There is an absolute flood of leadership materials that has been released  in recent years.  These have included works that have been “Christian” and there have been “non-Christian” resources.  There is an inherent danger in using “non-Christian” resources for leadership in Jesus’ Church.  The Word of God gives us an alternative leadership model to what many “non-Christian” models present.  There is a different kind of authority that is present in a “non-Christian” leadership situation.  There is a fear/intimidation factor in present in this kind of situation.  There are many cases in church leadership where there is not an option to “fire” a non-productive “employee.”  In this scenario a church leader has an obligation to help the “non-productive” Christ follower grow in grace and become a more effective servant of God.  This obligation is not present in a non-Christian leadership situation.

This will be a work in progress because there is much more to say about leadership in the church.