LEAD 0510 Leadership Development Introduction

Course Requirements Required readings –Nouwen –Rinehart –Rost –Myers-Briggs

Assignments and Grades –Class participation10% Throughout the week –Action learning project30% January 8th –Reflective leadership essay30% January 11th –Fundamentals of Christian leadership30% February 5th

Course Overview Theology of leadership The person of the leader Leader’s capacities and impact in influencing people Systems leadership Presentation of Action Learning Projects

How Do You Define Leadership? Draw a picture that represents “leadership” to you Share with your neighbours Pull out 5 key words from your shared pictures Create your own definition

Summary of “Industrial” Leadership Analyzed individually or in toto, these (industrial age) leadership theories have been: structural-functional management-oriented personalistic in focusing only on the leader, goal-achievement-dominated male-oriented utilitarian and materialistic in ethical perspective rationalistic –Philip Rost, Leadership for the 21 st Century

Leadership Jazz Leadership is not a position. To my knowledge, a promotion never made anyone a leader. Leadership is a fiduciary calling. Max DePree. Leadership is an Art.

Leadership as Process Leadership is process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to achieve a common goal. It is the sine qua non of leadership. Peter Northouse. Leadership

Focus on Intent Leadership is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes that reflect their mutual purposes. Philip Rost, Leadership for the 21 st Century

Transformative Leadership Transformative leadership occurs when one or more people engage with others in such a way that leaders and followers raise one another to higher levels of motivations and morality. Burns. Transformative Leadership

Leadership as Service Leadership begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first. Then, conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead. The difference manifests itself in the care taken by the servant – first to make sure that other people’s highest-priority needs are being served. The best test is: Do those served grow as persons; do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, or more likely to become servants themselves? Bob Greenleaf. Servant Leadership.

Leadership and Action Leadership means initiating action towards shared values and purpose. Dick Couto

Daniel 4: Nebuchadnezzar's Dream God chooses the leaders God can and will choose the humblest All leaders are followers – in service to God

1 Samuel: Saul as Leader Christian leaders are dependant on God, not their position We must show confidence in God’s willingness and ability to provide We must confirm to the will of God People are interdependent

Mark 10: Jesus on Leadership We are to servants, even slaves to one another Service means sacrifice We are a resource to be used for the good of others We are to live in conformity to God’s will We are utterly dependent on God

Ephesians 4: Leadership in Community We are to be marked by gentleness and humility We must be patient, bearing one another in love Leaders equip others

Trinitarian Perspective Leadership is relational, not hierarchical or organizational The model of shared leadership flows from the Trinity As sisters and brothers, each has a unique role Love for each other and dependence on God mark the Christian leader

Reflection What are the character, attributes, and calling of a Christian leader? How do we serve as leaders when we lack formal authority?

The Character of a Leader Humility Love Conformity to the will of God Interdependence

The Attributes of a Leader Deep sense of instrumentality Biblical and missional Authentic Vulnerable

The Roles of a Leader Equipping Serving Speaking out Maintaining a kingdom perspective

Self-Reflection As Christians, we are called to be before we are called to do and our calling both to be and do is fulfilled only in being called to Him. Oz Guinness, The Call What does it mean to you to be “Called to Christ? How will you live that out as a leader?

What is Kingdom Business? “Any work, activity or enterprise that seeks to recognize, embrace, and execute the full implications of the Lordship of Jesus Christ over all things...including the workplace.” Mike Baer, The Jholdas Project

Kingdom Business is… Vocational –it is high an holy calling Intentional –we recognize that there is a specific direction or manner in which your role in the workplace impacts the Kingdom Relational –We are responsible for stewarding the web of relationships that the workplace brings Operational –We must operate according to the principles of excellence

Form Learning Teams for ALPs Develop a ‘wanted’ poster Self-organize into teams Simple Rules –Equal number on each team –Leverage interdependence –Complimentary skills and learning needs

Project Approach 90 minute lunches for team process A lens through which you can apply ‘lessons learned’ from this course Team of leaders with no formal leader Need to be practical applications to a specific setting or context Must be biblically grounded Goal is implementation AND learning Projects presented at week’s end

Overnight Reflections on today Myers-Briggs Assessment Read Wergin – –Resources/Leadership Centre –Resources