Leadership in a Christian Organisation

Paper Summary:

This paper examines how the terms leadership and spirituality are linked and how spirit focuses on something abstract and internal while leadership evokes thoughts of the visible and outer world. This paper attempts to bring the two concepts together in a practical way to give directions for those in leadership with a focus on leadership within Christianity.

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Introduction
Trust
Relationships
Commitment
Conclusion

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"For leaders the notion that reflection and analysis are the prerogative of the philosopher and theologian needs to be dispelled (Scott, 1994, p. 70). The hierarchical model of leadership is not conducive to fostering relationships and connections between people and issues. Rather, such a structure militates against the manifestations of the spirit of an organisation (Scott, 1994, p. 74, 75). If an organisation is imbued with "the experience, reflection and articulation of the assumptions and consequences of Religious faith as it is lived out in a concrete situation" (Osiek, 1976) then those who are led feel empowered and the vision is shared by all. Power for a leader then becomes "power with, not power over" and the leader is the enabling centre of a team (Scott, 1994, p. 78, 79)."

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