Led by the Spirit, Leading by the Spirit: Paul as the Prototype of Spiritual Leadership

J. Lee Whittington

Chapter Chapter 2 in Biblical Perspectives on Leadership and Organizations, 2015, pp 29-64 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract In Chapter 1, I elaborated on the biblical perspective on spirituality. In this chapter, I extend the general idea of spirituality to leadership by examining the apostle Paul as a prototype of spiritual leadership. Spiritual leadership is leadership that is yielded to the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit. Spiritual leaders are those who are being led by the Spirit to accomplish a mission that has been assigned by the Spirit. This sensitivity to the Spirit shapes their motives and informs their methods. The outcomes of spiritual leadership reflect the “fruit of the Spirit.” When a leader is led by the Spirit, the leader’s as well as his or her followers’ attitudes and behaviors are characterized by love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and self-control.

Keywords: Life Change; Spiritual Leadership; Formal Authority; Emotional Appeal; Life Mission (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137478085_3

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