Three differences between church and secular leadership Part 3

This post brings us to the end of our three-part series, I hope it has been as interesting for you to read as it has been for me to write about, please comment, subscribe and share.

3:Success is not yet Measurable

You are working long hours, there is that deadline on Friday, you are throwing everything you can at it, and you have the ulcer to prove it. With an hour to spare you open up a new fresh email to your boss starting with the statement “It is finished”. Relief floods your system when you click send. you achieved! you attained the results needed. Well that is the way it can work in the secular world…

In Spiritual leadership, it is not

Three differences between church and secular leadership Part 2

Here is part two of my observations, my objective here is simply to provoke thought and consideration, I welcome any comments and hope this post might give you a slightly different perspective.

2:Every decision is important

Decisions are important in every organization, they can destroy or build up, make or lose money, have you promoted or fired. Whatever job you happen to have, think of the worst decision

Three Differences between Spiritual and Secular Leadership Part1

Recently I participated in a conversation about leadership, from secular and religious perspectives (With a certain Zebra). Amid this exchange of ideas, it occurred to me that there are three main differences between these two institutions, of course there are many others, but in application there are three primary areas that I have identified.

If you are not in direct or official leadership I still encourage you to read, If you are a leader but not a Christian, I urge you to read also, as a different perspective can enrich your own outlook on the topic. If you are a Christian it will hopefully help you understand your leaders, perhaps preparing you for leadership in your own sphere of influence and finally, for those who are already effective leaders, your comments are more than welcome. So without further ado here is part one of this Three part series.

Welcome Pr Ted Wilson

Well as many of you will know the worldwide adventist church now has a new President (Pr Ted Wilson) one who is already drawing “Friendly fire” for his opening remarks, please decide for yourself…

AYC 2010 “GO” Part:10

Leadership & Evangelism Workshop 1/3

Before you can lead, think clearly about your vision, you need a goal to lead others to, without a focus, you will get no-where, and not only that, you will get there fast. Prayerfully search out God’s purpose and plan (with his counsel) how to make it a reality.

There are 3 main Leadership styles;

• Authoritarian: These are leaders like Hitler who compel people to follow them
  with authority, regardless of earning trust etc.
• Laissez Faire: This is a classic status quo, “Don’t rock the boat” kind of leader, they are very hands off and often allow things to happen rather than actively intervening.
• Empowering: This is the kind of leader you want to be, you have vision, you communicate that to others making the vision theirs too. Lead the overall movement but empower the people to participate, they are not just a crowd which are following, they are all vital cogs in the machine, they have a sense of ownership and purpose.

The workshop then moved on to personal evangelism and what is known as the
Gospel presentation.

AYC 2010 “GO” Part:9

Leadership & Evangelism Workshop 1/3

Originally I signed up for the Leadership workshop, however, God wanted me to do the evangelism workshop so much, that he had the AYC organizers merge the two workshops, this means that rather than benefiting from the experience of the gifted leader Neale Schofield alone, I was also able to be blessed by the vast knowledge of the evangelist, Pr Gary Webster.

In the first session, we dealt with the nature of leadership itself.

Leadership is…