Abstract
Leadership development is an ongoing need in Africa. Good leadership is key to the building of any society. This article is written from the perspective of someone who lives in an African community of poverty. As he or she observes the many problems the African continent faces, he or she wonders about the role of the church to participate in seeking solutions to these problems. The article stresses that effective leadership development should equip people to be participants of the flourishing of their communities. It discusses the theological and missiological foundations of leadership as avenues to align leadership formation with the improvement of the quality of life of Africans living in communities of poverty. The researcher belongs to a missional community which focuses on discipling local residents, with the hope of nurturing agency from inside out. He uses the autoethnographic methodology to describe this case study of his missional community efforts.
Highlights
Meaningful leadership development is key for the building of a community and the sustainability of an organisation
In particular, is based on the concept of servant leadership found in the Bible (Mt 18:4)
This article used an autoethnographic approach to reflect on InnerCHANGE as a case study of grassroots leadership development
Summary
Meaningful leadership development is key for the building of a community and the sustainability of an organisation. Shaw (2006:119) states that ‘a salvation history approach to the theology of leadership suggests an ideal of theocratic leadership, the heart of which is the servant leader model of Jesus’. He adds that ‘such an idea’ becomes a reality when someone learns ‘to find significance in their relationship to God rather than through their status and position as leaders’ (Shaw 2006:119). Such a posture ‘empowers a leader to move towards the eschatological imperative of vulnerable authority’ (Shaw 2006:119)
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