After completing the reading assignments, post your initial response to the following points:

Reflect on a time that you observed an example of effective leading and how it affected your own leadership development.
Identify a biblical example of effective leading and compare it with your take away from the reading assignments. Include what lessons can be learned and how you might implement it in your workplace responsibilities.
Analyze two scholarly sources and discuss to what extent they align with your response to the discussion question.

Read: Manning & Curtis: Chapters 8 9, 12 13
Read: Merida: The Wise Fool 9:10 11:43, The Torn Kingdom 12:1 14:20, A Lamp in Jerusalem 14:21 16:34
Read: Chapter 8: Leadership Authority
Read: Matthew 20:25 28