Author M. Obaseki was our guest on Modern Living with Dr. Angela, but we thought we'd bring you a little something extra to help you get to know this author. Her book How to be a GREAT Christian Leader: A Workbook for New and Aspiring Leaders in Ministry is available on Amazon.
TELL US ABOUT YOU:
I’m
Deconess M. Obaseki (Author M. Obaseki) and I’ve been a practicing born again
Christian for the last 25 years. I’m
married to a Pastor and serve as the Head
of Training and Development in a Pentecostal Ministry and Executive
Assistant to a Senior Pastor.
I am an author, owner of a publishing company and
sought after public speaker on Church development, growth and Training needs.
REAL LIFE EXPERIENCES IN MINISTRY AND
MY MOTIVATION FOR WRITING THE BOOK:
I’ve
been a strong worker and Leader in ministry and I’ve also experienced good and
bad leadership practices which have had a positive OR negative effect on church
members and the body of Christ. Things usually go wrong starting with the
leadership.
My
passion is to impart what God has given me (a commission to train and develop
workers at all levels right up to leadership) to impact the body of Christ so
that we concentrate on the great commission i.e. the saving and winning of
souls.
I
believe to do this we must start with the Leaders in Ministry who have a direct
influence. If a leader is a late time keeper, their workers and staff will be
the same remember the children will do what their parents do! Leader gossips
their workers will gossip and so on and so forth. The problem is that sometimes
leaders don’t see this in themselves and don’t realize their affect on those
who are working under them.
So
it’s important for leaders to understand their influence and its link with the
growth (or not) of the church and the body of Christ.
TELL US ABOUT THE TITLE OF THE BOOK:
The
title How to be a GREAT Christian Leader was a very calculated move on my part.
There are lots of good even great leadership books which I’ve read particularly
by the late Dr Myles Monroe who I greatly admired. BUT I wanted something that
addressed very new leaders because so often they find themselves in leadership
without knowing what a leader really is.
How to be a GREAT Christian Leader addresses the basic step
by step practical things a leader must know in order to be GREAT. It includes
an analysis of the 4 main personality types and how that can affect
relationships with the people they work with or report to them.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CHAPTER IN THE BOOK?
My
favorite chapter in the book is a fantastic 360 degree self-assessment to help
the reader understand their own strengths and weaknesses as a leader so they
know how their behavior and ideology affects those they are working with.
SO WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU?
I
have the intention of getting an audio recording of How to be a GREAT Christian
Leader book made especially for those who drive a lot or are busy but still
want the practical help with their leadership approach this book offers. I’m
also writing a book especially for Workers in the Vineyard as we speak which
will address some of the challenges they go through.
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