What's going on Today's church leadership?

It is provocative... and it is challenge and true to think about today's spiritual leadership. I don't think this situation is only relevant to only CHURCHES. It is absolutely connected with institutions in higher education, S. Korea and many countries. Looking forward to seeing better leadership that what the Bible tells us.

LeadershipNext (Dr. Gibbs)

For Greenleaf true servant leaders are those who are prepared to take the initiative. But before embarking on a course of action, they listen to God and to the voices around them in order to determine what God requires of them. They are committed for the long haul, maintaining faith and hope, patience and fortitude. They also make time, no matter how busy their schedules, to withdraw from the relentless demands of daily life in order to refocus and renew their strength (Gibbs, 2005, p. 29).

In the contemporary situation, traditional pastoral leadership is often shaped by inherited patterns of hierarchy, status and indispensability, resulting in a dependent, disempowered and disgruntled following. When churches are dysfunctional, traditional leaders buckle under the weight of the unreasonable demands laid on them burnout or moral failure, taking early retirement, or seeking alternative employment outside of the local church. By contrast the emerging leaders are concerned not with institutional maintenance but with missional effectiveness. They focus on ministry by the church in the world rather than ministry in the church that is largely confined to the existing members (Gibbs, 2005, p. 31).

... the Gospel of Matthew is particularly helpful this regard. It fills out the concept of discipleship, instructing communities of first-century believers in the establishment of their new identities as Christ followers. Only after the twelve have experienced the life-changing impact of the discipling process are they in a position to embark on their mission of making disciples among all peoples (p. 42).