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To
EFFECTIVE CHRISTIAN
LEADERSHIP FOR EVANGELISM
GROUND RULES:

 NO SENIORITY NO DENOMINATION
 TWO WAY LEARNING
 LISTEN
 PARTICIPATE
 MOBILE
 PKTT
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EXPECTATION

 WHY AM I HERE?
GENERIC OBJECTIVES of the
Session…………………………

 Becoming a Christ-like leader to influence

others to accomplish God- purposed goals
through biblical methods.
 Become a leader of Gods choice and to lead
others
 How does my Christian Faith affect my
leadership
Leadership
Key Learning Objective:

 To exercise positive influence for the Kingdom of God

 Desired Outcome: At the end of this subject, the participant will be

able to use his/her calling as a leader to influence people through his/her
leadership skills, styles and behavior for extension of God’s Kingdom.
Influence

 Abraham And Lot (Gen 12:5)

 Moses Aaron Miriam and Korah (Ex 12; Ex:
16)
 Daniel and Friends (Dan 1:6- 14)
 Jesus on Peter
WHY LEADER`s ?
What is the Need for Leaders?

Are not the existing ones enough- do we

need more?
A Quick Global Scan :
Increase of

 Materialism
 Self Centred lifestyle
 Technology; speed; knowledge
WHY LEADERS or LEADERSHIP?

 Collapse of
 The Moral Standards
 CRIME Increased
 Human relations Changed

 The Social Standards

 Divorces Increased
 Materialism Increased
WHY LEADERS or LEADERSHIP?

Leads to
 Reversal of Gods Mandate to MAN

 Genesis 1:28
WHY LEADERS or LEADERSHIP?

 Rebuilding /Regaining God`s kingdom

NEEDS LEADER`S

 Leaders are people who CAN INFLUENCE

INFLUENCE FOR WHAT??
2 Timothy 2:2

 Faithful Men
 Abraham – call and obedience Heb 11: 8- 10

 Able to teach others

 Paul/ Barnabass Acts 15:35
NEED Of The HOUR!

 Not Many But Few

 Not just few but One

 Ezekiel 22: 30- 31 – to save a city from

destruction
 Genesis 6: 5-8- To save a mankind from
destruction
Leadership is A CALL!

What is Our response?

Let Us Pray!
What Is Leadership?

YOUR VIEWS PLEASE !!

Leadership

 Not a Dictionary Word till about 1800 !

 Evolved as a Science of Management

Few Leadership Definitions:

 “Leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less."

 John C Maxwell : Leadership Guru and author of books like, 21 irrefutable Laws of Leadership, 360 degree
leadership, Leadership Gold etc.

 “Leadership happens any time you are trying to influence

the thoughts and actions of another individual to
accomplish specific tasks or goals.”
 Ken Blanchard, Leadership Guru and Author, The One minute Manager, Lead
Like Jesus etc

 "The only definition of a leader is someone who has

followers.” Peter Drucker
Lets us Create

A DEFINITION BASED on the previous slides

 A simple definition of leadership is that

leadership is the art of influencing /motivating
a group of people to act towards achieving a
common goal.
THINK:

REMEMBER & IDENTIFY

Three most memorable Leaders

WRITE DOWN
Having defined and identified
Leaders and Leadership…..
 Is it a Biblical term?

 Search your bible….

 A few Biblical Perspectives on Leadership..

Few Biblical Perspectives:

 “ Words like “management” may be 20th century

terms, yet the human skills needed for effective
managerial leadership are as ancient as the
Old testament itself. Nehemiah, a post exile leader, exemplifies
effective managerial skills and provides a good case study. Nehemiah
planned, organized, motivated and exercised leadership over the people in
and around Jerusalem ” Anthony D`souza- (Being a
Leader, Bombay, 1998,7).
Few Biblical Perspectives:

 “ Down the centuries church leaders have continued to

study the Gospels to discover patterns of
leadership development to be applied in their
context. Yet the words `leader` and leadership do
not appear in the Gospels. Infact, Jesus says
surprisingly little to his disciples about their future role
as leaders. - David Bennett in his book
Metaphors of Ministry
Could it be that…
 Leadership has more to do with learning to
follow than to learning to command?

 Effective leadership depends on Right Attitudes

than on mastery of certain skills ?

 It is important to understand commonality with

followers than to focus on what sets the leader
apart from the group?
Different Perspective

 Can Our Leadership Definitions be as same

as of the World??

 John Stott defines Christian Leadership as..

 Leadership- Concept shared by the church and the
World
 Christian and Non Christian Understanding Non Identical
 Models of Secular Management to be exposed to critical
Christian scrutiny
Christian Paradigm of Leadership!

 As Proposed by our Lord

 “… Not so with you…wants to become

great… must be a servant….slave of all……
Son of Man ….not come to be served, but to
serve….” Mark 10:42-45
Christian Leadership is…

 Not a synonym for Lordship or Masters but

Servants and Slaves
 Not the Authority of Ruler- leader but the
Humility of Servant leader
 Not by power But Love
 Not Force but Example
 Not coercion but reasoned persuasion
 - John Stott : “A Call for Christian Leadership” 1984 :
335-336
Qualitative Definition in the Biblical
Context
 A LEADER is a person with God given
capacity and with a God given responsibility
to INFLUENCE a specific group of God`s
people towards God`s purposes for the
Group
 – John W Kirkpatrick , Guidleines for Leadership 1992.
CASE STUDIES

 Contrast and Qualify this:

 Exodus 1: 15- 20
 Exodus 2: 11- 15

 Who is a leader in this scenario?

 What Qualifies them to be a leader?
MORE CASE STUDIES

 Identify the Type of Leader:

 CASE I 2 Kings 5:16

 CASE II 1 Samuel 26: 1-11

 CASE III Philemon vs. 10,11

Lets Review

 Your inputs on the case studies…..

 Leadership is Positional or Attitude based?

 Leaders are Born(BNL) or Made?

 – “ be not afraid of greatness! Some are born great,
Some achieve greatness and some have greatness
thrust upon them” Shakespeare ( Twelfth Night)
 Who Qualifies to be a Leader?
Biblical Patterns of Leadership

 The Imagery of Father

 2 Kings 5:13 Naaman; 2Kings 6:21,13:14 Elisha; Judges
17:10,18:19 Young Levite invited to be priest
 The Imagery of Shepherd
 Psalms 23, Ezek 34: 2-5,10, 11-16, Acts 20:28, 1Peter 5:2,
Christ the Chief shepherd Heb13:20, 1Pt 2:25, rev 7:17)
 The Imagery of Servant –Leader
 Mk 10:45, John 13
 The Imagery of Steward
 1Cor 4:2-4, Titus!:7
As Christian Leaders we
have a role as “Pastors” /
“Shepherds” to guide our
people through the process
of Transformation and put
them on the path of growth
KEY SCRIPTURES

1.John 10: 1-18

2.1 Pet 5: 1-4
 KEY LEARNINGS FROM JN 10:1-18:
“STRANGER” “HIRED HAND” “SHEPHERD”

Bad intentions No commitment Total commitment

Uses wrong He abandons Loves people and

methods responsibilities in has two-way
the face of relationship with
difficulties them
Do not recognize He runs away Heart of an
his voice evangelist
Don’t want to stay
Ends up
 KEY LEARNINGS FROM 1 PET 5:2-4:

ROLE OF THE “SHEPHERD”

Serve as “overseers”
Be willing not reluctant
Fulfilling God’s purpose
Don’t aspire for recognition or reward
Don’t “boss” over others

Be a “role model”
SHEPHERD LEADERSHIP IS A CARING
LEADERSHIP

 To Develop

 OR

 To Destroy
TRANSFORMING LEADERSHIP

 Sheep to shepherd

 Fishermen to Fishers of men

 Transforming People
Christian Styles of Leadership…

 Paul Our Role Model leader:

 Therefore I urge you to imitate me…… He (Timothy) will
remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which agrees with
(
what I teach everywhere in every church 1 Cor 4:16-17 )
 JESUS CHRIST -The Incarnate Model:
 The Word became flesh … full of grace and truth.
(John1:14)
 “ Come, Follow me ,”…….. “And I will make you fishers of
men” Mk 1:17
 “ During the days of Jesus’ life on earth,…” Heb5: 7
Servant Leadership

 Not an Option But an Mandate- Ken Blanchard in Lead Like

Jesus 12

 “Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ” (1 Cor.

11:1).

 What in Christ and Paul do we imitate?

Paul our New Testament Model
 Bio Data:
 Student of Gamaliel

 Candidate for the Sanhedrin

 Jew of Notable background and Achievement

 Mission Sent:
 Sent to the uncultured pagan Gentiles

 Little appreciation for Paul's great Learning or His

mastery of the Jewish law

 Outcome:
 Phil 3:7,8 Laying down your rights principle

 1 Cor 2:4 not by might but by His Spirit

 Key Foundational Element

“ Those who belong to

Here lies Christ Jesus have
SELF crucified the sinful
nature with its passions
I no longer live
and desires ”
but Gal 5: 24
Christ lives
in me
Who Lives in YOU?

“It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me”… Gal 2:20
 The Changed Perspective
Paradigm
Rights
Responsibilities

Rights decrease as you grow up in leadership Responsibilities Increase as you grow up in Leadership

Servant Leadership Model of Jesus

( Mat 20: 25-28, )
Christ-centered Leadership

• Life focused on GOD

and His activity
• Confidence in Him
alone
• Dependence on GOD,
His ability and
CHRIST provision
• Humility
• Denying self
• Seeking to serve
Qualities of a Leader

 “Leader is one who motivates people to achieve a

change in a society generally for its betterment. ”

 “Leader is someone who, knows the way, shows the way

and goes the way.”

 Leader is one who brings about a change in such a way

that ordinary people do extraordinary things.”
 Qualities of a Servant-Leader

Reading 1 Thes 2: 3-13 as applied to our lives

Humility Love
Four aspects of my for
people
life that I would
like people to
imitate

Devotional
life
Attitude & Behavior
Roles of a Leader:

 Challenging the Process

 Inspiring a Shared Vision
 Enabling others to Act
 Modeling the Way
 Encouraging the heart

 Kouzes and Posner (1987)

VISION

 A vision is a clear picture of what the leader

sees his group being or doing.
 From this clear picture the leader plans
how the vision will become reality.
 Having vision is not enough, there must be
a commitment to act on the vision –
Mission.
 There must be set of measurable steps to
achieve the mission – Goals.
VISION COMES FROM GOD.

 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from

above, and comes down from the Father of
Lights with whom there is no variation or
shadow of turning.” James 1:7
Visionary Leaders:

 God gave Noah – the vision of an Ark and he built

it.
 God gave Abraham - the vision of a city and he
looked for it.
 God gave Nehemiah - the vision of wall and he
repaired it.
 God gave Paul the Apostle - the vision to
evangelize the whole world and he did cover the
earth with the message of Christ.
VISIONARY LEADERS:

Nehemiah
 Vision Rebuild The Wall

 Mission Sharing the vision, Motivating

People, Commit to the Mission
 Goals Prayer
Presenting Before the King
Reaching Jerusalem
Overcoming Opposition
VISIONARY LEADERSHIP
 MOSES

 Vision (EX-3:2 ) LORD APPEARED TO HIM IN FLAMES

OF FIRE.
 (EX-3:7) LORD REVEALED HIS BURDEN FOR HIS PEOPLE.

 Mission EX- 3:8 “SO I HAVE COME DOWN TO RESCUE

MY PEOPLE FROM HANDS OF EGYPTIANS ---”.
 Goals: EX -3:10 “SO NOW ,GO.I AM SENDING YOU TO
PHAROAH TO BRING MY PEOPLE OUT of EGYPT”.
 “CERTAINLY I WILL BE WITH YOU”.
The Christian Leader
The Role of Relationships
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My Team
ME MATT 22:37-39
members

JOHN 15:12
1JN 4:20-21
Creating the right
 Environment of Grace
 Where people feel trusted and
valued
 Where talents & gifts are

encouraged
 Where people feel safe to

express themselves
 Where people can be authentic
 Environment of Grace
 Where there is forgiveness
 Where there is selflessness

 Where conflicts are resolved in

the spirit of love

 Where personal agendas are set

aside in favor of larger interests

The Christian Leader
Leadership & Relationships

Trust Love
4 Cornerstones of
Relationships
Under-
Respect standing
 Christian Leader
“Blessed are the Peacemakers” Mt 5:9

THE 5-STAGE PROCESS FOR

HANDLING CONFLICT

P RAY through the subject of the conflict

E XPLORE each other’s position
A PPROACH possible solutions together
C OLLABORATION is better than compromise
E XPELL any resentment you hold
 WANTED: CHRISTIAN LEADERS
 

 "The church at this moment needs men who feel themselves expendable in the
warfare of the soul.
 
 Such men will be free from the compulsions that control weaker men : the lust of
the eyes, the lust of the flesh, the pride of life.

 They will not be forced to do things by the squeeze of circumstances.

 
 Their only compulsion will come from within and from above.
 
 This kind of freedom is necessary if we are going to have prophets in our pulpits
again instead of mascots.
 
 These free men will serve God and man from motives too high to be understood by
the rank and file who today shuffle in and out of the sanctuary.
 
 They will make no decision out of fear, they will take no course out of a desire to
please, accept no service for financial consideration.
 
 They will perform no religious act out of mere custom.
 
 Nor will they allow themselves to be influenced by the love of publicity, or by the
desire for reputation."
 
 - A. W Tozer
Leadership A summary

 A need
 A Call
 A different Paradigm

 R U Ready ?
THANK YOU

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 Bible Verses about Leadership
 Inspiring Scripture Verses about Leadership
 "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the
rights of the poor and needy."
Proverbs 31: 8-9

"It is an abomination for kings to commit wickedness,

for the throne is established by righteousness."
Proverbs 16:12

"And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness."
Isaiah 16:5
 "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses."
1 Timothy 6:12

"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice:

but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn."
Proverbs 29:2

"Be shepherds of God's flock, the believers who are under your care. Serve as their leaders. Don't serve them because you have to. Instead, do it because you want to. That's what God wants you to do. Don't do it because you
want to get more and more money. Do it because you
really want to serve."
1 Peter 5:2 (NIRV)

So he shepherded them according to the integrity of his heart,

And guided them by the skillfulness of his hands."
Psalm 78:72

"For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more"
Luke 12:48
 "Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God,
which he hath purchased with his own blood."
Acts 20:28

"And let us not lose heart and grow weary and faint in acting nobly and doing right, for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap,
if we do not loosen and relax our courage and faint."
Galatians 6:9

"But among you it will be different.

Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant"
Matthew 20:26

"For if a man know not how to rule his own house,

how shall he take care of the church of God?"
1 Timothy 3:5

"An elder must live a blameless life. He must be faithful to his wife, and his children must be believers who don’t have a reputation for being wild or rebellious. For an elder must live a blameless life. He must not be arrogant or
quick-tempered; he must not be a heavy drinker, violent, or dishonest with money."
Titus 1:6-7
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Curriculum
 Definition, qualification and characteristics of a Christian leader
 Biblical bases
 Qualifications
 Characteristics
 Jesus’s model – Servant Leadership
 Roles and Responsibilities of the Leader and the Manager
 Distinction between Leadership and Management
 Functions and Responsibilities of the Leader and Manager
 Leadership Styles
 Effective Leadership and Management Skills
 Decision Making
 Directing
 Control and Monitoring
 Time Management
 Problem Solving/Conflict Resolution
 Team Building and Team Ministry
 Application – wrap up, attitude, mindsets, encouragement
The Theology Of Servant Leadership

 The Personality of Servant Leader

 The Characteristics of the Servant Leader

The Theology Of Servant Leadership

 The Personality of Servant Leader

 Jude 1,2 : Servant of Jesus Christ (Despite he being a brother),

“those who have been called”, “Who are loved by God the Father”,
“Kept by Jesus Christ”

 Identity : His covenantal Relationship with God based on Gods

love for him
 Survival: Assurance of Gods Providence through Jesus Christ

 Meaning: 2 Peter 1:10 Makes sure His /her calling

The Theology Of Servant
Leadership- The Characteristics of
Servant leader
 Jude 2

 Mercy
 Peace Eph 4:1-3; Matt 5:9; James 3:18
 Love Matt 6:14 -15