Dr. King and Spiritual leadership . Dr. King’s primary role was to submit himself to
Dr. King and Spiritual leadership . Dr. King’s primary role was to submit himself to
In considering “The Faithful Preacher: Recapturing the Vision of Three Pioneering African- American Pastors.” I will assign this book two strengths.…
Martin Luther King Jr. was blessed with amazing talents, one of them being great leadership skills. Leadership simply came naturally to him. It would have been wise for Napoleon and Squealer, those deceiving pigs from Animal Farm, to take notes about leadership and integrity from Dr. King. Dr. King's leadership and perseverance played a major role in helping the black people acquire the equality they so rightfully deserved. Unlike the pigs of Animal Farm, Martin Luther King Jr. embodies the characteristics of a strong leader because he does tremendous job demonstrating integrity, respect, and collaborativeness.…
This study arrangement is a concern with mentoring spiritual leaders. “Shepherding those who shepherds the Lord’s flock. The author, Edward Smither, opens with a question of how could a fifth-century African bishop be relevant to the twentieth-first century?” When it comes to mentoring spiritual leaders, Smither uses Aurelius Augustine or Augustine of Hippo, as an example of how to mentor others. Smither mentions that “so many pastors are in a struggle with isolation because they have no one to mentor or nurture their souls.”…
The second part of my philosophy of ministry is to train leaders. A leader in the church is a godly servant who is influencing others in the church. Building leadership development in the local church is vital to the continual growth of the ministry (Acts 6: 3-4; 2 Tim. 2:2). I want to always be in the process of training individuals and preparing them to step into a leadership position. The leadership training process needs to include not only theological study and “hands-on” involvement, but community and relationship development as well.…
While Estelle’s selfishness leads to an inauthentic and unfulfilling life, Martin Luther King’s selflessness does the opposite. His altruism is evident when he stands up for others who are being treated unjustly, even though he personally is not affected. In his letter from Birmingham jail he writes, “Just as the Apostle Paul left his little village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to practically every hamlet and city of the Greco-Roman world, I too… must constantly respond to the Macedonian call for aid” (King 1). It is because of King’s selflessness that he leads a fulfilling life. He changes the lives of African Americans for the better, and continues to be an inspiration to millions. His altruistic qualities contrast the non-existent ones of Estelle.…
In literary work of his, Martin Luther king expresses how important his calling is. For example in his letter he states:Just as the eighth century prophets left their little villages and carried their thus saith the Lord' far beyond the boundaries of their home towns; and just as the Apostle Paul left his little village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to practically every hamlet and city of the Graeco-Roman world, I too am compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my particular home town.By stating this quote Martin Luther King Jr. displays how important and different his calling of…
The morning of January 15, 1929 imprints the introduction of a standout amongst the most motivating and compelling individuals ever, Dr. Martin Luther King. The life of Dr. Lord was an uncommon one. His life was one loaded with energy and devotion for something he adored. Very few individuals on this planet would experience the hardships that he persevered. Since Dr. Lord was conceived, his whole life was dedicated to the health and improvement of minorities around him, as well as the privilege and opportunities of mankind overall. Beginning as a Pastor in Montgomery, AL, King started his voyage lecturing about the significance of adoration, acknowledgment and balance and additionally diminishing disdain.…
The black church in the 21st century needs strong, leaders who model biblical servanthood. Servant leaders are essential for transitioning a traditional black church. As a result of reading and hearing all the shocking stories related to the black church, and above all leadership in general, it’s time to develop a model of biblical leadership which will grow healthy servant leaders in the church where I currently serve as pastor. Our church community needs servant leaders who will model biblical attributes through connecting to God, connecting to each other, and connecting to serve this present age. The black church indeed needs a different leadership model. A ministry project of this magnitude will improve our existing contextual setting and the Christian community at Progressive Missionary Baptist Church.…
Most leadership theories, transformational, transactional and laissez – faire focus on the development and motivating the followers. But they gave less attention towards spirituality. Many studies have been done in order to find the impact of leadership styles on the employee performance and how it can be used to improve the organizational outcomes. Spirituality is considered to be the innercore of leadership. Spirituality is something that is beyond the self. Leaders today, losing the values, morals, mission and vision to do the work. Spirituality is what deals with the improvement of personal values and understanding of self and work towards the integration of self and group development. As Fairholm (1996) worked on spiritual leadership having…
The basis of this paper is to provide a general framework on the foundations of servant leadership in an organization. The basis of servant leadership gives individuals the principles to make positive choices within an organization and personal life if applied for the correct purposes. The concept of servant leadership provides the guidelines to focus on the serving of others to improve the organization. The biblical integration project will discuss the doctrine that Greenleaf proposed for providing a basis of servant leadership principles. In addition, the discussion of this research is to understand the servant leadership principles from a biblical perspective. The premise of both notions intertwine the ideas for improving others’ lives…
Interpersonal: Martin Luther King was the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, Member of executive committee of Montgomery NAACP, head of Montgomery Improvement Association and leader of Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He displayed his leadership skills by influencing and motivating the black population to start a nonviolent movement in Montgomery. He hence played the role of an effective Figurehead and a leader.…
Printed in Timeline (www.globalcommunity.org) by Will Keepin who is president of the Satyana Institute in Boulder, Colorado, a provisional set of "principles of spiritual leadership." These are neither definitive nor authoritative……
According to the definition in order to accomplish this “process” group of individuals (followers) have to be influenced by an individual (leader) who should motivate, inspire, guide and direct group members towards mutual goal. This is exactly what Sir Martin Luther King, Jr. was doing and what had made him one of the world’s most inspirational leaders. A real role model of a successful leader had been attracting public interest for years and his characters, traits and skills are still inspirational for many of the modern day leaders and for ones interested in this filed. One of the main qualities of King’s as a leader was probably that, he always made it sure, that his followers were aware “why they do what they do”. Before discussing Dr. King’s leadership nature in more details, let’s have a brief look of his biography, which had shaped him as a successful person as well as a leader.…
Leaders are chosen because of their spiritual qualifications. It is a high calling. Good holds them more responsible. He has laid his own specific qualifications for leaders (1 Timothy 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9). They are not chosen on the basis of their executive abilities, financial success, public relations, skills, etc. – By-Laws of First Church of God, Inc. Philadelphia, MS Article V Section 7 Paragraph C. Note 1.…
Michael Hyatt Intentional Leadership. (2012). Retrieved from Eight Leadership Lessons from Martin Luther King, Jr: http://michaelhyatt.com/…