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Godly Leadership
Godly Leadership is the ability to affect the perceptions,attitude and behaviour of others. Godly leaderd make themselves accountable to people. They are with good vision and posses charisma.
Galatians 6:9
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the poper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up".
Attribute of Godly Leadership
• Competence.
• Character.
• Integrity.
Questions ableader must answer
Who am i?
What is my gift?
How can i serve?
Contexual issue in Leadership
• Positional Leader.
• Relational Leader.
• Transformation Leader.
• positioner Leader
Godly leaders stand in place of authority and he is a manager whereby he carefully take risk.
Leaders are risk taker no matter what happen.
• Relational Leader
They command their followers as a result of relationship and they create good relationship between the people.
• Transformation Leader
They motivate their followers.
Leadership is self denial,sacrificing and not fighting. A good leader earns reapect and does not command.
Godly Leadership brings about Spiritual transformation.
Spiritual Transformation
As someone quipped " if a man desires the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work".
Skills of a Leader
• Conflict resolution.
• People management.
• Team building.
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see someone skilled in their works? They will serve before kings, they will not serve before officials of low rank.
Godly leaders are always with vision.
Effects of a vision
What is vision? Vision is the ability or power to anticipate,sensing what might come in the future.
• Vision increases ownership.
• Vision creates continuity.
• It gives direction and purpose.
• It gives encouragement.
• It makes big dreams possible.
• It gives a great openess.
• It prepares you for the challenges.
• It provides focus.
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Vision Killers
• Tradition.
• Fear.
• Steerotype.
• Laziness/Weaknes.
• Shirt term thinking.
• Bad company.
Philippians 2:4
Not looking to your own interest but to each other of you to the interest of the others.
In conclusion, one needs to seek for God's wisdom,knowledge to be able to be a godly leader. You need to move closer to God for direction like Moses,Joshua and Caleb did in their days.
Matthew 20:26
Not so with you instead whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant.
May the good Lord be with everyone and direct you to be godly leader and remember everyone has the potential of a good leadership, all you have to do is to discover yourself and work on yourself.
Matthew 7:12
So in everything do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the law and prophets.