Reply to Laurie Discussion Board 7 OBST 515 Turabian Cite

 in Modules/Weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8, you are required to reply to 2 other classmates' threads. Each reply must be at least 200 words. 

Reply to  Laurie 

Leadership qualities that are unobservable have been linked to certain amount of charisma, service, and motivation and finally those whom inspire.  According to Steven Miller, D. L. Moody has the qualities that is not observable, and that is, “but he possessed the right heart and the right attitudes, and that made him wholly moldable clay in the hands of the Master Potter.”[1]    I believe that D.L. Moody, C. H. Spurgeon and Franklin Graham all began their leadership models with prayer.   Prayer life and their ability to preach may have led to their leadership success, but I believe that their heart, sincerity and their love of God makes these men effective.  According to, Miller, “Moody, had a heart abounding love was one of Moody's dominant traits as a spiritual leader.”[2] D.L. Moody did not have a degree that he could hang from his wall so his fellow evangelicals often looked at him with a question of what he could offer.  When he preached, he preached from the heart did not worry about impressing anyone nor did he bend to their wishes.    Another strength of Moody's preaching was his remarkable clarity and Moody like other great leaders surrendered themselves to God and for this reason if they are successful it is credit to God.  

            Other such great leaders share the same passion as D. L. Moody, those like Billy Graham who were risk takers, had a vision, commitment, and a high sense of Scripture.  Billy Graham parents had a strong influence on his faith in Jesus Christ, which is why he is one of the most

influential leaders of our time.   He preached to millions and his career last for approximately 60 years and brought many to Christ through his Christian crusades.  Evangelist Billy Graham has addressed more people about Jesus than anyone else in history and explains, "My main motivation as an evangelist is obedience to a divine command and recognition of a God-given gift.” [3]  For Graham he was under strict orders to save souls for Christ as well as his resolve to The spiritual discipline of prayer and the words, "I'm praying for you," echoed by millions worldwide are two primary reasons Billy Graham's ministry has been mightily blessed.”[4]   It seems that the Grahams worked very hard at achieving balance which is essential for the success that he had.

            These leaders were not perfect however what they had was good beginnings, they had a balance in their home life.  According to William J. Peterson, his marriage was a union of two forgivers.”[4]  Mrs. Graham admits that her husband was absent for months at a time, she writes, “Although we don’t have the usual family life, we have an interesting and fulfilled one.”[5] What Moody and Graham had was “faith” after their conversion there was no stopping them.  Both Moody and Graham have left a great legacy and Graham’s legacy with the Evangelistic Association does need to remain active because Graham will be a tough act to follow so with this said we have to look at the life these great men lived, for all these men before them they had great commitment to Christ. 

            These men had families that they left behind however the correct partner helps with the balance of success.  We have to look at ourselves first and then reach out to those who have not been saved and help them grow in Christ.  Leadership is a gift and quality granted from Christ, and we recognize a good leader by what we aspire to become.

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1 Miller, Steven. (2004). D.L. Moody on Spiritual Leadership. Zondervan Publishing House.

2.             I.bid.,65

3.             I.bid.66

4.             William J Peterson. Surprising Marriages, “How Great Christians Struggle to Make Marriage Work, .Mastof Press, 1983 pg. 350

5              I.bid.,pg. 350

Reply to Lauren 

I think that it is easy to slip into the habit of measuring success through observable traits or numeric indicators simply because those are the easiest to measure. But, I think that this is not how God measures us, and He has provided a template of how to best measure success in ministry leaders. 

When I read this question, it actually made me think of when, at my job, I have to write reports to granters on the work we are doing. Often they want figures and statistics about how their funds have impacted the lives of students. However, we struggle with the fact that sometimes a student's quality of life has simply improved. How do you quantify that? Similarly to measuring success of leaders, often the things that matter the most are not easily wrapped up in a pretty number or indicator. But, that does not make them any less valuable. 

For example, after Moody's death, many of the people who knew him spoke of him as a "genuinely humble leader with a benevolent heart" (Miller, 2004) I think that the level to which we have spent our lives serving others is a key part of success as a leader. Moody is remembered as a kind and humble leader, and that is what I think we should be looking towards for success. As a leader, a large part of our job description is others-focused. So if our expectations are based on others, I think that our success measurement should also be others-focused. 

Similarly, Billy Graham created the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (Shaw, 1997). I think this provides another example of how we should measure success. Not by what associations we create, but by how we work in unity with others. I think that sometimes, as leaders, we can feel like we need to do things on our own. But, sometimes one of the best qualities of a leader is how we work with other people in order to create a greater good than what we could do on our own. 

So much like we have a hard time measuring the successful outcomes of our students at work sometimes, I think that these are two aspects of leadership that I think are crucial to measuring success, but can be hard to quantify or measure. How we serve others and how we work with others to lead well are both marks of a successful leader. 

References

Miller, S. (2004). Dl moody on spiritual leadership. Chicago, IL: Moody Publishers. 

Shaw, M. (1997). 10 great ideas from church history. Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity Press. 

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