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Jesus: The Role Model for Christian Leaders

by Thorsten Grahn on November 8, 2011 in Church Leadership, Leadership, Organisational Leadership, Pepole Development, Performance, Power, Role Model, Servant Leader, SL, Team

There is a lot that is said and written about Christian leadership. Much of it is not actually about leadership at all, but is focused on theological, expositional, hermeneutical, worship facilitation and communications skills. It’s also sad to say that Christian leadership today seems frequently to get confused with the modern concept of celebrity. Where consideration is given to the vital skills of people and organizational leadership, the Christian world so often seems to call upon secular, worldly models, passing over the one role model who should be in focus – Jesus Christ.

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Insights on Power, Character and the Ministry

by Colin D. Buckland on October 14, 2010 in Authority, Church Leadership, CL, Integrity, Power

Character and integrity are the great safeguards and health-giving boundaries to the use of power and authority as Christian leaders in the church. Christ likeness is maturity, bringing an inner security that acknowledges that we cannot reach any higher than ‘sonship’. Acceptance of ourselves with all our strengths and weaknesses, in the knowledge that we are his, and through Christ made acceptable to him, is a route to deep security and peace from which may spring true altruistic leadership and use of power.

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