This document discusses tools of spiritual leadership. It discusses integrity, competence, vision, commitment, communication, delegation, motivation, and continuous improvement as important tools. It provides biblical references and quotes to support each tool. For example, it discusses that integrity involves having a true heart and moral character. It also says vision is the ability to see what is invisible and have courage to think what seems impossible.

1. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 1 Tools of SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIPEzekiel A. Odeyemi …understanding the nitty gritty

2. Text – Ps. 78:70-72. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 2 He chose his servant David, calling him from the sheep pens. He took David from tending the ewes and lambs and made him the shepherd of Jacob's descendants — God's own people, Israel. He cared for them with a true heart and led them with skillful hands. (NLT)

3. Integrity The first thing God looks is the heart of the leader. Integrity has to do with wholeness, reliability, honesty, uprightness, and veracity. This person must put character above all things. Charm or boardroom politics might get someone to the top, but what keeps him there is character and competence. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 3

4. Competence God demands that those who will lead others must possess skills that qualify them to lead others. These skills have to be intentionally acquired. Whether one gets his position by selection, election, or other forms of appointments, the same rule applies. Some of them will be discussed hereafter. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 4

5. EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 5 Monday, March 08, 2010 A. Courage—Jos. 1:6-10; 2 Sam. 20:16-22 ‘Courage is the standing army of the soul which keeps it from conquest, pillage and defeat. The development of courage begins with the expulsion of the demon fear, and the elimination of your limitations.’ My mountain cannot get higher

6. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 6 Visioneering “The tragedy of life does not lie in not reaching your goals. The tragedy of life lies in not having goals to reach for.” “It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars. But it is a disgrace not to have stars to reach for.” “Aim high Dream big Always remember that everything is possible if you believe.” ---Natalie du Toit.

7. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 7 “I know this Everyman gives his life for what he believes Every woman gives her life for what she believes Sometimes people believe in little or nothing And so they give their lives for little or nothing One life is all we have And we live it as we believe in living it and then it’s gone But to surrender who you are and to live without belief Is more terrible than dying Even more terrible than dying young.” ---Joan of Arc.

8. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 8 “There are two choices you can make about your future You can let it happen Or you can make it happen” --Steve Jones.

9. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 9 What is vision? It is the ability to see the invisible and the courage to think the impossible. It is to know the mind of God for your situation, or that of your group or city. It is creative imagination.

10. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 10 Why do we need vision? Vision sets you free from the limitations of what the eye can see and allows you to enter into the liberty of what the heart can feel. It makes the unseen visible and the unknown possible. It is the primary motivator of life. Vision supplies us with the necessary motivation we need to undertake difficult assignment. Vision fills you with enthusiasm, where others see a dead end you begin to see a bend. Vision always precedes provisions. Vision will produce action.

11. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 11 How do I obtain vision? Observation Interaction or Association Involvement Meditation (Hab. 2:1-4)

12. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 12 Commitment To commit one self is to obligate your whole being to a cause; it is to see life as a service to our Lord and Master. Commitment is an obligation, a duty, and a charge. It is an agreement or a pledge to do something. It is the state or an instance of being obligated or emotionally impelled (Acts 21: 10-14).

13. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 13 ‘Dreams are most likely to come true when people are dedicated and faithful to whatever the Lord gives them to do’ …Tommy Barnett in “Dream Again”

14. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 14 Communication Have a working knowledge of communication process Employ the appropriate medium all the time

15. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 15 Delegation To delegate is to entrust your powers and functions to another person to complete tasks that you would otherwise have undertaken yourself. Effective delegation is supposed to add to your achievements.

16. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 16 Motivation This is what a leader does to drive an individual or a group to act. It is the impetus or push that makes a person exceeds his or her own limits. It could be intrinsic or extrinsic.

17. Monday, March 08, 2010 EZEKIEL A. ODEYEMI 17 Continuous improvement They develop themselves and others around who work with them This was the reason why Jesus focused His attention on the few in order to impact them permanently. Every learning organization makes continuous improvement its culture.