Leadership principles in a cross cultural situation. Just got back from a very pleasant trip to Africa, I met with some great people and was encouraged by their commitment to Christ and their desire to see that everybody hears the word of God and the good news He brings. I was asked one vital question, which I found both profound and perplexing. Much of what I teach on leadership and church growth is western or European centric. How can this apply to a poor African pastor and their congregation who sit in the shade of a tree every Sunday morning as they have no building? How are my leadership principles, that I teach, relevant to a Pastor who has no regular salary, and lives by faith in a very literal sense? Are the things that I teach able to cross the cultural divide in today's very modern and versatile society? Let me start by saying that Africa is a place of very large contrasts. I don't think that pastors who live in the large cities have necessar...