Abstract
This article examines Matthew’s gospel drawn from social and cultural texture analysis to discover principles of biblical leadership succession. It provides a summary of principles about leadership succession, including that it: (a) starts with honorable leaders, (b) is an ongoing process, (c) is a family affair, (d) focuses on Christ’s authority with leaders as His agents, and (e) is action oriented. From the principles, this article infers five Christian ethical responses for organizational leadership: (a) it begins with a leader’s honor and then reveals itself in the leader’s life, (b) it is a continual process for the best interest of the organization, (c) it flows from the organization’s values and people, (d) it serves organizational values, and (e) it is an actionable event. Finally, this study challenges the reader to be an honorable leader
Recommended Citation
Quist, A. H. (2009). Leadership Succession from Matthew’s Gospel: Passing the Baton of Leadership to the Next Generation. Great Commission Research Journal, 1(1), 50-57. Retrieved from https://place.asburyseminary.edu/gcrj/vol1/iss1/5
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