Biblical Leadership
I take grad classes at Liberty University towards a Masters in Christian Leadership. The first class that I completed (in ‘08) was CLED 510 which is called Biblical Foundations of Christian Leadership. The study guide that goes along with the class is written by Elmer Towns who has lots of additional free information on his website called Spiritual Breakthroughs.
Link to List of Liberty Seminary Programs
Link to Class Requirements for Masters in Christian Leadership
Anyways, the object of the course was to explore various leadership examples in the Bible. I’m sure many of you know some of the great leaders in the Bible such as Jesus, David, Moses, and Abraham. However, there were so many additional ones and the application to today’s world is simply incredible. The class was primarily an exercise in studying the leadership traits of each leader, then writing a paper summarizing, reflecting, and analyzing that person. Since it’s an 8 week class, we certainly didn’t write a paper on all of the below. However, I’ll just list the table of contents and you’ll get the idea.
Abraham: The Entrepreneurial Leader
Jacob: The Pragmatic Leader
Joseph: The Decision Making Leader
Joseph: The Strategic Leader
Moses: The Charismatic Leader
Moses: The Administrative Leader
Moses: The People Management Leader
Joshua: The Equipped Leader
Joshua: The Confrontational Leader
Samson: The Flawed Leader
Saul: The Failer Leader
David: The Growing Leader
Solomon: The Transitional Leader
Hezekiah: The Crisis Leader
Ezra: The Spiritual Leader
Nehemiah: The Administrative Leader
Daniel: The Subordinate Leader
Esther: The Crisis Leader
Shepherd: The Servant Leader
Jesus: The Mentoring Leader
Peter: The Self-Correcting Leader
Paul: The Visionary Leader
Paul: The Training Leader
I think this class is a great standalone class for a business leader in the secular world that is looking to find common ground in the Bible. I bet most wouldn’t have guessed there was so much “Leadership” ground in the Bible. I know before the class…… I didn’t know.
Tags: Leadership Bible
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Great post! There are a lot of great leaders in the Bible that we can all learn a great deal from. I’m always fascinated with the more I learn. This is nice having a list of them. Looking forward to reading more.