Week 1 1/15, What is leadership?
1) What is leadership?
Leadership can be defined as a multitude of things depending on who is in the leadership position and to what he or she is leading whether it be a movement, a cause or a group of people. Leadership takes place in numerous scenarios taking on many different manifestations. When I think of those who are leaders, each individual has led in his or her own unique way because God has used them regardless.
Leaders are those who have abilities to guide others, assist decision-making. They are not necessarily assertive, having the same personality type, but may carry a quiet leadership quality. Those who are leaders are balanced individuals who have gifts and characteristics or influence over others. They are people who can be leaders in many realms of life differing in career paths, different ages, political and religious beliefs and differences of all kinds.
Leaders are those who stand up for what they believe, religious or not. In the realm of ministry, they take what they believe to death. They dare to dream big and pursue them with endless heart. Leadership takes al of someone, not part of them.
2) What are several kinds of leadership in the Bible and example of each?
I was doing some research on the Internet and came across three types of leadership that comes from the Bible. These include: “Leading the Unleadable,” “ Leading Yourself First,” and “Leading by Influence.”[1] I wish to explain and share each of these types of leadership and show their importance to each Biblical story and example. For example, Adam was the first man here on Earth, who had a direct relationship with God with no sin holding him back. He could be defined as one who lead by influence because God created him to be the man of the household, the caretaker and the breadwinner. Eve did the same as she led by influence over her children. One could argue that both of these Biblical examples were also both leaders by example, because they are our first Biblical examples of a man and a woman. If you take a look at Noah, he lead himself first because he had to follow God, and he went after the dream God gave him, heart and soul. There are many more examples that we could think of…but this is what I’ve decided to include.
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