Leadership Essentials

LEADERSHIP involves a complex set of factors that is nearly impossible to perfectly define. With the exception of Jesus, finding a ‘perfect’ leader on this earth is also impossible. However, the ALLC has attempted to define 3 main areas that we believe capture the essentials of Christian leadership. They are:

Competencies

Character

Spiritual Maturity

Click the boxes below to access a wealth of information and resources about each of these 3 areas of leadership essentials.

Overview

If you wish to develop as a leader, we recommend that you begin by reflecting on how well you demonstrate these 3 essential aspects of leadership and all that they represent. Below you will find a list of 40 competencies, 11 character qualities, and 5 areas of spiritual maturity. We encourage you to:

Complete a self-assessment on each of these 3 essential areas of leadership: Competencies, Character, Spiritual Maturity
Pick an aspect of leadership that you want to grow and develop in
Browse through the information the ALLC provides below about each of the competencies, character qualities and areas of spiritual maturity
Set a developmental goal and create a plan to achieve it

Click on the links below to view detailed information about all 56 aspects of leadership including:

Definition
Skilled Characteristics
Weakness Characteristics
Causes of Weaknesses
Developmental Advice
Resources (books, articles, assessments, tools, & training)

Competencies

Character

Spiritual Maturity

Self-Leadership:

Servant Leadership:

Shared Leadership:

Strategic Leadership:

Structural Leadership:

Technical Leadership:

Competencies

Character

Spiritual Maturity

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