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Texto Previo para Ciudad del Cabo 2010

¡Tenemos un problema de liderazgo! — ¡Pero hay esperanza! Resultados de una encuesta entre 1.000 líderes cristianos de todo el mundo

Autor: The Lausanne Leadership Development Working Group
Fecha: 10.06.2010
Category: Desarrollo del Liderazgo

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Nota del editor: El presente Texto Previo para Ciudad del Cabo 2010 fue escrito por Jane Overstreet como una reseña del tema a debatirse en la sesión Multiplex sobre “Cómo levantar una nueva generación de líderes similares a Cristo”. Los comentarios a este texto realizados a través de la Conversación Global de Lausana serán remitidos al autor y a otras personas para ayudar a dar forma a su presentación final en el Congreso”.

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¡Tenemos un problema de liderazgo! ¡Y éste es un problema que necesita ser resuelto para que prospere la evangelización mundial! Con demasiada frecuencia la evangelización se realiza exitosamente, se planta una iglesia y comienza a florecer, pero luego se designa un líder que lamentablemente destruye todo lo construido, y el fruto se pierde. Si bien la historia tiene muchas variaciones, el tema es demasiado familiar.

El Equipo de Trabajo de Desarrollo del Liderazgo de Lausana fue creado con el objetivo de responder a esta falta de líderes similares a Cristo. El grupo de trabajo está formado por una muestra representativa de líderes mundiales experimentados del cuerpo de Cristo, muchos de los cuales están involucrados específicamente en el desarrollo del liderazgo. 

Comenzamos por una encuesta entre líderes cristianos. Les pedimos que nos hablaran de sus experiencias con líderes cristianos, cómo pensaban que debería ser el liderazgo a la manera Cristo, y cuál consideraban que era la forma más efectiva de levantar líderes centrados en Cristo.

Recogimos respuestas de 1.031 líderes de siete continentes. Los entrevistados incluían una amplia variedad de edades, tipos de experiencias de liderazgo y cantidades de experiencias de liderazgo. Aproximadamente un tercio de los entrevistados fueron mujeres. La encuesta se realizó en cinco idiomas diferentes para tratar de obtener una amplia variedad de opiniones.

Durante la realización de la encuesta, una cosa se hizo alarmantemente obvia: ¡tenemos un problema de liderazgo! Primero veremos cómo nuestros encuestados definieron el problema, luego cómo definieron el liderazgo a la manera de Cristo y finalmente cómo describieron los mejores métodos para desarrollar líderes como una solución parcial del problema.

 (Para ver los resultados de la encuesta a preguntas con respuestas no cortas, ver el documento titulado: “Apéndice: Encuesta sobre desarrollo del liderazgo”)

1.  ¡Tenemos un problema!

Si miramos a nuestro alrededor al clamor por un liderazgo centrado en Cristo, queda claro que algo está terriblemente mal en nuestro mundo. Las personas encuestadas identificaron fácilmente las características de un líder a la manera de Cristo, pero señalaron que muchos líderes para quienes habían trabajado estaban penosamente lejos de alcanzarlas.

Cuando se les pidió que describieran sus peores experiencias al trabajar bajo líderes y qué características tenían esos malos líderes, los 1000 líderes que respondieron la encuesta dijeron:

  • Orgullosos, siempre tenían razón y siempre eran los grandes jefes
  • Falta de integridad, no confiables
  • Duros, poco afectuosos, se rehusaban a escuchar, críticos

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Responder Señalizar 0 Pulgares arriba Pulgares abajo Elizabeth_B (0)
Estados Unidos de Norteamérica

So often there is a lack in general leadership within our societies today. This overall lack of leadership creates  an even harder avenue for the Christ centered leadership to arise. We can be the Christ centered leadership. This article is blunt in what they see the common flaws and successes of Christ centered leaders today, and for that I applaud. The task of leadership comes with great responsibility, and adding the Christ centering aspect, that we are commissioned by God does not make it easier. However, Christ centered leadership, can happen, does happen and needs to happen. 


08.09.2011
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@ Elizabeth_B:

I agree with you Elizabeth, and I often pray that each time we hear of some leader falling from grace that it won’t put up a sheild between futher followers and futher leaders.


29.04.2012
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Estados Unidos de Norteamérica

In our day and time godly leadership is needed more than ever.  To Look at the church as a whole it seems that many people are falling away from their faith because of their experience with inept leaders.  As a pastor for more than sixteen years, I have seen many churches testimony take a beating because of the failure of their leaders to live godly lives before the congregation and community.  The result of these failures can be seen through the continued decrease in church attendance and participation along with a decline of trust and respect for spirtual leaders in the pulpit.  Thank you for highlighting a topic for discussion that is so relevant for christian leaders today, that will challange us to stay in the word, preach and teach sound biblical truths and lastly to walk the walk before our congregants and community. 


02.10.2011
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Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
@ pastort:

How do we then, as pastors, who we both want to portray the gospel in the most positive light possible, by our word and deeds, help build or rebuild, for that matter, leaders to live Godly lives? If our entire purpose is to be light unto the world and be a city on a hill, is there a way that we can relight old cities to have a Christ centered focus? 


We are each have the capability with God’s grace, to do great things for his glory, are there ways, through mentorship, discipleship or other ways that you have found that these great things can occur more often to prevent such a rapid decline in our churches today? 


06.10.2011
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Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
@ pastort:

I understand how a pastor or church leader can cause a person or in some cases many people to leave the church, it happened to me at a early age.


29.04.2012
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Thank you for this article. Christ-like leadership is much needed in our socities today. We say we love the Lord, but find ourselves following our own agendas and not the biblically sound scriptures that made leadership so effective in times past. As pastor of a congregation that is so loving and works hard for the church, I get somewhat disappointed when I look at the leadership that has come through the church and now find myself pastoring a people where the church building can fall at any moment. Just a few days ago, I stood in the old church and asked the lord what happened in this situation. My answer came in this way, "Others fix up and repair and beautify their own dwellings, and yet my house set in ruins". Somewhere leadership was not effective, and I believe that Christ-centered leadership is not what the Lord can do for me, but what is it that I can do to further kingdom growth. Thank you for this article that encourages me to be steadfast, unmoveble, listen and love God’s people and be the besst you can be. To God be the glory.

Reggie


10.07.2011
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Let me such say from the outset, how refreshing it was to see that this paper was based on responses from 1,037 participants representing seven continents in five languages, rather than merely based on first-hand observations and set of assumptions adhered to by the author. For this reason, I was extremely interested in what was shared.

By way of overview, I have bulleted the key points and added my comments under each one –

  • We have a leadership problem that is inhibiting effective evangelization, specifically leadership succession issues

It seems that no matter which direction one looks, there is a leadership vacuum, whether that is in a ministry, not-for-profit or commercial context. Although culture and geography certainly will impact the nature and severity of a leadership problem, there is no single culture inoculated from ineffective leadership – West or East. The inability of current leaders to see beyond their own respective leadership terms prevents them from establishing a clear leadership succession plan. Other problems that contribute to this include – 1) Pride and the inability to give up power 2) Lack of skills to identify and develop existing and emerging leaders and 3) Lack of understanding regarding what leadership model or paradigm could be explored further for application to a given culture and set of challenges. Certainly, while these issues exist, it becomes more cumbersome to appoint the right leaders and see subsequent generations of leaders build on the work completed by their predecessors

  • Top five pressing issues were – 1) Personal Pride 2) Lack of Integrity 3) Spiritual Warfare 4) Corruption and 5) Lack of infrastructure. The French group listed “poverty” as their #1 issue

It is interesting that #1-4 have more to do with the leader as a person. Some would argue that I have misplaced #4 (Spiritual Warfare), however, it is closely linked to the spiritual maturity and prayer life of the leader. A Christian leader cannot afford to ignore spiritual realities by depending more heavily on other personal qualities and gifts.  Lack of infrastructure is also deeply impacted by #1-4. If others perceive there are pride, integrity, spiritual and corruption issues, then there is less likelihood for the leader to obtain the support and resources that others would otherwise be willing to make available.

  • Consensus on what Christ-centered leadership is, but many fall short. Many characteristics were agreed based on the reading of the gospels, but the top five characteristics of “Jesus style influence” were 1) Integrity 2) Authenticity 3) Character, 4) Servant’s Heart and 5) Humility

It seems we all are sensitive to the failures of others, especially when they directly impact us. I found it fascinating that there was consensus about what constituted Christ-centered leadership, and wide acknowledgement that we nearly all fall short of that, albeit in different ways. Having gone through seminary, studied to be a psychologist and worked in senior executive leadership positions for a global ministry, I must say there has been very little attention given to training and teaching potential leaders in the areas of integrity, authenticity, character, servanthood and humility. It seems we know what they are, but lack the ability to teach them or impart them to others. Perhaps it comes back to the old adage that, “values are caught, not taught.” We simply need more leaders to model for the next generation what Christ-centered leadership looks like. There is no doubt that this is not an event, but a journey.

 

  • There is much debate over what should be the primary content for developing leaders (differentiation between character qualities and knowledge). The top five needs for content centered on: 1) Mentoring/coaching/prayer 2) Personal Life of a Leader 3) People Management 4) Conflict Resolution and 5) Strategic Planning

I liked the way the paper sought to differentiate between knowledge and character. I think this was insightful. Although knowledge is certainly valuable in understanding what leadership qualities people are looking for, and what is necessary for effective leadership, the mere impartation of knowledge does not automatically transform itself into character per se. Again, it is a journey of spiritual discovery and maturity, not all of a sudden acquired in one single event. Naturally, any existing or emerging leader will benefit from the wisdom and maturity of having a mentor walk alongside, exploring and evaluating teachable moments as they arrive, sometimes very ingloriously and depised!

  • Respondents chose the following five most frequent causes of failure in Christian leaders from a list of ten: 1) Burn-out 2) Abuse of Power 3) Inappropriate use of finances 4) Inordinate Pride and 5) Lack of Growth in their Spiritual Life

Again, against this backdrop, the author highlights the complexity of how to best grow leaders. “Is it better time management, better delegation skills, a better theology about work, a better understanding of God, a better insight into one’s culture, a better self-concept, a better understanding of God’s love, or all of the above?”

Through the responses of the survey participants, the author has raised relevant concerns about the need for Christ-centered leaders, the nature of leadership, the difference between developing character and imparting knowledge, and in the latter part of the paper identified key learning environments that may help towards this end.

One thing is clear. There is a leadership vacuum. Who will stand up and model Christ-centered leadership to emerging leaders of subsequent generations? And organizationally, how much are willing to invest into this effort?

#dmingml

#capetown2010

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21.10.2010
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Responder Señalizar 0 Pulgares arriba Pulgares abajo Prayman (2)  
Estados Unidos de Norteamérica

There certainly is a critical need to develop servant leaders.  Are their resources/curriculi available that present models of experience based teaching models?  I am involved in a first year start up school of omissions where we are endeavoring to train future missionaries, missions mobilizers, and mission leaders.


16.10.2010
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Responder Señalizar 0 Pulgares arriba Pulgares abajo Prayman (2)  
Estados Unidos de Norteamérica

There certainly is a critical need to develop servant leaders.  Are their resources/curriculi available that present models of experience based teaching models?  I am involved in a first year start up school of omissions where we are endeavoring to train future missionaries, missions mobilizers, and mission leaders.


16.10.2010
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Responder Señalizar 0 Pulgares arriba Pulgares abajo WilliamWestfall (0)
Estados Unidos de Norteamérica

Thank you to Jane, and the Lausanne Leadership Development Working Group for their contribution.
I respectfully must express my disappointment with the advance paper, however.  Please allow me to explain.
While I do not disagree with the findings, nor do I disagree with the need to discuss the current specific deficiencies in leadership, I am concerned that we are not asking questions concerning, and probing into the topic of, what God might be doing in the current generation of young leaders to rectify this situation.
This present generation of young Christians, and emerging leaders of the church, are passionately driven to engage the world with the love of Christ (missional living) and to create restorative solutions to the greatest problems facing our world today (poverty, human trafficking, oppression of many forms).
Yes, we have a problem. But much of the problem may lie in an aging leadership within the church, and the pridefulness of this group (as your own studies reveal) as they ignore the cries of the youth of our world, denying our youth the opportunity to lead by the power of the Spirit at work within them.  
Conversely, lest I be misunderstood as one-sided, the "entitled" attitude of this new generation is also in need of humility, and the manifold wisdom Christ and his church.  
Together, as the whole Body of Christ, may we find, by the grace of God, a way forward on this most crucial topic of discussion.  


16.10.2010
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Estados Unidos de Norteamérica

Thanks for unpacking some extensive and sobering statistics with clarity and grace.

It seems that much of the present situation has been the fruit of business management principles wrapped up in Scripture and then passed off as “biblical leadership.” 

Searching for “Christ-centered leadership” provides an important distinctive as its locus is the person and work of Jesus Christ.  This not only encompasses the historical work of Christ in the redemption of the leader but (hopefully) His ongoing regeneration and renewal as that leader tends and feeds His sheep.

The need for community as a leader cannot be overstated.  Not to be the first among equals but the least among servants.


16.10.2010
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Taiwán (Republica de China)

Thank you Jane, you do a very good paper about sharing this problem.
I agree that  there are more enough good people in our church but not
so many ’GOOD’ leaders in there.
Maybe to give more chance to the ’Young’ or high fliers is the best solution.


16.10.2010
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Egipto

ِexcellent piece. I thought that in the third world and muslim countries we have different problems. But after reading your paper I realized.... Human beings are the same all over the world


14.10.2010
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Estados Unidos de Norteamérica

Thank you Jane for taking the time to put this paper together. It shows us once again how much there is a need for intercessors on behalf of leadership! I know I need to be spending more time in prayer with all of this as well. People can be aware of what it means to be a "Christ-like leader," but seeing an actual change in people’s lives and making the right decisions/choices on a daily basis, is the difficult part. 

As a younger leader, it has been a burden for me to see how many other younger leaders turn away from leadership, because of some of these statistics that you stated. OR they don’t end up wanting the responsibility that goes with the title of a "leader", once they really find out what it all entails. OR they see the burned out leaders, etc and don’t want to turn out like them, so they pull away from leadership all together. I’ve seen it happen time and time again. 

I can still remember when I really began to evaluate my style of leadership and how I was handling situations. I was 21 yrs old and I had this girl say that she would never want to be me. We were good friends, but I was also her leader and when she went more in depth as to why she wouldn’t want to be me, I found out that it was because I was always busy, stressed and had so much responsibility and she didn’t want to have to deal with all of that.

It really got me thinking about what kind of leader I was portraying. Even if I was tired and had to much going on, that’s NOT the first thing they should see! It REALLY challenged me and that’s where I feel like I began trying to live more of a "Christ-centered leadership" life-style. Not that I had been neglecting my relationship with the Lord, or anything like that, but it challenged me to be aware of what others saw in me first, where my priorities were at, how much I was trying to do in my own strength, how I was leading out and what the most evident thing in my life was. If we’re supposed to be striving to be "Christ-like", then others SHOULD want to be like us. So, it was a HUGE turning point in my life and I continue to ask God to convict me, or show me how I can change and be the leader that He wants me to be. 

I liked how you expressed this: "Christ-centered leadership is not a goal to achieve, but rather a lifetime journey to undertake."

I appreciate all you have shared and it helps to even know how to pray more specifically for leaders and the type of leaders that need to be raised up. It’s not easy, but it is a HUGE need. I know there’s hope for change, but I have to continue to pray that people will make the right choices and apply what they learn. Even those that have been set in their ways for so many years. When younger leaders can see an intentional change in the lives of the leaders above them, besides just talking about it, it makes a HUGE difference. 


14.10.2010
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Responder Señalizar 1 Pulgares arriba Pulgares abajo Knud_Jorgensen (1)  
Noruega

Interesting survey, but are there no positive and encouraging stories and examples to tell about? If I were young, this survey and your interpretation would make me lose hope from the very outset.

Another matter: On p.3 you say that one cannot be born a Christ-centered leader no matter how gifted one might be. Yes, but is it not conceivable that the Spirit sometimes takes a natural gift and puts it on fire and in that way transforms it into a spiritual gift? So why only paint the gloomy picture? Are not also our natural gifts gifts from the Lord?


14.10.2010
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Responder Señalizar 0 Pulgares arriba Pulgares abajo Sarah_Breuel (0)  
Italia

Thank you for sharing this research and for this refreshing paper! I question that still remained with me as I read it was regarding the target audience. Even though it is stated that the “target” was “Christ-centered leaders”, that it is still very broad… Maybe a more defined audience in terms of scope with help further the discussion. Blessings as you prepare for next week!


13.10.2010
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Italia

Thank you for sharing this research and for the refreshing paper! A question that still remained with me as I read it was regarding the target audience. Even though it is stated that the “target” was “Christ-centered leaders”, that it is still very broad… Maybe a more defined audience in terms of scope will help further the discussion. Blessings as you prepare for next week!


13.10.2010
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Malasia

We have uncountable leadership workshops and seminars that sharpen the skills but where are the Christ-like leaders, vulnerable and transparent, who are willing to walk with us and show us the essence of leadership? 


10.10.2010
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Responder Señalizar 0 Pulgares arriba Pulgares abajo Ishak_Sukamto (1)  
Indonesia

It’s has been so long when we entry leadership discourse our eyes look upon how worldly, secularism, and what so called ‘professionalism’ define about who leader is. We expect leaders who could compete with this world and even with other churches and christian organization and put this kind of leader in christendom. From leader, we demand more capacity, ability, capability than spirituality, humility, integrity dan simplicity. then we short of leaders.

How about Christ-Like Leader, with availability for sacrifice, suffering, may a looser, not famous, but faithful and humble ? 


08.10.2010
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Estados Unidos de Norteamérica

What a blessing to have those statistics and concerns mapped out like that. I agree that we have a leadership void. It’s odd that in the US where we practically worship leadership, we still don’t see much of biblical leadership touted (sacrifice, humility, integrity). More often it’s about leading people in such a way so that a corporate entity can make more money.


07.10.2010
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Reino Unido

We have a leadership problem indeed, but then in the terms set out in this paper, so did the church in the first century and in every century since. The amazing thing is that God uses fallible leaders to accomplish his work. A Biblical and historical perspective can perhaps give us a little more hope.

Maybe it helps to distinguish spiritual and structural factors in leadership development. Learning skills and developing character each require a different methodology. Spiritual development is necessary in every context, but the specific skills may vary within different church and cultural contexts.


07.10.2010
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Estados Unidos de Norteamérica

Thanks for the presentation of the survey and your comments, Jane.  Very helpful.  


06.10.2010
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Nigeria

This subject is dear to my heart. There is a huge generational gap of deliberate and sacrificial mentoring by older Christian leaders, targeted at raising emerging Christian leaders. This has contributed greatly, in my opinion, to the crisis the Church is facing in this regard and has continued to increase the hunger for mentoring today among emerging Christian leaders.

What distinguishes a Christian leader is Christ-centered influence, emanating from his/her character or if you like internalized core values (walking your talk, living and leading like Jesus), which I agree are developed through life experience, mentors, classroom training, models, accountability, etc. As a YL, I have in the course of my Christian walk related with several older Christian leaders at various levels and fronts and have had very enriching and also not so good encounter.

It’s a mixed feeling in my view; the oldies are too busy to make out time to mentor the youngies, they lord it over them and are more inclined to using the people to accomplish the task than raising people to accomplish the task. The youngies, like orphans, struggle to develop themselves through every other available option (experience, bible school, etc), and to influence their successors.

The time has come for all hands to be on deck toward ensuring that every Christian has the opportunity he/she needs to grow and keep growing towards Christ-like/centered (selfless and sacrificial) leadership.


05.10.2010
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