Leadership Assesment of Billy Graham
LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT OF BILLY GRAHAM
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A Paper
Presented to
Dr. Andy Wood
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
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In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course
CLED 520 Life of the Christian Leader
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by
Abby Ferguson
July 2012
Introduction Type in leadership at Amazon.com and you will glean an astonishing 300,000 plus results for books on leadership. Many yearn to become great leaders, yet few have the necessary drive and determination necessary to cultivate these truths into practice. Billy Graham, on the other hand, was able to become one of the top preachers of the 20th century because of the grand leadership ability that he allowed God to harvest within himself. True leadership ability cannot come from a book; it has to be forged in the furnace. Billy Graham’s unique set of life experiences molded him inwardly with intense heat, that inspired him and set his soul ablaze.([1]) The final product that furnace produced is what we now know as his life and legacy. His accomplishments are well- known throughout the world, to both believers and non-believers. He heeded to the call of the Great Commission and preached to more than 80 million people in stadiums and arenas and to even more through the use of radio, television and film broadcasting. He became the unofficial pastor to the nation and the friend and confident to every American president since Harry Truman. Something extraordinary must have happened to him in the furnace of his life, to make him the great leader he is today. This paper will examine the aspects of human development and spiritual development that shaped the life and calling of this mighty Christian leader.
Moral Development
The primary part of Billy Graham 's life and influence was his moral and ethical integrity that was above reproach. His morally upright ministerial career won over many of his skeptics and
___________________
A Paper
Presented to
Dr. Andy Wood
Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary
___________________
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course
CLED 520 Life of the Christian Leader
___________________
by
Abby Ferguson
July 2012
Introduction Type in leadership at Amazon.com and you will glean an astonishing 300,000 plus results for books on leadership. Many yearn to become great leaders, yet few have the necessary drive and determination necessary to cultivate these truths into practice. Billy Graham, on the other hand, was able to become one of the top preachers of the 20th century because of the grand leadership ability that he allowed God to harvest within himself. True leadership ability cannot come from a book; it has to be forged in the furnace. Billy Graham’s unique set of life experiences molded him inwardly with intense heat, that inspired him and set his soul ablaze.([1]) The final product that furnace produced is what we now know as his life and legacy. His accomplishments are well- known throughout the world, to both believers and non-believers. He heeded to the call of the Great Commission and preached to more than 80 million people in stadiums and arenas and to even more through the use of radio, television and film broadcasting. He became the unofficial pastor to the nation and the friend and confident to every American president since Harry Truman. Something extraordinary must have happened to him in the furnace of his life, to make him the great leader he is today. This paper will examine the aspects of human development and spiritual development that shaped the life and calling of this mighty Christian leader.
Moral Development
The primary part of Billy Graham 's life and influence was his moral and ethical integrity that was above reproach. His morally upright ministerial career won over many of his skeptics and
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