“Leadership” is not a buzzword that really gets my juices flowing.
However, today I will discuss a gem from that ‘All-Americanised’ gum-chewing, green-tea drinkin’ leadership world that the western church has grown to idolise:
The “Good to Great” leadership model.
Researcher Jim Collins, author of best-seller Good to Great, seems to have found proof that the ancient model of Leadership used by the Master himself- Jesus still works! Let me quickly give you some context:
In Good to Great, Collins presents imperial evidence that he and his 21 research associates gathered over a period of 15000 working hours, spanning over 5 years. His deep analysis on the business world primarily focused on established companies that achieved GREAT results, over 15 years, instead of just good results. Why did he bother? Well, from what I read, the purpose of his studies were to conclude IF there were similar or decisive factors practised within all of GREAT companies, that gave them marketplace dominance over their competitors.
When you examine the results diagram below, it wreaks of the ‘leadership’ model that Jesus displayed:
1. Disciplined People: Jesus exuded humility but stoic resolve. Before strategy, he found the right people – His Disciples.
2. Disciplined Thought: Jesus taught the brutal facts: Eternal life, the cost of Sin, the cost of following Him, and the purpose of His Kingdom.
3. Disciplined Action: Jesus went all the way innocently to the cross.He seen it through no matter what the cost.
Today’s point? As the writer of Ecclesiastes says (1.9),
“What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun”
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