Jesus Christ and International Leadership
Jesus Christ and International Leadership Around 27 BC a man by the name of Jesus of Nazareth came to be the son of God. Claiming that he was of the very essence and character of God, he astounded hundreds of followers. Among his miracles performed included feeding five thousand of his followers with only a few loaves of bread and a few pieces of fish. In our modern era, people still believe of his works and in his preaching about love. Many international leaders, such as Woodrow Wilson and Mother Theresa lived by his teachings. This paper will describe how Jesus himself was an international leader. The format will be as follows: Jesus as a leader, his role as an international leader, and how he still influences events internationally. This paper argues that what Jesus taught and how he acted as a leader differed much from other teachings on leadership. Jesus was not just a leader, he was a servant leader. Dale Carnegie’s teachings on leadership will be the first to be compared with Jesus’ teachings. First Carnegie tells his readers in How to Win Friends and Influence People that we should always show appreciation for people. He distinguishes true appreciation from flattery and says that it is only true appreciation that will open doors. [insert quote]. Similarly, Jesus also shows a strong appreciation for people. The story of the Prodigal Son teaches the reader that in addition to loving one’s neighbor one should also love one’s enemy. When the spendthrift son had wasted all of his father’s money on an extravagant lifestyle and prostitutes, he realized his disastrous lifestyle and come home. Yet his father not only welcomed him back but slaughtered the best pig and organized a feast in his son’s honor. The Sermon on the Mount praised those who no one else wanted to praise. “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the