Moses' Leadership Styles and its Implications for Contemporary Church Leaders in Nigeria
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2019-04
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Department of Religions, University of Ilorin
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Leadership occupies a very crucial position in every organization, community or society. A good leadership is patterned by its goals and vision which help in achieving positive results; the foundation of any faulty leadership is prone to collapse, so, leadership remains a fundamental process in every organization in which such an organization builds a style of operation. It must be borne in mind that different leadership styles abound, and each style operates based on the principles required within the setting, On this basis, the major focus of this paper is church leadership styles with special reference to the leadership styles of Moses and its implications on contemporary church leaders in Nigeria. Some leadership styles that are being utilized in some Nigeria churches are causing disaffection among members which is unhealthy for the church. Scholars' opinions were sought on how Moses was able to achieve success as a leader. Both positive and negative lessons that can help the church leaders in contemporary Nigeria were identified. Historical method was utilized to know more about Moses' experiences, his call and leadership techniques. All these constitute high standard of leadership styles to be emulated by contemporary church leaders. It is discovered that leadership in the church goes a long with high level of responsibility and for any church to achieve its primary aim, (which is the determinant force), co-operation from the followers must be encouraged by the leader through perseverance, humility, long-suffering servant-leader styles among others.
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Leader, Leadership, Leadership-Styles, Church Leaders