This presentation seeks to explore dynamic leadership in the 21st century, and will focus on how church leaders in particular, can become purposeful in their quest to become relevant.

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Revelation UMC, Mabelreign Circuit Lay training
Pastor Taurai Emmanuel Maforo

2. Who is Taurai Emmanuel Maforo?
2YEARS 11 YEARS
19 YEARS 21 YEARS
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3. LLeeaaddeerrsshhiipp PPrrooffiillee
 Started leading junior Sunday school classes at 14
 Became a UMYF full member at 15 and elected in my
first position as Recreation Secretary
 Elected into the UMYF Harare district executive at 17
 Became a Sunday School Superitendent at 19
 CM Chairperson at 27, Layleader at 28
 UMYF District Advisor at 29
 Pastor at 32
 District Youth Director at 35
 Current – 3rd Year UTC student & ZWAC Communicator

4. • Calling and spiritual positioning
• In this presentation I come with insights from
these luminaries who have influenced my
leadership approaches as a theological student in
this 21st century
• Leadership luminaries - Dr. Myles Munroe, Dr.
Rick Warren, Dr. John Stanko, Dr. Charles
Mugaviri, Mr. Milton Kamwendo, Rev. Dr. J.G.
Dube, Rev. Dr. Gift Machinga, and Rev. Dr.
Clifford Mushishi.

5. Introduction
This presentation seeks to explore
dynamic leadership in the 21st
century, and will focus on how
church leaders in particular, can
become purposeful in their quest to
become relevant.

6. What do you know about
Leadership
1. Define leadership
2. Is anyone able to lead?
3. Is church leadership any different
from leadership in general?
4. Questions about leadership

7. Leadership Quotes
“Leadership is the ability to inspire and turn
vision into reality” Anon
“People don’t care how much you know, until
they know how much you care.” John C.
Maxwell
“It is not only what we do, but also what we do
not do, for which we are accountable.”
Moliere.
“Leaders aren’t getting results aren’t truly
leaders” D. Ulrich, J. Zenger, and N.
Smallwood

8. Dynamic - Definition
1. A process or system characterized by constant
change, activity, or progress.
2. Physics - relating to forces producing motion.
3. (of a person) positive in attitude and full of energy
and new ideas.
4. a force that stimulates change or progress within a
system or process.

9. • The definition of leadership seems so vague
because of the many responsibilities one
holds.
• There are 3 quite famous ways in giving a
definition of leadership, coming from different
perspectives.

10. The 3 perspectives to defining
leadership
• Leadership is accomplishing tasks through
others
• Leadership means having the dominating
power over your people
• Leadership is directed to change and a better
journey

11. Leadership involves
1. Establishing a clear vision,
2. Sharing that vision with others so that they
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3. Providing the information, knowledge and
methods to realize that vision, and
4. Coordinating and balancing the conflicting
interests of all members and stakeholders.

12. Dynamic leadership working
definition
Dynamic leadership entails the
task of achieving group
objectives through others by a
forceful individual that
stimulates change or progress
within a system or process.
Definition by Taurai Emmanuel Maforo

13. Traits of a Dynamic Leader
• Self-Understanding- Recognize the "triggers"
that provoke an emotional response.
• Assertiveness- be strong without being mean.
• A dynamic leader is therefore one who
believes that “In the middle of difficulty lies
opportunity.“ –Albert Einstein
• Must understand that; "You cannot teach
people anything, you can only help them
discover it within themselves.“ – Anon.

14. WWhhyy 2211sstt
CCeennttuurryy??
“...for such a time as this.” Esther 4:14
Every era in a people’s history
requires contextual leadership
responses.

15. WWhhyy 2211sstt
CCeennttuurryy??
The world has become a global
village
Level of literacy very high –
Zimbabwe
Cross-cultural influences
Gender issues and Age-level focus
People have become busy

16. TThhee 2211sstt CCeennttuurryy aanndd LLeeaaddeerrsshhiipp iinn
tthhee UUMMCC
The 2009-12 quadrennium saw the church
focussing on vitality moving in the spirit of the
Four Areas of Focus:
1.Congregational development – Creating new
Places for new people
2.Developing Principled Leaders
3.Global Health (Be aware of MDGs)
4.Poverty Alleviation

17. People are at the centre
• Human beings are not blank
tablets (tabula rasa)
• Every person brings to the table
diverse personal and professional
experiences.
• A leader must thus know that, “My
way of doing things is not
generally accepted as THE WAY”

18. Why dynamic leadership?
The church’s
membership
today is
“Begging for
REAL church”

19. WHAT IS REAL?
R RELEVANT – Acts 3(The beggar at the beautiful gate
begging for the church to become relevant). Young people,
single, divorced, physically challenged are begging for relevance
E ENTHUSIASTIC – the term has a Greek origin
meaning “possessed of God”. The church must be a place for
leaders with, “...fire shut up in my bones” Jer. 20:9
A AUTHENTIC – the church has to be genuine. We
need to do away with preconceived notions and replace them
with life-giving interactions
L LOVING – A real church creates a warm atmosphere of
fellowship, breaks barriers, and builds bridges

20. What are you best wired to
do in life/leadership?
THE MEGA TRAGEDY
Many leaders have tried to
become a “Jack-of-all-trades”
but have in the end mastered
none.

21. Knowing Your Design for Your
Purpose by Dr. Charles Mugaviri
• Knowing one’s design and purpose is key to
developing astute leadership for the 21st
century that are responsive to the needs of
their environment.
• Trial and Error – not the best route for
progressive leadership

22. Designed for purpose
“For you created my inmost
being; you knit me together in
my mother’s womb. I praise
you for I am fearfully and
wonderfully made.”
Psalms 139:13-14

23. • “created”
• “inmost” – where no one can
touch or disfigure
• “knit” – well crafted
• “mother’s womb” – alive before
life – you were before you were

24. How to gain insight into your
purpose
1. Look at the components of your unique
design; things like passions, talent,
experience, personality, spiritual giftedness –
each of these is the tapestry of our life
purpose
2. Develop ability to listen to God’s voice –
knowing what God has intended for us to
contribute to the church’s well being

25. 1. God created you to live a purposeful life
2. Purpose allows you to leave the world a better
place than you found it
3. Purpose allows you to live a meaningful and
fulfilling life
4. Purpose allows you live a life that is relevant
and significant
5. Purpose enlightens you to know God’s priority
for your life
6. Purpose empowers you to maximise your
potential
7. Purpose allows you to live a life that glorifies
God.

26. Basic ingredients of successful
leaders
1. Motivation
2. Confidence
3. Attitude – Your Attitude
determines your altitude
4. Integrity

27. Leadership Styles

28. Impoverished Leader
• Focuses neither on people nor goals
• He/she concerned with keeping
their leadership position
• Thrives on conflict

29. Task Oriented Leader
• Focuses solely on results and views
people as machines to work towards
set goals
• She/he is driven by desire to control
• She/he sees role as being; plan, direct
and control group members

30. Country Club Leader
• Puts little weight on
results
• Focuses on pleasing
everybody and minimizing conflict
• Fears exposure to sad/negative reflection
• This results in a peaceful group but very little
is accomplished

31. Middle of the Road Leader
• These are referred to as “fair and firm”
• Want to be popular and accepted
• Push results only to a certain
point in fear of upsetting people
• Produces mediocre results

32. Team leader
• Ideal leader - Ability to strike a balance
• Able to address members’ issues and relationships
whilst at the same time focussing on delivering
results
• Dynamic leaders know how to build groups into
teams.
• They understand that they cannot do it alone, and
need a good group of people to help them
accomplish their goal.
• They help individuals understand the purpose of
the team and what they are trying to achieve.

33. Time is not on our side as dynamic leaders
let us run with our visions within time, for
we shall be accountable for our actions
and non-actions in this 21st Century.

34. Conclusion
• The church is in need of a firebrand
breed of leadership and in this 21st
Century being dynamic is not optional
but a necessity.
• The Lay leadership committee is
therefore tasked with bringing life to
the church not look for “captains” to
take people back to Egypt – Nu. 14:4

36. Question Time