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标题：LEADERSHIP FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST: DEVELOPING A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP FROM 1 TIMOTHY 3:1-7 AND TITUS 1:6-9: IDENTIFICATION AND EXPLANATION OF A SPIRITUAL LEADER’S PERSONAL PRIORITIES, FIDELITY OF AUTHORITY, AND COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY
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作者：Stephen M. King
期刊名称：Journal of Biblical Perspectives in Leadership
电子版ISSN：1941-4692
出版年度：2013
卷号：5
期号：1
页码：3-40
出版社：Regent University School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship
摘要：The purpose of this article is to provide a conceptual framework for re-examining spiritualleadership. The article uses textual analysis, critically examining the meaning andconsequences of Biblical leadership qualities or traits found in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:6-9.The conceptual framework developed consists of three factors relevant to the socialization ofspiritual leadership: personal priorities, fidelity of authority, and community responsibility. Usingthe Pauline texts as the basis for analysis, drawing upon relevant leadership literature, andillustrating with Biblical vignettes of spiritual leaders, the article contends that spiritual leadershipis: (1) based on the character of Jesus Christ; (2) that the Pauline discussion of leadershipcharacteristics found in 1 Timothy and Titus form the basis for spiritual leadershipconceptualization and empirical development; and (3) that spiritual leadership should not beconsidered only in the context of a church vocation or function, such as pastor or elder, but isrepresentative in all other vocational and professional walks of life. In addition, the article arguesthat as spiritual leadership is absent of one or more of these factors—character, authority, andcommunity—there arises a breach or crisis in spiritual leadership, which has devastating socialand cultural consequences. Spiritual leadership is a key variable in the study and reexaminationof Biblically-based and Biblically-inspired theories of leadership