Description

CLI – Christian Leadership Institute: Module 5.0 Organizational Life

The competencies in this module all reflect the understanding and skills a leader requires to deal with the bigger picture of their particular ministry context. In essence, organizations have characteristics of organisms and leaders need to understand how the culture of their context either encourages or discourages the shared values and goals of the individuals making up the organization as well as the organization as a whole, as an organism. Being able to analyze these factors and learn the basics of organizational development are critical for the leader to serve the organization by helping it achieve its intended purpose.

Competency 5.80 Leadership Transition: Description and Rationale

The goal of leadership is not to create a position or function that will last forever, but to develop and equip others so that they may be able to continue the work that was started. Releasing others does not diminish the leader’s effectiveness or sphere of influence but rather enhances an increases it. The very nature of servant leadership is to pass the baton of leadership to others while still in one’s prime. The art and practice of leadership succession is a competency that results in healthy organizations that fulfill their purpose beyond just the founder, charismatic leader or one generation.

The Authors

Doug Friesen is a pastor, teacher, church planter, mentor, ministry coach, and director of CLIMB, an organization that facilitates innovative ministries in Canada. Phil Jeske (PhD) is a missionary teacher, author, ministry coach and president of ICM, an international mission organization.  They are both specialists in their field of leadership development and travel internationally coaching teams within the Ministry Coaching Network (MCNet). They have a passion to mentor the next generation of servant leaders and help ministry teams start innovative ministries that will impact their nations. Both they and their wives  live near Vancouver, Canada with their grown children and grandchildren.