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Guiding Leaders: Christian Leadership Development Strategies

Explore the dynamic process of teaching God's will to cultivate character, ability, and service through biblical and social science perspectives for effective leadership. Discover key metaphors, types, modes, and guidelines for engaging and nurturing leaders.

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Guiding Leaders: Christian Leadership Development Strategies

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  1. Leadership Development Spiritual Formation & Leadership

  2. Leadership Development • Definition: Christian leadership development is the dynamic process of teaching God’s revealed will to influence character and ability for productive service before God. • Social Science definition: the process of influence • Five areas of development • Knowledge • Character • Ability • Relationship with God and people • Experience

  3. Leadership Development • Work of leaders • Reconciling people – ministry of reconciliation (2 Cor. 5:18-20) • Equipping of the church – by equipping of "God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up." (Eph. 4:12) • Encouraging leadership – teaching given to faithful men (2 Tim. 2:2)

  4. Leadership Development • Three metaphors that define leadership in scripture • Servants - submit themselves to the lordship of Christ. • Stewards - entrusted with message of the gospel. • Shepherds - care for the flock.

  5. Leadership Development • Types of leaders • Type A - servants within local churches without higher education; lay leaders. • Type B - ministers such as elders and deacons with broader influence than type A. • Type C - full-time ministers in the local congregation, bi-vocational in the third world countries. • Type D - leaders with regional influence • Type E - leaders who work at national or international influence.

  6. Leadership Development • Modes of leadership training • Formal training - organized training in a school setting. • Non-formal - teaching through a designed program but not in a school setting. • Informal - using everyday activities and experience for training.

  7. Leadership Development • Guidelines for effective leadership training • Training needs to be appropriate for their ministries, gifts, and time schedule. • Training needs to incorporate various modes of training. • The modes and methods of training should vary depending on the maturity of the Christian movement. • The phasing-out of missionaries should be planned in conjunction with the training of leaders.

  8. Leadership Development • Develpomental congregational leadership stages (Trull) • Emerging Leaders – young in faith and surfacing as potential leaders • Developing Leaders – people involved in basic leadership roles before any formal recognition • Recognized Leaders – people selected as congregational leaders • Experienced Leaders – recognized as leaders and effectively performing responsibilities in leadership roles • Mature Leaders – recognized, experienced leaders who are encouraging, developing and preparing others for leadership

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