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5. Jesus as Overcomer

Author : Alex G. Wright

Published in: Biblical Organizational Leadership

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Much of the research on the leadership of Jesus concerns his training of the disciples; however, Jesus displayed leadership in other contexts as well. John 11:1–45 depicts the narrative of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. This chapter discusses the exegetical research of this passage and the six themes it yields regarding leadership: (a) using adversity to accomplish goals, (b) demonstrating care and compassion, (c) establishing credibility, (d) inspiring followers, (e) demonstrating spiritual leadership, and (f) leading by example in accomplishing difficult tasks. These themes yielded by the exegetical research are then discussed in relation to contemporary organizational leadership theory.

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Title: Jesus as Overcomer
Author: Alex G. Wright
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Biblical Organizational Leadership
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-69928-4

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-69929-1

Copyright Year: 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69929-1_5