provides purpose and direction
2. Eliminates confusion
3. Permits proper decisions
4. Establishes priorities for ministry
5. Permits action rather than reaction
6. Establishes accountability
7. Permits evaluation
8. Permits wise use of spiritual resources
9. Harmonizes ministry with god's will
 CHAPTER TWO
POSITIONS OF
LEADERSHIP……………..

1. Apostels: to oversee a number of churches as a supervisor. Apostle

means "a delegate, one sent with full power and authority to act for
another. Modern terms used for an apostle are "missionary" and "church
planter.”
2. Prophet: A prophet is one who speaks under the direct inspiration of
God and holds an office of authority in the Church. Acts 21:11
3. Evangelist: An evangelist has a special ability to share the Gospel with
unbelievers in away that men and women respond and become
responsible members of the Body of Christ. The meaning of the word
"evangelist" is "one who brings good news.” Acts 21
4. Pastor: The word "pastor" actually means shepherd. Pastors are leaders
who assume long-term personal responsibility for the spiritual welfare of
Apostle
5. Teacher: Teachers are believers who have a special ability to
communicate the Word of God effectively in such a way that others
learn and apply what is taught.
 Chapter three
The anointing to
Lead

• some purposes of the anointing:

1. To fulfill God's purposes. Jesus made this quite clear: The Spirit of
the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preachthe
gospel to the poor, he hath send me to heal the brokenhearted, to
preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the
blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. (Luke 4:18)
2. Give wisdom to lead: The anointing gives you the wisdom to lead
others instead of needing to be led. (I John 2:27)
3. Destroy the yoke
4. Determine position
 Chapter Four
Qualifications for Leaders
• Qualifications are not natural abilities. They are qualities of character
and conduct. Biblical qualifications for leadership are qualities of
character and conduct described for leaders in God's Word. They are
evidences of a godly lifestyle.
• Spiritual leadership should be developed and evaluated on the basis
of Biblical standards. The test of any ministry is not by spiritual gifts,
power, or natural ability. Ministries are to be evaluated on the
evidences of a godly lifestyle, also called "spiritual fruit"
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 THE BASICS
• There are four basic requirements for all leaders. A Christian leader
must be:
1. Born Again: He must be a true believer in Jesus Christ according to
the instructions given in John 3.
2. Baptized In The Holy Spirit: He should have the evidence of a
powerful witness as described in Acts 1:8.
3. Called And Anointed To Be A Leader: People must be called and
anointed of God to fill leadership positions in the Church.
5. Spiritually Mature: A leader should not be a carnal believer (I
Corinthians 3:1) or a new Christian (I Timothy 3:6).
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• The fruit of the Holy Spirit also includes the following
specific qualities:
1. Love
2. Joy
3. Peace
4. Longsuffering
5. Gentleness
6. Goodness
7. Faith
8. Meekness
9. Temperance……etc. : (Choleric,
Melancholic, Phlegmatic And Sanguine)
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GENERAL QUALIFICATION
1. Vision
2. Excellence
3. Decisiveness
The five traits ; Openness,
4. Humor
5. Courage Conscientiousness,
6. A Positive Attitude Extraversion, Agreeableness
7. Equipper
8. Authority and Neuroticism .
9. Dedicated and a Serving
Spirit
10. Initiator and Willing to Pay the Cost
11. Wisdom and Knowledge
12. Education and Experience
 CHAPTER FIVE
LEADING LIKE A
SERVANT

• Leadership in the world is often measured by power, money,

education, and abilities. There are many styles of leadership in the
world. By "style" we mean the way in which a person leads.
• Leading like a servant is what sets Christian leadership apart from
worldly leadership. It is the one leadership style that is uniquely
Christian.
• The leaders in the early Church followed the pattern set by Jesus.
They called themselves servants: Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ...
(Romans 1:1) James, a servant of God and...Christ. (James 1:1) Peter,
a servant...of Jesus Christ. (II Peter 1:1) Jude, a servant of...Jesus
Christ. (Jude 1:1)
FOUR CONTRASTS
• Read Matthew 20:25-28 and Mark 10:42-44four qualities of worldly
leaders that contrast the characteristics of Christian leaders:
• 1. Secular leaders have dominion over their followers: "Dominion" in this
text means “oppressive, controlling force.” Servant leaders do not oppress
or control their followers.
• 2. Secular leaders exercise authority over followers: The word "authority"
in this text means "superiority.” Worldly leaders consider themselves
superior to their followers. Christian leaders are called to service, not
superiority.
• 3. Secular leaders are chiefs over their followers: The word "chief" in this
text means to be in first place. In God's Kingdom, the first (leaders) are last.
4. Secular leaders are lords over those they lead: The word "lord" means
one to whom service is due. The Christian leader serves his followers
 CHAPTER SIX
LEADING LIKE A
SHEPHERD

• READING ASSIGNMENT ONE WRITE YOUR REFLECTION 10% WITH IN

3 PAGES
 CHAPTER
SEVEN TASKS
OF LEADERS
• A church leader needs to be a Godly leader, a role model, and a
guidance giver – not only for your church members but for
everyone else in the community too. They mentor and
encourage people, furthering their faith and ensuring that they
have a positive church experience.
• A biblical leader is a person of character and competence who
influences a community of people to achieve a God-honoring
calling by means of the power of Christ.
 Good leader
1. Integrity.
2. Delegation.
3. Communication.
4. Self-Awareness.
5. Gratitude. ምስጋና
6.Learning Agility.ቅልጥፍና
6. Influence.
7. Empathy.ርህራሄ
 Responsibilities of Leaders
1. Setting the example
2. Caring
3. Decision making (steps of decion making)
4. Handling conflict and dicipline (case, style, )
5. Leading(the five funtion leading)
6. Analyzing the enviroment
7. Identifying the purpose
8. Planing and implimentiny( additional types plaing )
9. Monitoring ……………………..(ABOUT TEAM BUILDING)
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 CHAPTER
EIGHT DECISION-MAKING
• The Biblical approach to decision making is not voting by the people.
It is not the democratic approach or "majority rule.” The problems of
this approach are illustrated by the story of Israel at the border of
Canaan (see Numbers 13). Democratic process in the Church
produces compromise, legalism, and competition. Rules of order,
motions, and votes limit revelation by the Holy Spirit. Voting often
results in hurt feelings, anger, and church splits. These are not Biblical
ways of decision making for the Church. They are methods the
Church has adopted from democratic government styles of the world.
 Guidelines For Making DECISIONS
here are some guidelines to help leaders
make good decisions:
1. Identify the problem
2. Follow the model for decision making
3. Identify various options
4. Select the best solution
5. Communicate the decision
6. Implement the decision
7. Evaluate the decision
steps
 Chapter Nine
Conflicts and Discipline

• READING ASSIGNMENT TWO WRITE YOUR OWN REFLECTION 10%

ABOUT, ITs CASE, AND MECHANISM HANDLING CONFLICT IN THE
CHURCH WITHIN FOUR PAGES
• According to the Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument,
there are 5 styles of conflict management: accommodating,
avoiding, compromising, collaborating, and competing
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Conflict Handling
 CHAPTER TEN
TRAINING LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS

• Reading assignment three 10% why we train leaders

 CHAPTER ELEVEN
FACING FAILUR……P85-
94
• There are three basic reasons for failure
1. Failure in relationship
2. Failure by commission
3. Failure by omission
The Bible contains many examples of great men who at some point in
their lives failed as leaders: EXAMPLE
1. Abrham, Moses
2. David, Johan
3. Joshua, The Prophet Elijah
4. Peter, Paul
5. Samson…..Etc
Guideline to overcome frailer
• Biblical guidelines that you can turn failure into success.
 REVEALING መገለጥ
 As long as you do not acknowledge your failure you will remain a failure:
 whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. (Proverbs 28:13)

 REPENTING ንስሐ መግባት

• RETURNING
• You must then return to that point and reverse your direction.
• RESTORING jonas
 CHAPTER
TWELVE
SUCCESS
PRINCIPLE
What is success?
success is "the maximum use of one's gifts and abilities within the range of
responsibilities given by God.” You are successful when you properly use your
spiritual resources for the work of God. Success in God's Kingdom differs from
worldly standards of success. The world views success materially. God views it
spiritually. In God's Kingdom there is a different standard that defines success. The
world sets its own standard. The standard set by God is called "faithfulness.” There
is a different basis of success. The basis of success in the world is changing and
temporal. In God's Kingdom, the basis of success is stable and eternal because it is
based on revealed truth.
 Basic principles

There are different motives for success. In the

world, people are motivated by greed, pride, and
the desire for fame. Believers are motivated to
succeed for God’s glory.
1. Have a proper heart attitude
2. Know the source of success
3. Seek the lord and meditate on the word
4. Obey the word
5. Know your purpose
 Chapter and thirteen and fourteen
love and spirituality in leadership and management

• 4th reading assignment

• Read and write your reflection leadership cost
• Read and write about love and spirituality in leadership process
• All your reading assignment should be submitted on the day of
exam (40%(
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