Five Stones to Turn up Leadership. A Market Place Ministry Resource
Five Stones to Turn up Leadership. A Market Place Ministry Resource
Fred Phelps | 2021
Abstract
Five Stones to Turn up Leadership, is a suggested marketplace ministry resource providing a few key components leaders can glean from as it relates to Leadership Development, Leadership Effectiveness and Leadership Empowerment. To execute leadership development there must be an understanding of what leadership is by definition and in practice. While there are many definitions of leadership: leadership is an action, not just a position, or role, it is an ongoing phenomenon that individuals are constantly developing. In the marketplace organizations and their leaders must be aware of their role to continually develop and challenge their leaders to align with the organization’s vision, the power of influence, and leadership effectiveness.
This manuscript includes academic research and qualitative research, using an unstructured interview with leaders in eight different industries, or mountains of influence that shape our culture i.e., faith, family, business, government, media, education, entertainment, healthcare. The total number of hours documented for the interviews were 20+ hours for the purpose of this manuscript.
The foundation of this manuscript is based on a summary of The Leadership Challenges, How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen In Organizations, by James Kouzes and Barry Posner. The Leadership Challenges include five practical influences (Lead the Way, Inspire the Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, enable others to act, encourage others’ hearts. The Leadership Challenges inspired 5 Stones to Turn UP Leadership. The urban term “turn up” let’s go party! A trending culture artist newsletter defines turn up as: “a moment and a call, both a verb and a noun”. Turn up is “both anticipatory and complete”, “To Live and to move”. Turn up can also be defined: it is about, process, posture, and performance. The five stones associated with Turn UP leadership: (1) Know the vision, know your assignment, know your mountain of influence. (2) Be Inspired, one cannot lead without being led, or without be mentored and accountable. (3) Think out the box. Successful leadership is not cookie cutter and must be unique to your call as a leader. (4) Spend time with God. Effective leaders must be like the sheep who knows the voice of the shepherd and willing to obey whatever he commands. (5) Stay aware of future developments: know of what is going on in your respective field or mountain. Know the trends, and what is working and what is not. Spiritually, Godly leaders must know the spiritual obstacles that must be assessed and fought in prayer. The objective of this manuscript is to empower leaders in the secular marketplace to be of Godly influence. The final part of the manuscript is a suggested devotional for leaders to consider when influencing secular markets.