Manifesto of Intentional Christian Leadership.

Manifesto:

We Promise to do the following- with intent, when in Christian leadership:

1) People Matter.

People are our purpose. People are not a means by which we can create our own ends. When we reach out to people they are our objective.

2) We will help people think.

If people are our objective we will not get bogged down in the process. We will help people to think through our process in order to recognise our objective rather than just getting them to do and blindly follow.

3) Create great environments.

We need to help people become great, not just fix their problems. We do this by creating great environments by which they can grow and build their relationship with God.

4) Create opportunities for initiative.

People need to see and experience a spirit of excellence. They need to see opportunities where they can succeed rather than just avoid errors.

5) Be curious.

As a leader you don't need to know everything even though a little knowledge on everything will help a leader needs to find out what others think and see.

6) Be committed to the new paradigm of creating a leader-leader structure rather that a leader- follower.

It is not about a hierarchy where the leader empowers followers but rather a structure that believes that everyone is or has the capacity to lead (influence)

7) As the leader look to gather information.

Don't create an environment where you expect people to give you the information rather encourages people not to keep asking you for permission.

8) We are not perfect.

We will fail it's OK to say it.

9) We need to be lifelong learners.

We will get better at what we do. We will never settle for just being good.

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