Week #12 Formal Leadership Theory

Tuesday 04-07-09
By Nick Smith

The leadership theory that I will be applying to the Church as a pastor, is the Transformational Leadership theory. It is one I have experienced myself and therefore can relate to it.
In my church there is are only a few kids who come to youth group Sunday nights, yet there are 50+ who come to Wednesday morning prayer breakfast. As a transformational leader, I will seek to be more inspiring, let the kids know there is much to gain from following Christ more closely. I will speak to them on Wednesday mornings with more passion about the love of Christ, seeking ways in which to address specific issues in their lives they might be going through. I will do these things in order to fill them with the same type of passion I have and encourage them to come to youth group Sunday night.
Not only will I be passionate about the Lord, but I will also develop a vision for the youth group kids. That vision will encompass an evangelical mindset as well as a discipleship mindset in order for kids to understand that they need to make the most of their opportunities to come to Church in order to hear from God as well as bring their un-Christian friends in order for them to find the love of Christ. I will constantly be selling this vision on a corporate setting as well as an individual setting.
In times it will be important to find new ways of moving forward. Revising my vision might be the case but just finding new ways to go about carrying out my current vision will be the first way I go about pushing forward. I will do all I can to push on. I will involve the kids as much as possible to get their opinions as well as finding ways for them to get involved with my vision.