LEAD2018 | PLENARY 5 NOTES | 2 JUNE 2018 Title : WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP Speaker : Pastor Ann Chan ======================================== Introduction: 1. Leadership Definition “Transforming leadership is a relationship that raises the vision, value and aspiration of both the leader and the follower to new levels of expect - James Macgregor Burns “Leadership is technically defined as a dynamic process over an extended period of time in which a leader (utilizing leadership resources and by specific leadership behaviours) influences the thoughts and activities of followers toward accomplishment of aims — usually mutually beneficial for leaders, followers and the macro context of which they are a part.” - In The Making Of A Leader By Robert Clinton “Leadership is relationship in which one person seeks to influence the thoughts, behavior, beliefs and values of another person.” - In Relational Leadership By Walter C. Wright “Leadership is the ability to obtain followers. Once you determine this ability to get followers, you work backwards from the point of reference to figure out how to lead.” - James George From Par Training Corporation 2. Jesus’ Attitude towards Women Leaders “Through it all, Jesus demonstrated a pure noble and consistent attitude toward women, not moved by the opinions of others.” -Daughters Of The Church By Ruth Tucker And Walter Liefeld “Jesus’ attitude was totally different. By granting women the right to learn the good news of the kingdom and to participate in His ministry, Jesus imparted to women a new dignity and role. In doing so, He set a pattern for all His followers.” - Hierarchy and Leadership Patterns In The Bible By Richard Longenecker 3. On Being A Spiritual Leader “It is not won by promotion, but by many prayers and tears. It is attained by confession of sin, and much heart-searching and humbling before God; by self surrender, a courageous sacrifice of every idol, a bold uncomplaining embrace of the cross, and by an eternal, unfaltering looking unto Jesus crucified. It is not gained by seeking great things for ourselves, but like Paul, by counting those things that are gain to us as loss for Christ. This is a great prove, but it must be paid by the leader who would not be merely a nominal but a real spiritual leader of men, a leader whose power is recognized and felt in heaven, on earth and in hell.” -In The Soul-Winner’s Secret By Samuel L. Brengle 4. No Secret Ambition “A true and safe leader is likely to be one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and the press of circumstance. There was hardly a great leader from Paul to the present day but was drafted by the Holy Spirit for the task, and commissioned by the Lord to fill a position he had little heart for. The man who is ambitious to lead is disqualified as a leader. The true leader will have no desire to lord over God’s heritage, but will be humble, gentle, self-sacrificing and altogether ready to follow when the Spirit chooses another to lead.” - In The Reaper By A.W. Tozer 5. The Test Of Leadership - Patience “It is victorious endurance and constancy under trial. It is Christian steadfastness, the brave and the courageous acceptance of everything life can do to us, and the transmuting of even the worst into another step on the upward way. It is the courageous and triumphant ability to bear things, which enables a man to pass breaking point and not to break, and always to greet the unseen with a cheer.” - In Letters Of Peter And Jude By William Barclay Three Distinct Marks Of A Christian Woman Leader - 1. She is Called — and willing to obey the Call. 2. She posses Christ-like Maturity — and is growing. 3. She possess Functional Competencies — and is responsible in exercising them. Six Axioms Of Leadership - Rick Warren 1. “Believing When I Don’t See It” 2. “Obeying When I Don’t Understand It” 3. “Giving When I Don’t Have It” 4. “Persisting When I Don’t Feel Like It” 5. “Thinking Before I Receive It” 6. “Trusting If I Don’t Get It” Eight Reminders From Jude 20-23 “But you beloved, 1. Building yourselves up on your most holy faith; 2. Praying in the Holy Spirit; 3. Keep yourselves in the love of God 4. Waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. 5. And have mercy on some who are doubting; 6. Save others, snatching them out of the fire; 7. And on some have mercy with fear, 8. Hating even the garment polluted by the flesh.”