Leadership

"Leadership"

When we speak of pastoral leadership, we mean the work that pastors do in giving direction, equipping, and motivating members of a congregation to participate in the congregation's mission in its local community and beyond.

By this definition, almost everything that a pastor does, whether preaching a sermon, teaching, or engaging in what some call "vision casting," contributes to his or her exercise of leadership.

But some tasks are ones in which pastors more directly exercise leadership for example, administering the congregation's affairs, including attending congregational meetings. Also, important is equipping members for their ministries.

Another important trait in the leadership evaluation is trust.

The great Victorian physician, Sir William Osler once said to medical students: "The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head.

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