A Biblical Theology of Christian Leadership Applied to College Campus Ministry
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Introduction Satan is attacking God’s Kingdom. He employs myriad tactics in his attacks. In twenty-first century America, Satan is attacking by way of the secular universities. His forces staged a coup by which they wrested control of the universities away from the church toward the end of the nineteenth century (Keller 2018, 92). The satanic forces have gained strength in the ensuing years. The church needs to fight back. As Francis Schaeffer advised, “The Christian must resist the spirit of the world in the form it takes in his own generation.” (1982, 11). The church will resist the devil at the universities to the extent that it views the American universities as a mission field. The ministry to the universities will require effective leadership. The effective leader in campus ministry will be called and developed by the Holy Spirit, will integrate biblical principles of leadership, and will incorporate secular leadership research that does not conflict with biblical precepts. This work will describe the development of the Christian leader in five stages, beginning with a biblical theology of leadership emergence, transitioning to a description of biblical images of leadership, followed by sections devoted to the what, how, and why of Christian leadership. Each section will include an application to campus ministry.
A Biblical Theology of Christian Leadership Applied to College Campus Ministry
A Biblical Theology of Christian Leadership…
A Biblical Theology of Christian Leadership Applied to College Campus Ministry
Introduction Satan is attacking God’s Kingdom. He employs myriad tactics in his attacks. In twenty-first century America, Satan is attacking by way of the secular universities. His forces staged a coup by which they wrested control of the universities away from the church toward the end of the nineteenth century (Keller 2018, 92). The satanic forces have gained strength in the ensuing years. The church needs to fight back. As Francis Schaeffer advised, “The Christian must resist the spirit of the world in the form it takes in his own generation.” (1982, 11). The church will resist the devil at the universities to the extent that it views the American universities as a mission field. The ministry to the universities will require effective leadership. The effective leader in campus ministry will be called and developed by the Holy Spirit, will integrate biblical principles of leadership, and will incorporate secular leadership research that does not conflict with biblical precepts. This work will describe the development of the Christian leader in five stages, beginning with a biblical theology of leadership emergence, transitioning to a description of biblical images of leadership, followed by sections devoted to the what, how, and why of Christian leadership. Each section will include an application to campus ministry.