Research Jesus as Leader

I am doing research on Jesus as a leader in the Scriptures. I am applying 21st century concepts to a 1st century historcisl debate. I did a bit of research on my own. I searched for Leadership NEAR Jesus and Lead* NEAR Jesus. I also read the factbook entry on Leadership but it was a preaching theme (Not helpful to my study). The Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology and Counseling entry on Leadership was brief but helpful. How can I find how different modern leadership theories intersect with Jesus' teachings using Logos Bible Software?

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Dave Hooton

I searched for Leadership NEAR Jesus and Lead* NEAR Jesus

Lead* WITHIN 3 WORDS Jesus is more productive by restricting the proximity of the words (NEAR is 48 Characters or roughly 8 WORDS).

And heading/largetext:(Lead* AFTER 3 WORDS Jesus) is even more restrictive as it looks for headings.

Christian Alexander

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1281540#Comment_1281540

Thanks Dave. What are some good books on this topic?

Allen Browne

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1281693#Comment_1281693

Thanks Dave. What are some good books on this topic?

Christian, I know you're trying to figure out how Jesus' leadership intersects with modern concepts of leadership, but you do need to start with what leadership meant in his world.

For example, what did it mean to say that Jesus was the Anointed (the Christ)? That's probably the main leadership claim the New Testament makes about Jesus. If you think in terms of David as the Anointed, with the questions raised by Psalm 89 at the hinge of the Psalms, you've probably got the background.

Books on the topic include:

Laniak, Timothy S. Shepherds after My Own Heart: Pastoral Traditions and Leadership in the Bible. England; Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press; Apollos, 2006.
Abernethy, Andrew T. The Book of Isaiah and God’s Kingdom: A Thematic—Theological Approach. Downers Grove, IL; London: Apollos; InterVarsity Press, 2016.

Christian Alexander

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1281732#Comment_1281732

I bought both of those books. I am looking to see how Jesus was a servant and transformational leader. When Jesus added, "I pray not only for these, but also for those who believe in me through their message," in John 17:20, it was clear that he was the leader. Jesus was not limited by time. It is conceivable for us to become less visionary due to the pressures of local church leadership. God's will must never be reduced to meaningless metrics. More than ever, transformational church leaders are searching elsewhere. There was a present component to what was guaranteed to happen in the future. The Kingdom is near (Matt 4:17; Mark 1:15) because Christ is the King and will come to be loved and served (Luke 17:20–21). Naturally, in order to reach this world of eternal life, we need to experience a spiritual rebirth (John 2:3-7). What is this not yet period in the Kingdom of God? Does anyone have any further book suggestions?

David Thomas

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1281732#Comment_1281732

I concur with Tim Laniak's book. also https://www.logos.com/product/392/the-training-of-the-twelve

Allen Browne

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1282371#Comment_1282371

What is this not yet period in the Kingdom of God?

After a lot of fighting over whether the kingdom already here not not yet here, the concensus probably is both: "already, but not yet."

It's already here because God gave all authority to his Son by raising him from the dead.
It's not yet fully here because not everyone recognizes him yet. We're still waiting for every knee to bow and every tongue to confess him as all.

Bill Anderson

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1282479#Comment_1282479

After a lot of fighting over whether the kingdom already here not not yet here, the concensus probably is both: "already, but not yet."

It's already here because God gave all authority to his Son by raising him from the dead.

It's not yet fully here because not everyone recognizes him yet. We're still waiting for every knee to bow and every tongue to confess him as all.

Christian, a good book on this in Logos (from a Reformed perspective) is Herman Ridderbos, The Coming of the Kingdom.