Writings on Christian leadership and leader development by Malcolm Webber
Are You an Abusive Leader? Part 1 Servant leaders differ from abusive leaders in all three basic issues of leadership: direction, alignment and achievement. They also have significant personal differences, and impact their followers in profoundly different ways. Note that you do not need to possess all the characteristics that follow to [...]
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For a team to be effective, its members must share both long-term vision and short-term goals that genuinely represent the will of God for the organization. When this is in place, the team can move ahead with a common working approach. We’ve discussed common vision and common goals. This week, we discuss developing a common approach. [...]
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For a team to be effective, its members must share both long-term vision and short-term goals that genuinely represent the will of God for the organization. When this is in place, the team can move ahead with a common working approach. Last week we discussed common vision. This week, we discuss shared goals. Common goals make the vision [...]
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For a team to be effective, its members must share both long-term vision and short-term goals that genuinely represent the will of God for the organization. When this is in place, the team can move ahead with a common working approach. The blessing of God abides upon a team that functions in unity (Ps. 133). Heart unity is only possible [...]
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Our goal is healthy churches and Christian ministries. This means every member must take responsibility for the whole; every member must function actively and thoughtfully. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. (Eph. 4:16) To this [...]
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Elsewhere we have defined “leadership power” as the leader’s capacity to influence others to move from where they are now to somewhere else. Formally, leaders have more organizational power than do followers. Nevertheless, good followers exercise considerable power to positively influence the direction and effectiveness of the [...]
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Someone said, “God gave us two ears but only one mouth. Some people say that’s because He wanted us to spend twice as much time listening as talking. Others claim it’s because He knew listening was twice as hard as talking.” We’ve discussed before the many barriers to listening. But how do we overcome these barriers to improve our own [...]
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Effective listening is not and never has been easy. Norman Weiner wrote, “Speech is a joint game between the talker and the listener against the forces of confusion. Unless both make the effort, interpersonal communication is quite hopeless.” In order to improve our listening, we must first identify the barriers we encounter to [...]
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Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant …” (Matthew 20:25-26) Jesus said that leadership in the Kingdom of God is fundamentally different [...]
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Transformation is radical change. To transform means to change in the way that a caterpillar transforms into a butterfly, or a tadpole into a frog, or a baby into a child and then into an adult. After the process is completed, it is as if the older form ceases to exist. Transaction, on the other hand, is simple exchange. It is benefits [...]
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