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2016 | Buch

Introduction to Christian Servant Leader Spiritual Intelligence (CSLSI) Kapitel lesen Erstes Kapitel lesen

Working with Christian Servant Leadership Spiritual Intelligence

The Foundation of Vocational Success

verfasst von: Gary E. Roberts

Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Enthalten in: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

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This book addresses how Christian leaders integrate faith into the workplace, through a love-based altruistic system of Christian Servant Leadership Spiritual Intelligence (CSLSI). It hypothesizes how CSLSI positively influences a range of desirable employee attitudes and behaviors including servant leadership and followership, organizational citizenship, and positive stress coping and adaptation strategies. This book embraces an interdisciplinary approach to present the global attributes of CSLSI, which includes following God’s will and Golden Rule workplace love expression, with specific workplace applications. The empirical research is supplemented by approximately 100 interviews with Christian leaders providing workplace exemplars and a compelling overview of how Christians honor God in the marketplace. This book will appeal to academics and practitioners in business, psychology, medicine, management, leadership, and theology looking to develop a God-honoring work life. Readers will benefit from the principles and the self-diagnostic surveys that assess spiritual intelligence and ways to enhance it.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter
Chapter 1. Introduction to Christian Servant Leader Spiritual Intelligence (CSLSI)
Abstract
This chapter provides the reader with an introduction to the definition, nature, and importance of CSLSI and to the growth of Christian sanctification. A summary of the academic literature on spiritual intelligence from a conceptual and empirical focus illustrates the diversity of thought in the field and the absence of mainstream Christian worldview research. The chapter discusses the appropriate perspective and ethos for completing the diagnostic instruments and the journaling process. The underlying orientation is to recognize our inherent dependency on God to supply the power, wisdom, and motivation for genuine transformation. Christians are all works in progress and can improve in all CSLSI dimensions. It is important to reject comparison to others and embrace transparency and honesty to avoid “stealing truth from ourselves.” The chapter concludes with two instruments that measure burnout and work attitudes. The goal is to complete a baseline measure of key indicators of our spiritual health to gauge reader progress.
Gary E. Roberts
Chapter 2. Research Supporting CSLSI
Abstract
This chapter provides a summary of the conceptual and empirical literature on the nature and influence of spiritual intelligence. It presents a detailed analysis of the conceptual definitions of CSLSI and its influence on key job-related attitudes, behaviors, and performance outcomes, including organizational commitment, job satisfaction, and well-being. A detailed review of one key CSLSI outcome, servant leadership, affords additional support for CSLSI and its efficacy. The chapter concludes with a summary of the research protocol and sample demographics for the field interviews.
Gary Roberts
Chapter 3. Spiritual CSLSI
Abstract
CSLSI begins with the health of the spirit. This chapter presents eight foundational attributes that underlie the eternal element of our being. These include our call to salvation, the possession of a Christian worldview, spiritual discipline practices (prayer, scripture reading, and church attendance, among others), the nature of our relationship with God, and stewardship practices related to time.
Gary Roberts
Chapter 4. CSLSI: Mental, Physical, and Life Harmony Spiritual Intelligence
Abstract
Our holistic health is of great interest to the Lord. This chapter presents sections on the key elements of promoting life margin and securing balance and rest. From a workplace standpoint, a key section addresses the presence of life harmony and balance between work, family, and our spiritual life to preserve margin and promote godly life priorities. The chapter concludes with a section on identifying risk factors of mental illness.
Gary Roberts
Chapter 5. Mind CSLSI
Abstract
The final element of the triune nature of health relates to our mind, a battlefield of the worldview realms between our eternal spiritual nature, the natural desires and instincts of the flesh, the allure of worldly success, pleasure, and power, and the influence of the demonic realm of evil. The focus is to identify the flawed and dysfunctional thinking patterns that impede our ability to achieve our calling and purpose through the influence of fear and their related cognitive distortions such as magnification and fortune-telling. The chapter concludes with concrete guidance on identifying and remedying dysfunctional thinking patterns.
Gary Roberts
Chapter 6. CSLSI Relationships
Abstract
A high level of CSLSI requires healthy relationships as articulated in the Great Commandment. This includes a foundational level of humility and relationship accountability by first “removing the log from our eye.” This chapter reinforces our calling to work with difficult people and provide support and encouragement to others. It concludes with the importance of assessing our ability to work with persons of diverse cultures and worldviews.
Gary Roberts
Chapter 7. CSLSI Character Accountability
Abstract
God grants our gifts and abilities without repentance, and we must choose how to use what God has graciously granted us. The goal of CSLSI is to promote our Christ-based transformation, and this requires excellence of godly character, the indwelling Holy Spirit that produces godly virtue. Competency without character is a house built upon a flawed foundation that will collapse. The focus of this chapter is the cultivation of personal integrity through humility and transparency, the foundational role of forgiveness, and the critical role of grace in repenting and learning from our sins and failures and those of others in the workplace.
Gary Roberts
Chapter 8. CSLSI Character Fruits
Abstract
The validation of our growth in CSLSI is the generation of the fruits of the spirit (Galatians 6:10): love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control. This chapter illustrates the behavioral manifestations of the fruits in the workplace as we esteem others greater than ourselves. One of the overlooked elements of Christian character is how to be a cheerful receiver, recognizing hidden sources of pride that impede authentic workplace relationships.
Gary Roberts
Chapter 9. CSLSI Character: Emotional Awareness
Abstract
A high degree of CSLSI maturity requires emotional intelligence and the ability to identify and regulate the emotions in others and ourselves. It begins with our heartfelt desire to give a precious gift to others—our time and attention through the active listening process. The goal is to develop a high degree of emotional empathy. Conversely, the workplace is a powerful source of negative emotions such as guilt, shame, embarrassment, and humiliation that are linked to a pernicious spiritual stronghold, that of people pleasing and affirmation anxiety. This chapter summarizes the risk factors and the remedies for gaining victory over the various forms of the “fear of man.”
Gary Roberts
Chapter 10. CSLSI Leadership
Abstract
God has endowed all Christians with a general and specific followership and leadership calling. The workplace is a vitally important domain for working out our salvation with fear and trembling, and this chapter delineates key elements of our irrevocable leadership calling such as defining success in God’s terms, not the desires of the heart or the definitions of the world. The foundational principles of servant followership and leadership are at the center of our callings. These sections reinforce the multidimensional nature of servant leadership beginning with a heart of service and humility. We must learn to serve like Jesus before we can begin to lead as he does.
Gary Roberts
Chapter 11. CSLSI Servant Leadership Character, Competency, and Skill Sets
Abstract
Servant leadership entails key CSLSI skill sets. It begins with elements such as God-directed public-speaking skills, the humility and ability to empower others, making ourselves dispensable and creating disciples who do greater things, providing corrective feedback with godly love and skill, and driving fear from the workplace to promote innovation and creativity. As our personal relationship with God is never static, a key competency area is managing organizational change to overcome obstacles such as fear and power politics. It is critical to recognize that overcoming obstacles to change must begin with our own overt and covert forms of resistance. The end result of high levels of CSLSI is the ability to make God-honoring decisions.
Gary Roberts
Chapter 12. Conclusion
Abstract
This final chapter provides an opportunity to summarize reader progress. The reader should complete again the burnout and work-related job attitude questions on pages xx and zz, and compare their results with earlier administrations. CSLSI growth is a lifelong process and the book concludes with final reflections and encouragement on CSLSI growth in Christ-likeness.
Gary Roberts
Backmatter
Metadaten
Titel
Working with Christian Servant Leadership Spiritual Intelligence
verfasst von
Gary E. Roberts
Copyright-Jahr
2016
Electronic ISBN
978-1-137-58981-1
Print ISBN
978-1-137-58980-4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58981-1

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