<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> What is successful Christian leadership? How should leadership be developed within a Christian context? This article encourages Christian leaders to seek to identify with Jesus’ mission and paradigm in developing leaders by examining the Scriptural passage in Mark 3:13-19. Jesus’ example in leadership development was based on succession of leadership primarily accomplished through personally shaping his disciples in close, mentoring relationships. This article, in particularly examines Jesus’ practice of having his disciples near him in order that they might best accomplish the task he had purposed for them. Currently, this pattern of leadership development has been given diverse definitions from servant-based leadership to transformational leadership, but to Jesus, developing leaders was best accomplished through simple mentoring. Jesus’ desired goals for his disciples were realized through an intentional nearness to the lives of the twelve. For Christian leadership to be healthy, its success depends on close relationships being developed between the mentor and the mentee. The indispensable mark of Christian leadership is the combined effort of action and agenda while purposing to influence others</p></abstract>

What is successful Christian leadership? How should leadership be developed within a Christian context? This article encourages Christian leaders to seek to identify with Jesus’ mission and paradigm in developing leaders by examining the Scriptural passage in Mark 3:13-19. Jesus’ example in leadership development was based on succession of leadership primarily accomplished through personally shaping his disciples in close, mentoring relationships. This article, in particularly examines Jesus’ practice of having his disciples near him in order that they might best accomplish the task he had purposed for them. Currently, this pattern of leadership development has been given diverse definitions from servant-based leadership to transformational leadership, but to Jesus, developing leaders was best accomplished through simple mentoring. Jesus’ desired goals for his disciples were realized through an intentional nearness to the lives of the twelve. For Christian leadership to be healthy, its success depends on close relationships being developed between the mentor and the mentee. The indispensable mark of Christian leadership is the combined effort of action and agenda while purposing to influence others

The indispensable mark of Christian leadership: implications from Christ’s methods of leadership development in Mark’s gospel

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What is successful Christian leadership? How should leadership be developed within a Christian context? This article encourages Christian leaders to seek to...

The indispensable mark of Christian leadership: implications from Christ’s methods of leadership development in Mark’s gospel

Published Online: Aug 14, 2018

Page range: 107 - 117

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2018-0019

Keywords
biblical mentorship/mentoring, mentoring, Christian leadership, transformational leadership, authentic leadership development

© 2018 Matt Thomas, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The indispensable mark of Christian leadership: implications from Christ’s methods of leadership development in Mark’s gospel

Published Online: Aug 14, 2018

Page range: 107 - 117

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/perc-2018-0019

Keywordsbiblical mentorship/mentoring, mentoring, Christian leadership, transformational leadership, authentic leadership development

© 2018 Matt Thomas, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
biblical mentorship/mentoring, mentoring, Christian leadership, transformational leadership, authentic leadership development