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Leadership Characteristics of the Apostle Paul That Can Provide Model to Today's Bbfk Pastors Guillermin Library Liberty University Lynchbu!1l, VA 24502 LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS OF THE APOSTLE PAUL THAT CAN PROVIDE MODEL TO TODAY'S BBFK PASTORS A Thesis Project Submitted to Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF MINISTRY By Jae Kee Lee Lynchburg Virginia August, 2003 LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY DOCTOR OF MINISTRY THESIS PROJECT APPROVAL SHEET GRADE ~lktJ~1 MENTOR . READER 11 ABSTRACT LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS OF THE APOSTLE PAUL THAT CAN PROVIDE MODEL TO TODAY'S BBFK PASTORS Jae Kee Lee Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary Mentor: Dr. Frank Schmitt The purpose of this project is to understand Paul's leadership characteristics and to apply those characteristics to today's Korean Baptist Bible Fellowship pastors. The project carefully examines Paul's twelve characteristics pertaining to self, interpersonal aspect, spiritual aspect, and functional competency from his writings and his acts reported by Luke. It also analyzes and evaluates current situation ofthe BBFK pastors' leadership based on surveys and interviews. Five practical strategies for the development of the leadership quality of the BBFK pastors are offered. Those strategies will help the pastors demonstrate such leadership characteristics more fully which were found in the apostle Paul. Abstract length: 101 words. III To My Pastor and the Leader of the Korean Baptist Bible Fellowship Dr. Daniel Wooseang Kim IV TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT .................................................................................. III LIST OF FIGURES .......................................................................... viii CHAPTER ONE: INTORDUCTION ....................................................... 1 Statement of Problem and Purpose ................................................ 3 Statement of Scope and Limitation ................... : ............................ 5 Biblical and Theological Basis ...................................................... 6 Method of Procedure ................................................................. 12 CHAPTER TWO: CHARACTERISTICS PERTAINING TO SELF-LEADERSHIP......................................................... ............... 17 Self-Discipline......................................................................... 18 Importance of Self-Discipline.................. ..................... ........... 18 Paul's Self-Discipline. .. .. .. ..... 19 Personal Growth...... .. 23 Leadership and Growth. ...... 23 Personal Growth in Paul's Life... ... ...... ...... ...... ... ... .......... ....... 24 Character. 26 Character, the Foundation of Leadership. ............................... ... 26 Paul, A Man ofCharacter... ... ...... ... ... ..... .... ... ...... ... ......... ..... 28 Paul's Secret for Strong Character...................................... ..... 32 Summary and Conclusion............................................. ......... ....... 34 CHAPTER THREE: CHARACTERISTICS PERTAINING TO INTERPERSONAL LEADERSHIP....................................................... 36 Grace...................................................... ...... ............ ............ 38 Believing in God's Grace... ...... ... ... ...... ......... ...... ......... ....... 38 Living God's Grace........................................................... 41 Final Thoughts on Grace... ... ..... .... ...... ... ............ ... ... ....... .... 46 v Servant Attitude......... ........................... ................................... 48 Servanthood: The Essence of Biblical Leadership..... .... ...... ...... ... 48 Paul the Servant............... .. .. .. .. 51 Shepherd's Heart......... ... ...... ..... .... ......... ... ...... ... ... .... ..... ...... .... 53 The Importance of Shepherding.......... ......... .. ........................ 53 The Shepherd's Heart in Paul...... ......... ... ......... ...... ... ... .......... 56 Team Building............ .................................... ......................... 60 Importance of Team Concept in Leadership...... ... ... ... .......... ... ... 63 Paul's Team Building... .. .. .. .. 68 Summary and Conclusion ............................................................ CHAPTER FOUR: CHARACTERISTICS PERTAINING TO SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP... ......... ..................... ........................... ..... 70 Spirituality. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... 72 Spirituality and Leadership............................................... .... 72 Paul's Spirituality... ...... ... ... ...... ... ... ... ...... ... ...... ... ... ... ... ..... 75 Spirit Empowerment... ......... ........................ ............... ............... 81 The Need for Spirit Empowered Leader........................... ........... 81 Spirit Empowerment in Paul...... ................................. ............. 85 Summary and Conclusion............ .................. .................. ... ........... 94 CHAPTER FIVE: CHARACTERISTICS PERTAINING TO FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCY... ... ... ...... ......... ......... ... ... ..... ................. 96 Cultural Relevance............................................................ ...... ... 98 Theology of Culture...... ...... ...... ... ... ......... .... ........ ... ... ......... 98 Becoming Culturally Relevant Leader... ...... ......... ............ ......... 104 Culturally Relevant Ministry of Paul.. .. .. .. ........ ... ...... 108 Vision.......................................... .......................................... 113 The Power of Vision... ..... .... ... ... ... .... ..... ... ...... ..... .................. 113 Visionary Leadership of Paul.. .. .. .. ...... ... ... ... 118 Strategic Approach.. .. ......... ... ... 122 The Need for Strategic Leader........................ ... .................... 122 Strategic Approach of Paul................................... .................... 128 Summary and Conclusion...................................................... ...... 133 vi CHAPTER SIX: APPLICATION OF PAUL'S LEADERSHIP MODEL TO TODAY'S BBFK PASTORS.......................................................... 135 Brief History of Baptist Bible Fellowship....... ... ..... ... ........................... 135 Baptist Bible Fellowship International........................... ............. 135 Korean Baptist Bible Fellowship........ ..... ..... ... .......... ..... .... .... 138 Evaluation ofthe BBFK Pastor's Leadership...... ...... ... ...... ... ... ............ 141 QuestIonnaIre........................... ........................ .................... 141 Analysis of Personal Questions............ ... .... ..... ...... ... ..... ......... 143 Analysis of Self-Evaluation of Leadership Characteristics..... ........... 150 Analysis ofInterviews and Another survey......... ............ .............. 157 Practical Suggestions for Leadership Development of the BBFK Pastors...... 163 Invest Yourself in Leadership Development... .................. ... .......... 163 Be a Part of Unified Vision... ...... ...... ... ... ... .......... ........ ... ...... 164 Enhance Your Understanding of Culture....................................... 167 Support Leadership Training Organizations............... ..................... 170 Maintain Balance.................................................. ............... 172 Summary and Conclusion................................................ ............... 176 CHAPTER SEVEN: CONCLUSION..................................................... 178 APPENDIX: LEADERSHIP SURVEY CONTENT...................................... 182 BIBLIOGRAPHy....................................... ...................................... 186 vii LIST OF FIGURES 1. The Length of Pastorate........................................... ................................ 144 2. Average Attendance on Sunday Morning Worship................................... 144 3. Key Elements that Attract People to Your Church... ... ......... ...... ......... ... 145 4. Level of Theological Education..................... ........................ ............ 147 5. Most Helpful Discipline for Your Leadership Development............................ 148 6. Strengths and Weaknesses of the Pastors......................................... ... 153 7. Rating of Overall Leadership Quality............................................. ... 154 8. Strengths and Weaknesses ofBBFK Pastors in General... ....................... 155 9. Comparison of Different Responses...................................... .............. 162 VIII CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION A second-century apocryphal writer described the apostle Paul this way: "A man with small stature, with a bald head and crooked legs, in a good state of body, with eyebrows meeting and nose somewhat hooked."t If this description is correct, Paul did not have a very impressive outward appearance. In fact, one finds an allusion that seems to support the above description in one of Paul's own writings.2 Although Paul was "a man with small stature", he was no small Christian. Although Paul was unimpressive outwardly, his inner being was very impressive. No one except the Lord lesus Christ has had more profound influence on his world and ours than Paul. He wrote at least 13 New Testament epistles out of the 20. 3 He played a decisive role in expanding Christianity beyond the boundary of the Palestinian region. He established the uniqueness of Christian theology by writing and preaching the gospel of free grace. 110hn W. Drane, Paul: An Illllstrated Documentmy (New York:
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