Leadership Basics
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Lesson OneWhat Is Leadership?9 Activities|1 Assessment
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Lesson TwoA Biblical Overview of Leadership10 Activities|1 Assessment
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Overview and Objectives
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What Does It Mean to Be “Called” into Leadership?
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Affirmation of God’s Calling into Leadership
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The Responsibility of Ministry Leadership
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Lessons on Leadership from Jesus
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What the Bible Tells Us about the Heart of a Leader
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Exemplifying Servant-Hearted Leadership
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Practical Activity: Reflecting on Your Motivations for Leadership
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Lesson Summary
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References
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Overview and Objectives
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Lesson ThreeBiblical Models of Leadership Development7 Activities|2 Assessments
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Lesson FourBecoming a Redemptive Leader9 Activities|1 Assessment
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Overview and Objectives
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More about the Redemptive Process of Leadership Development
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Focusing on Transformation and Redemption
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Peter as a Redemptive Leader
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Practical Activity: Determining Your Developmental Stage of Redemptive Leadership
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Roadblocks to Redemptive Leadership
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Discussion: Reflecting on and Sharing How You Measure Leadership Success
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Lesson Summary
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References
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Overview and Objectives
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Lesson FiveBeing an Effective Ministry Leader in a Changing World9 Activities
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Overview and Objectives
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How to Be Intentional about Leadership Development
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Mitigation Plans to Maintain Self-Discipline
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How to Articulate a Ministry Mission
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Practical Activity: Reflecting on Your Own Leadership Development while Leading Others
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Trends of the Twenty-First Century Shaping Church Leadership
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Discussion: How Can Leaders Respond to Changing Needs of the Church?
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Lesson Summary
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References
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Overview and Objectives
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion3 Activities
Participants 44
Lesson Summary
Congratulations! You’ve reached the end of Lesson 1: What Is Leadership?
Let’s recap
During this lesson we learned how to define leadership accurately by considering the context in which leadership occurs and the relational nature of it. The conceptualization of what effective leadership is connected to the times in which it is being examined. We examined some principles and theories arising from the classical and modern periods of leadership studies, and reflected on how these have influenced our current understanding of leadership.
By completing this lesson, you should be able to:
- Define leadership from multiple perspectives.
- Compare two or more historical theories that have defined the contemporary conceptualization of leadership.
- Evaluate which historical and theoretical perspectives have shaped their understanding of leadership.
Resources for this lesson
Here are resources that were recommended in this lesson.
Now continue on to Lesson 2: A Biblical Overview of Leadership in which you will learn more about God’s perspectives on leadership as revealed through accounts of effective leadership in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.