Tag: Leadership Development

Leadership Approaches – Leading in Subordinate Roles

LEADING IN SUBORDINATE ROLES Part of the follow ministry resources: Christian Leadership, Empowerment, Transformational Leadership Introduction Resources Special Focus on Associate Staff Roles Related Ministry Resources Introduction Often church leaders, though seemingly in positions of significant influence, actually wield that influence more through moral authority than positional authority. They must work through boards, multiple staffs,

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Leadership Approaches – Strengths-Based Leadership

STRENGTHS-BASED LEADERSHIP, STYLES-BASED LEADERSHIP Part of the following ministry resources: Christian Leadership, Empowerment, Transformational Leadership. Leading According to Strengths Leading Outside of Strengths Leadership and DISC PROFILE Styles Leadership and StrengthsFinder Related Ministry Resources Leading According to Strengths Understanding one’s strengths to improve relationships and regulate weaknesses is crucial to leadership effectiveness. Many studies validate

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Leadership Approaches – Situational Leadership

SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP Part of the following ministry resources: Christian Leadership, Empowerment, Transformational Leadership. Introduction Situational Leadership as Empowerment and Transformational Leadership Situational Leadership and Spiritual Leadership Ministry Resources for Spiritual Leadership Related Ministry Resources Introduction The concept of “Situational Leadership” was popularized by Kenneth Blanchard and Paul Hersey to provide a model for individualizing the

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Leadership Approaches – Shepherd Leadership

SHEPHERD LEADERSHIP Part of the following ministry resources: Christian Leadership, Empowerment, Transformational Leadership. See also the closely related areas of Eldering and Pastoral Theology. Introduction Resources focused on Shepherd’s Identification With Followers Resources focused on Shepherd’s Organizational Leadership Related Ministry Resources Introduction One of the most important biblical metaphors of spiritual leadership is “shepherd.” It

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Leadership Approaches – Servant Leadership

SERVANT LEADERSHIP Part of the following ministry resources: Christian Leadership, Empowerment, Transformational Leadership. Servant Leadership, Core Principles Can we Really Lead Like Jesus? Biblically-Based Resources on Servant Leadership Corporate Models of Servant Leadership Kenneth Blanchard on Servant Leadership Servant Leadership, Core Principles The core principles of servant leadership is that leaders serve others. The literature

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Leadership Approaches – Primal Leadership, Emotional Intelligence

PRIMAL LEADERSHIP, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE Part of the following ministry resources: Christian Leadership, Empowerment, Transformational Leadership. See also the closely related fields: Leadership and Values, Feelings, and Intuition; Leadership and Emotional Systems, Self-Differentiation. Definition Biblical reflection Resources Relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Systems Primal Leadership as Empowerment and Transformational Leadership Related Ministry Resources Definition Primal

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Leadership Approaches – Intuitive Leadership

LEADING FROM VALUES, FEELINGS, INTUITION Part of the following ministry resources: Christian Leadership, Empowerment, Transformational Leadership. See also the closely related field, Leadership and Emotional Systems, Self-Differentiation and Leadership and Emotional Intelligence, Primal/Resonant Leadership. Definition Resources Related Ministry Resources Definition Leading from Values, Feeling, and Intuition is based on the idea that while most leadership

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Leadership Approaches – New Science, Chaos, Complexity Theory

LEADERSHIP STYLES – NEW SCIENCE, CHAOS THEORY, COMPLEXITY THEORY Part of the follow ministry resources: Christian Leadership, Empowerment, Transformational Leadership Introduction Application of New Science Leadership to Christian Ministry New Science as Transformational Leadership Ministry Resources on New Science Leadership Related Ministry Resources Introduction A growing batch of literature focuses on the applicability of “New

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Leadership Approaches – Narrative Leadership

NARRATIVE LEADERSHIP Part of the following ministry resources: Christian Leadership, Empowerment, Transformational Leadership. Introduction Narrative Leadership as Empowerment and Transformational Leadership Ministry Resources on Narrative Leadership Related Ministry Resources Introduction Narrative Leadership identifies with the personal and collective stories of followers. As leaders listen, they increasingly appreciate the history, the common themes, the diverse elements,

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Leadership Approaches – Level Five Leadership, Jim Collins

LEVEL FIVE LEADERSHIP – JIM COLLINS Part of the following ministry resources: Christian Leadership, Empowerment, Transformational Leadership. This leadership theory comes from the research of Jim Collins. Collins discovered companies that arise significantly out of years of underperformance do so through the influence of a highly motivated executive (Level 5 Leader). This leader assembles a

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