If you self-identify as a transformational leader, read how you can improve your impact within congregational settings to ensure sustainable influence for God's Kingdom with six steps founded upon the Christian and empirical research.
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Six Steps to Success for Biblical Transformational Leaders
1. STEPS TO SUCCESS
The Transformational Leader and Congregational Change
By Bryce Hantla
2. Definitions
“Organizational Change”: n the
process by which an institution undergoes
change to meet a felt need (Eisenbach, Watson, &
Pillai, 1999).
“Transformational Leader”: n. a type
of leader whose character, persuasiveness,
and ability to strategize guarantee that he or
she will be influential (or transformational) to
achieve shared goals (Synthesized by Scarborough,
2010; See also Burns, 1978; Bass & Steidlmeier, 2006;
Banks, Ledbetter, & De Pree, 2004).
3. Definitions
“Christian Transformational
Leadership”: Leadership that declares a
Biblical or Christian foundation, or is
specifically directed to the Church. It holds that
a leader’s vision, character, persuasiveness,
and ability to strategize guarantee that he or
she will be influential (or transformational) to
achieve shared goals (Scarborough, 2010; See also
Barna, 1997; Blackaby & Blackaby, 2011; Munroe, 2005;
Stanley, 2006).
4. Six Steps to Success
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Seeking change through prayer,
Garnering a sense of urgency to
empower congregational
leadership,
Casting a vision with the purpose
of changing hearts toward
organizational commitment,
5. Six Steps to Success
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Biblically disciplining problem
cases,
Strategizing and incremental
changes, and
Demonstrating fortitude to
sustain long-term change