The Good Book On Leadership - Lead With Grace
The Good Book on LeadershipCase Studies from the Bible(Borek, Lovett, Towns)Summaryhttps://gracelead.colast update2 Jan 2020
1-The Nature of Leadership .1Lead through a Crisis .7Eight Laws of Leadership .1Spiritual Gifts Influence Leadership Style .1Temperaments Influence Leadership Style .1Leadership Kaleidoscope .116-Spiritual Leader: Ezra . 72-Entrepreneurial Leader: Abraham .2Vision and Risk .2Nine Acts of Visionary Leaders .23-Pragmatic Leader: Jacob .2Resolve the Problem .2Take a Pragmatic Look .24-Decision-Making Leader: Joseph .2Lead through Decision-Making .2Personal Decision-Making Strategy .25-Strategic Leader: Joseph .3Strategic Planning .3Develop a Strategic Plan .36-Charismatic Leader: Moses.3Respond to God’s Call .3Uncover Your Personal Charisma .37-Administrative Leader: Moses .3Lead through Delegation .3Add the Art of Delegation to Your Kaleidoscope .38-People Management Leader: Moses .4Lead through Conflict Resolution.4Ground Rules in Conflict Resolution .49-Equipped Leader: Joshua .4Equipped for Effectiveness .4Learn to Lead .410-Confrontational Leader: Joshua .4Resolve Problems .4Learn to Solve Problems .511-Flawed Leader: Samson .5Character Counts .5Building Character .512-Failed Leader: Saul .5When Everything Goes Wrong .5Why Leaders Fail .513-Growing Leader: David .6Avoid the Peter Principle .6Develop a Personal Growth Strategy .614-Transitional Leader: Solomon .6Transitional Leader .6Make a Smooth Transition .615-Crisis Leader: Hezekiah .7Leader in Crisis .7Spiritual Leader .7Experience God .717-Managerial Leader: Nehemiah .7Administration and Leadership .7Functions of Management .818-Subordinate Leader: Daniel .8Model Subordinate Leader.8Find Your Place on the Leadership Team . 819-Interventional Leader: Esther .9Intervention .9Respond to Your Next Crisis .920-Servant Leader: Shepherd .9The Good Shepherd. 9Develop a Servant’s Heart. 921-Mentoring Leader: Jesus .9Make Disciples .9Mentor Others to Lead. 1022-Self-Correcting Leader: Peter .10Failing Forward .10Start over Following Failure.1023-Visionary Leader: Paul . 10Strategic Ministry . 10Build a Strategic Plan .1024-Training Leader: Paul . 11Disciple Making . 11Raise Disciples .11The Good Book on LeadershipBorek, Lovett, TownsThere is not one leadership trait that works for allleaders in all situations with all groups.Other than Jesus, there is no perfect leader.You won’t be a perfect leader. What you can do islearn to blend different approaches to leadership tobest fit the context in which you are leading. Theauthors call this developing your LeadershipKaleidoscope.This book examines 23 expressions of leadershipfrom the Bible with tips for adding helpful traits toyour Leadership Kaleidoscope.
1-The Nature of LeadershipEight Laws of Leadership1. Law of Dreams: When people buy-in to aleader’s dreams, they buy into the leader’sleadership.2. Law of Rewards: A leader who rewardsfollowers with the things they want ensuresthey will follow.3. Law of Credibility: People follow a leaderwhen they have confidence in the leader’splans.4. Law of Communication: People follow a leaderwho effectively communicates.5. Law of Accountability: People do what a leaderinspects rather than what a leader expects.6. Law of Motivation: People follow leaders whogive them compelling reasons to reach theobjective.7. Law of Problem-Solving: People follow leaderswho give solutions to problems.8. Law of Decision-Making: People follow leaderswho make effective decisions.Spiritual Gifts Influence Leadership StyleSpiritual GiftEvangelism(Eph 4:11)Prophecy(Rom 12:6)Teaching(Rom 12:7)Exhortation(Rom 12:8)Shepherding(Eph 4:11)Empathy(Rom 12:8)Serving(Rom 12:7)Giving(Rom 12:8)Administration(Rom 12:8)How it Influences LeadershipStylePersuade followers of the validityof their plan, call them tocommitmentAttack problems head-onCollect data and communicate iteffectively, use insight into whatneeds to be doneMotivate followers to actionTemperaments Influence Leadership tubbornLeadership KaleidoscopeAttempting to apply all the principles in this bookat the same time is highly unlikely to work. That’sbecause:Each leader’s unique personality is a factor in thebest way to incorporate a principle into thatleader’s style.Leadership styles are only as effective as theyapply to the needs of a particular group.A leadership style will only work if it iscompatible with a unique problem.Timing is a factor in the effectiveness of aleadership style. As circumstances change, thecurrent leadership style may not work.To be successful longterm, a leader must be able toadapt to the circumstances and blend differentapproaches to meet the current needs.Develop your Leadership Kaleidoscope to equipyourself for the changes that will come.Build healthy maturity into theirfollowersHelp hurting people rebuild theirlivesSee needs and fill themRaise money for projectsEstablish objectives, enlistpeople, set standards, measureresultsThe Good Book on Leadershiphttps://gracelead.co[ 1 ]
2-Entrepreneurial Leader: AbrahamVision and RiskEntrepreneurial leaders lead through vision andrisk. On the basis of God’s promise, Abraham tooksignificant risks in leaving the security of his home(Acts 7:2-3).Nine Acts of Visionary Leaders1. Understand the concept of vision. It should berealistic, credible, attractive, and better thancurrent circumstances.2. Know the content of your personal vision.3. Own the vision (Hab 2:2-3). Record it. Simplifyit. Communicate it to others. Energeticallypursue it. Believe in God’s vision for your life.Wait on God’s timing.4. Make the vision realistic. Consider your gifting,training and experiences.5. Pass the vision on to others. Appeal to acommon purpose. Communicate expressively.Believe what you are saying.6. Sell the vision to followers. Show them how thevision is impactful to them.7. Put the vision into action. Keep the main thing,the main thing.8. Refine the vision. Stay alert to changingcircumstances. Be sure your vision is still clearand focused.9. Reinforce the vision. Express appreciation tofollowers. Celebrate successes. Communicatethe vision in new ways. Report on progress.Show how progress is making a difference.Display genuine enthusiasm. Find ways toreenergize people on the verge of burnout.3-Pragmatic Leader: JacobResolve the ProblemWhen faced with a problem, pragmatic leadersdevelop a plan to resolve it. Jacob developed aplan to provide assets he needed to resolve hisproblem (Gen 30:33-34). The strength of Jacob’sproposal was that it appeared viable to Laban.Take a Pragmatic LookRecognize the wrong in your world and committo do right anyway.Learn to discern the right things to do, then dothem.Build credibility by showing others you knowhow to solve the problem. (know the way, go theway, show the way)Measure and report on progress to strengthen theresolve of your followers.4-Decision-Making Leader: JosephLead through Decision-MakingOften the key to increased credibility is howwell you resolve problems, especially in times ofadversity.You cannot lead if you will not decide.Joseph’s faith in God enabled him to see God atwork in a variety of situation throughout his life(Gen 50:20).The Good Book on LeadershipPersonal Decision-Making Strategy1. Become aware of the problem.2. Define the problem. (The more you know aboutit, the easier it will be to solve it.)3. Uncover the root causes of the problem.4. Identify and evaluate possible solutions.5. Choose the best potential solution.6. Implement the solution.https://gracelead.co[ 2 ]
5-Strategic Leader: JosephStrategic PlanningPlanning and faith are not mutually exclusive. Toplan effectively, we must be convinced thatsetting goals is one way to respond to the will ofGod.Joseph understood that strategic leadershipbegins with a clear vision of what God is doing(Gen 41:32).Joseph prepared for the lean years during timesof plenty (Gen 41:47-49).Develop a Strategic Plan1. Put time on your calendar to think about thefuture.2. Based on your perceptions of the future andGod’s vision for your life, set goals that reflectthe mission statement.3. Develop policies that will help you accomplishyour objectives.4. Develop procedures and schedule toaccomplish the objectives.5. Allocate adequate resources to accomplish theobjectives. Count the cost (Luke 14:28-33).6-Charismatic Leader: MosesRespond to God’s CallMoses became assured of God’s direction throughtime spent alone with God.Uncover Your Personal CharismaEvery leader has a degree of charisma. To uncoveryours:Spend time with charismatic leaders.Get practical ministry experience to equipyourself to implement your vision.Study communication theory and methods.Learn and apply spiritual disciplines to growcloser to God (Jas 1:17 and John 15:5).Assess your strengths and weaknesses. Build onyour strengths. Work to minimize the impacts ofyour weaknesses.7-Administrative Leader: MosesLead through DelegationOne reason Moses was successful longterm is thathe listened to advice.Jethro advised Moses to:Keep his personal vision and mission constantlybefore God (Exo 18:19).Invest significant energy communicating thevision (Exo 18:20).Enlist capable people to assist him in the work(Exo 18:21).Delegate to those who could do the work well(Exo 18:22).Make himself available as needed (Exo 18:22).The Good Book on LeadershipAdd the Art of Delegation to Your KaleidoscopeRecognize the need to delegate (for the sake ofothers as well as yourself).Identify what you could delegate.Write a clear job description for the item todelegate (responsibilities, reporting structure,skills needed, resources available, schedule forreviews, limits of authority).Delegate appropriate work to qualified people.Inform all those affected.https://gracelead.co[ 3 ]
8-People Management Leader: MosesLead through Conflict ResolutionConflict within human relationships isinevitable.No leader is good enough to lead without theconsent of the group he or she leadsMoses knew that conflict would be an ongoingreality in the experience of Israel.Moses reminded people that the battles theywould encounter are God’s battles (Deu 20:1,Deu 20:4).Ground Rules in Conflict ResolutionEach member must have equal rights ofexpression, consideration, support, and love.Everyone must treat others with respect.Everyone must commit to factual accuracy.Group members must commit to findingcommon ground.9-Equipped Leader: JoshuaEquipped for EffectivenessEquipped leaders are students of leadershipprinciples who learn to apply those principles asthey lead people.Equipped leaders are those who discover theirspiritual gifts and learn how best to use them forthe glory of God.Effective leaders use their time as followers tolearn lessons they can apply later.Joshua learned that prayer is mightier than thesword (Exo 17:9-13).Joshua learned that God is committed to thedefense of His people (Exo 17:14-16).Joshua learned that leaders need time alone withGod (Exo 24:13).Joshua learned to lead even when the road wasunpopular (Num 14:7-9).God’s call on the life of a leader is His guaranteeof assistance (1The 5:24, Deu 31:7-8).Learn to LeadAs you develop your leadership kaleidoscope, trythe following:Study the principles of leadership. “There is nodarkness but ignorance.” -ShakespeareBe a loyal follower of good leaders. Learn bywatching them.Also learn by watching the mistakes of others.Learn how God has equipped you.‣ Know your temperament and how it affectsyour behavior.‣ Understand your spiritual gifts and seek aministry focus where you can lead from yourstrengths.‣ Be clear on your beliefs and values.Nurture your relationship with God.10-Confrontational Leader: JoshuaResolve ProblemsJoshua was one of the most successful militaryleaders of all time.Joshua knew his success was tied to thediscipline of mediating on God’s Word(Josh 1:8).Joshua met with other leaders to dedicatehimself and the people to the will of God(Josh 1:16-18).The Good Book on LeadershipHe recognized the need to gather intelligence(Josh 2:1, Josh 2:9-11, Josh 2:24).Joshua rallied the people to initiate a walk withGod (Josh 3:15, Josh 5:1).Joshua understood the importance of beingseparated to God (Josh 5:2, Josh 5:9, Pro 25:28,Pro 16:32).Joshua knew the battle was the Lord’s battle(Josh 6:2-5).Joshua’s boldness came from meeting with Godbefore meeting with the enemy (Josh 10:8-14).https://gracelead.co[ 4 ]
Learn to Solve ProblemsRecognize the source of your problems(changes, differences with other people,circumstances).Choose your own battles rather than fightingeveryone else’s battles.Develop problem-solving eyes. See the positiveaspects, the facts, and the people involved.Ask the right questions. How big is the problem?Who is involved in the problem? What do othersthink about the problem?Learn to discern the best course of action toaddress a specific problem. Develop a uniquestrategy to fit the problem.Study the Scriptures to gain insight on resolvingproblems (Proverbs, Paul’s letters).Be consistent in implementing decisions.Train others to solve problems by modelingconsistency in your problem-solving strategy.11-Flawed Leader: SamsonCharacter CountsGod called Samson to lead Israel (Jdg 13:3-5).The Spirit of God moved on him early in his life(Jdg 13:25).Samson’s flawed character limited his potentialand accomplishments.Flawed leaders lead from an area of weakness intheir life.While leadership principles are important,character is essential.Samson’s flawed character became evident whenhe failed to live up to his calling as a Nazarite(Num 6:6-8, Jdg 13:7).Samson also struggled with anger (Jdg 14:19).He became incapable of sensing the presence ofGod’s Spirit (Jdg 16:20).Only moments before his death, he came to thepoint of total commitment to God (Jdg 16:28,Heb 11:32).Building CharacterBecause character is foundational to leadership,every leader should engage in characterdevelopment (2Pet 1:4-8).Change the way you think by spending regulartime in God’s Word (Rom 10:17).Develop your vision from God. Determine howGod enabled and gifted you. Consider how Godhas used past events to shape and prepare you.Think about those that you admire. Look aheadto where the Lord is leading in your life.Change your attitude. Identify an area you wishto address. Identify the right way to think aboutthe issue. Begin interacting with people whodemonstrate the right attitude. Develop a planfor encouraging a positive attitude (Pro 20:11,Luke 6:44-45).Change your habits. Think it. Know it. Dream it.Focus on it. Act on it. Accomplish it. Become it.12-Failed Leader: SaulWhen Everything Goes WrongIn every leader, there is potential for failure.By recognizing the symptoms for failingleadership, you can take corrective measures.Saul began his reign with great promise, butended in disaster.He lacked understanding of the way God wantedthings to go (1Sam 13:13-14).He made rash decisions that increaseddifficulties for his followers (1Sam 14:24,1Sam 14:45).The Good Book on LeadershipSaul’s rebellious heart became apparent in hisincomplete obedience (1Sam 15:22-23,1Sam 16:14).His pride turned him against David(1Sam 18:8-9).His anger and jealousy eroded his relationships(1Sam 20:30, 1Sam 22:18).Why Leaders FailSome leaders don’t develop personal core valuesthat place a high value on character.https://gracelead.co[ 5 ]
Leaders who lack an allegiance to somethingbigger than themselves rarely gain allegiancefrom followers.Some leaders struggle with pride (Pro 16:18-19).Some leaders become corrupted by power.Leaders who make decisions that make thingsmore difficult for followers lose the allegiance offollowers.Some leaders insist on absolute control of everydetail.Leaders who make unacceptable compromisescreate a leadership crisis.Leaders who neglect good advice losecredibility.Leaders who don’t recognize the value of theirfollowers end up with followers who don’trecognize the value of their leaders.13-Growing Leader: DavidAvoid the Peter PrincipleAn ongoing personal growth plan keeps leadersfrom rising to their level of incompetence andstagnating (Peter Principle).David became a candidate for leadership bydeveloping a heart for God (1Sam 16:7).David began growing as a leader as he servedKing Saul (1Sam 16:23).David’s defeat of Goliath opened doors to furthergrowth as a leader (1Sam 18:2, 1Sam 18:5).David grew as he strengthened relationshipswith his followers (1Sam 18:13, 1Sam 18:16).Saul’s intense opposition forced David to learnhow to relate to different kinds of followers(1Sam 22:2).David learned to grow in adversity in thewilderness (2Sam 3:1).Develop a Personal Growth StrategySet a personal goal to become all the leader youcan be for God.Identify your personal strengths as a leader.Study the lives of great leaders.Study the theory and principles of leadership.Study the Scriptures. The Sermon on the Mountand Proverbs can be especially helpful.Give some people permission to evaluate yourleadership and identify ways you can become allthe
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