I haven't written specifically about the topic of leadership in a while, but these ideas have been stewing in my brain. In this post I want to take a stab at writing a definition of leadership that draws from the attributes of God that I've been reflecting on and that I think shape a biblical worldview of leadership. The attributes have included: the sovereignty of God, the omnipotence of God, and the will of God. One qualification I need to make beforehand is to say that this definition of leadership reflects biblical leadership (unfortunately in a fallen world you need to put biblical in front of everything, which isn't bad but is redundant). Here it is:
Leadership is determining and creating change (i.e. results and goals) that reflects the character of God and serves others.
I'm sure this needs improvement, but I have found that I need definitions of terms to help steer my thinking.