Christian Leadership
Leadership is a critical element for success in business. The leader of the organization will make the necessary ethical and moral decisions to impact the rest of the company. The leader must lead by example and implement a Biblically based organizational structure. Servant leadership in a flat organization will pass the moral principles to the rest of the organization in an effective manner. Employees must be empowered and allowed to communicate their concerns to top management. Communication must be similar to the way Jesus taught His disciples.
The company as a whole must be involved in major decisions. The decisions must be made from a Christian point of view. Moral and ethical implications must be measured in all decision making process’. It is important to ask the question, “What would God do?”
A Christian organization will outperform secular competitors because of the trust within the organization. The customers will be loyal. Decisions will be made with the best interest of all the parties involved and the company will earn respect as a fair competitor.
Leading by example gave Christ the ability to control the outcome of any situation. Secular leaders often believe that dictatorship is the best way to get results. They think that their position gives them the authority to lead in the manner that they see fit. Christ disproved this method by becoming a servant leader and leader by example. He proved that the best way to lead is to humble one’s self and to live on the same level as the followers. Christ did not succumb to the inherent self-indulgence that man is accustomed.
Throughout his ministry Jesus sought to transfer knowledge to the people. He wanted all to accept God into their hearts and become saved. Christ kept the big picture at the forefront of His motivation. He knew that God had sent Him to earth with a mission. By communicating effectively, He accomplished more than any other mortal ever has.
I Timothy Chapter 4 verses 4-7:
“For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer. If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed. Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives tales.”
God has given us the ability to be creative with our minds. He created us, as we are told by Genesis, and He saw that we were good. We must use our talents and abilities to create things that glorify him. This is an important fact that must not be forgotten as we live our day-to-day lives. Even though our specific job may not seem to fit this ideal, our ultimate goal in life must be to minister the truths of the faith. People that have the ability to become great leaders have been given a special opportunity to have a lot of influence over other people. They can choose to serve their own purpose, by trying to get ahead, or by leading in a humanistic manner. They can also choose to manage the creativity of the people in their organization to achieve only company objectives. Or they can allow their peers to be actively creative in the organization, giving them guidance from the Christian perspective that will allow them to achieve greatness within and also outside the organization.
Christian leadership does not involve shoving religion down people’s throats, but can be used as an underlying force for decision-making. Because we’re made in God’s image, everything we create can be good. It is up to us, however, to actively pursue Christian standards within our circle of influence. By doing this we become good ministers and our creativity will teach the truths of the Christian faith.
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This short essay was written for Communications class MBA608 at Belhaven.