Reading: What is an effective leader? Part 2 (The Video Slides)

Learning To Lead

  Session 3

What is an effective leader?

A leader, with all his plusses and minuses, strengths and weaknesses, interacts with a group of people to define the culture (the way things are done here) in order to develop a vision for a preferable future, and then provides the impetus for doing the actions necessary to bring about that future with plans and prayer.

The Bible’s Models for Leadership

Joseph  Genesis 37 – 50

    Vision – Stars and Sheaves

    Competence

    Character – Potiphar’s wife

    “The Lord was with him”

    Big Picture

    “You intended to harm me,   but God intended it for   good….”  50:21

The Bible’s Models for Leadership

  Joseph:  Genesis 37 – 50

  Moses:   Exodus-Deuteronomy

    Definite Call  - Ex. 3

    Influence of Pharaoh and Israel

    Learned from others

    Jethro  - Ex. 18

    Preferable Future

    Close to God (face glowing)

                                    Ex. 34-35

The Bible’s Models for Leadership

  Joseph:  Genesis 37 – 50

  Moses:   Exodus-Deuteronomy

  David:   1 and 2 Samuel 

    Chosen, appointed by God

    Obedient  (man after God’s own heart)

    Sought God

    Trusted God  (Goliath)

    Failed Forward

The Bible’s Models for Leadership

  Joseph:  Genesis 37 – 50

  Moses:   Exodus-Deuteronomy

  David:   1 and 2 Samuel

  Nehemiah:   Nehemiah

  Called by God

  Vision

  Communication

  Problem solving

  Focus

The Bible’s Models for Leadership

  Joseph:  Genesis 37 – 50

  Moses:  Exodus-Deuteronomy

  David:   1 and 2 Samuel

  Nehemiah:   Nehemiah

  Jesus:  Gospels

  Chosen, appointed by the Father

  Sought God

  Gathered a guiding coalition

  Gave a Kingdom vision

  Poured himself out

The Bible’s Models for Leadership

  Joseph:  Genesis 37 – 50

  Moses:   Exodus-Deuteronomy

  David:   1 and 2 Samuel

  Nehemiah:   Nehemiah

  Jesus:  Gospels

  Apostles:  Acts

  Presented vision

  Sacrificed themselves

  Listened for God

  Acts 15