“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matthew 5:8). Christian leaders should become purer and purer in heart as they continue to grow more like Christ.

Leaders manage and serve only by the consent of those managed.

Good followers leave when it becomes apparent that they no longer can support the values and goals of the organization or the boss.2

Christian leaders are responsible for team building. At the center of smoothly functioning teams is a high level of trust. This means that members of the firm will know that they will be rewarded for cooperating with others for the good of the organization, even though it may seem to reduce their own production. And they should be rewarded for

We should be sensitive to the need for members of the organization to participate in formulating the plans they will implement. Employees must have ownership in plans if they are to be expected to work with them. Employees should be allowed to willingly accept their role as it fits within the business plan.

It takes wisdom for leaders to strike a proper balance between placing controls on employees and providing freedom which releases them to be creative.

Leaders are responsible to articulate and carry the vision for the organization. Leaders keep activity focused on the purpose of the organization. They help employees find meaning in their work. Scripture states, “Where there is no vision, the people are unrestrained” (Proverbs 29:18 NASB).

one of the primary tasks of leaders is to remove obstacles to performance.

While humility acknowledges weakness, meekness acknowledges the strength of gentleness.