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How ethical leaders in the church can change society
Church in the Community - Media Release in the Herald: 11th September 2023
Source: TCN / Zandisile Magxwalisa
Date Added: 2023-09-11
Category: General News, TCN News, Issues - General, Issues - Ethics, Issues - Moral Regeneration, Issues - Church Unity,
Date Added: 2023-09-11
Category: General News, TCN News, Issues - General, Issues - Ethics, Issues - Moral Regeneration, Issues - Church Unity,
Among the outstanding leaders who have guided South Africa through very trying times is Tata Nelson Mandela, after whom this metro of ours is named.
In 2009, Nelson Mandela made a call encouraging everyone to cease from hosting festive celebrations on his birthday and rather honour him by doing work within communities.
Later in the same year, November 2009 the United Nations (UN) General Assembly officially declared 18 July "Nelson Mandela International Day”.
Tata Mandela earned this recognition because he was an ethical leader.
Another ethical leader was Jimmy Earl Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who held office from 1977 to 1981.
One of his famous quotes is “I have one life and one chance to make it count for something. I’m free to choose what that something is. The something I’ve chosen is faith.
“My faith demands that (this is not optional) I do whatever I can, whenever I can, wherever I am, for as long as I can, with whatever I have, to try to make a difference.”
Carter received Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 for undertaking peace negotiations, campaigning for human rights, and working for social welfare.
He made the choice to be an ethical leader.
Ethical leadership needs to be top of mind as we head towards its sixth democratic national elections.
We need ethical Leaders in the church as much as we need them for the country.
Ethical leadership focuses on appropriate conduct through a deep respect for ethics and values.
Ethical leaders are role models who look at every decision through a lens of morality and promote normatively appropriate conduct through their personal actions and interpersonal relations.
Ethical leaders have traits such as honesty, trust, integrity and fairness, and they give importance to other people's rights and dignity.
Christian leaders should embrace ecumenism, the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity.
The church needs unity in order to fulfil its developmental responsibilities, the priority being the eradication of poverty in South Africa.
Religious networks need to combat evils such as crime, gangsterism, substance abuse, broken family structures, street children, teenage pregnancy and the impact of diseases such as HIV/Aids, Covid and tuberculosis.
We need ward-based church volunteers to steer the church as it addresses these challenges.
The Church must be part of the District Development Model recently rolled out by the CoGTA Ministry.
The church must actively participate in the municipal integrated development plan (IDP) and inter-governmental relations processes and functions.
The church must champion development of special courses for development of leadership skills among our youth to support the building of a new society.
The church must be in the front line of the fight against drugs, substance abuse, human Trafficking and illicit trafficking.
In order to achieve all this, the church needs good stewards who are ethical Leaders.
Ethical Leaders are committed to selfless service: Selfless service or “seva” is a service performed without any expectation of result or award for the person performing it.
At its core, selfless service means doing things not to benefit yourself, but rather other individuals.
The truest form of selfless service is when we give without wanting anything in return.
This means that we do not broadcast to others when we do to receive adulation.
Ethical Leaders believe in sustainability: Sustainability is a social goal about the ability of people to co-exist on earth over a long time.
Ethical Leaders practice inclusiveness: The practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalised, such as those having physical or intellectual disabilities or belonging to other minority groups.
Ethical Leaders embrace innovation and change: Innovation and change are often used interchangeably, but they are quite different things.
Innovation is the idea, vision or strategy that prompts change, while change is the action of bringing that innovation to life.
Change can be forced upon an individual or organization, while innovation is a choice that is made. Innovation is something original and new, being introduced around the world, while change may be the improvement in a condition of matters associated with different points of time.
Ethical Leaders are team players, and they're quick to give others credit: A team player is the member of a group who tries to do what is good for the group rather than what is good for just himself or herself.
Ethical Leaders give credit where credit is due, meaning the acknowledgment should go to the person who deserves it.
All the above cannot be generated through human efforts. They are a gift from God.
Life in the ecumenical family enriches every particular tradition and denomination.
Pastors there are only two modes of being the church:
Being the salt.
Being the light.
“Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your father in heaven” Matt.5:16
Prof Dr Zandisile Magxwalisa
Archbishop of the Jerusalem Church of South Africa
In 2009, Nelson Mandela made a call encouraging everyone to cease from hosting festive celebrations on his birthday and rather honour him by doing work within communities.
Later in the same year, November 2009 the United Nations (UN) General Assembly officially declared 18 July "Nelson Mandela International Day”.
Tata Mandela earned this recognition because he was an ethical leader.
Another ethical leader was Jimmy Earl Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who held office from 1977 to 1981.
One of his famous quotes is “I have one life and one chance to make it count for something. I’m free to choose what that something is. The something I’ve chosen is faith.
“My faith demands that (this is not optional) I do whatever I can, whenever I can, wherever I am, for as long as I can, with whatever I have, to try to make a difference.”
Carter received Nobel Peace Prize in 2022 for undertaking peace negotiations, campaigning for human rights, and working for social welfare.
He made the choice to be an ethical leader.
Ethical leadership needs to be top of mind as we head towards its sixth democratic national elections.
We need ethical Leaders in the church as much as we need them for the country.
Ethical leadership focuses on appropriate conduct through a deep respect for ethics and values.
Ethical leaders are role models who look at every decision through a lens of morality and promote normatively appropriate conduct through their personal actions and interpersonal relations.
Ethical leaders have traits such as honesty, trust, integrity and fairness, and they give importance to other people's rights and dignity.
Christian leaders should embrace ecumenism, the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity.
The church needs unity in order to fulfil its developmental responsibilities, the priority being the eradication of poverty in South Africa.
Religious networks need to combat evils such as crime, gangsterism, substance abuse, broken family structures, street children, teenage pregnancy and the impact of diseases such as HIV/Aids, Covid and tuberculosis.
We need ward-based church volunteers to steer the church as it addresses these challenges.
The Church must be part of the District Development Model recently rolled out by the CoGTA Ministry.
The church must actively participate in the municipal integrated development plan (IDP) and inter-governmental relations processes and functions.
The church must champion development of special courses for development of leadership skills among our youth to support the building of a new society.
The church must be in the front line of the fight against drugs, substance abuse, human Trafficking and illicit trafficking.
In order to achieve all this, the church needs good stewards who are ethical Leaders.
Ethical Leaders are committed to selfless service: Selfless service or “seva” is a service performed without any expectation of result or award for the person performing it.
At its core, selfless service means doing things not to benefit yourself, but rather other individuals.
The truest form of selfless service is when we give without wanting anything in return.
This means that we do not broadcast to others when we do to receive adulation.
Ethical Leaders believe in sustainability: Sustainability is a social goal about the ability of people to co-exist on earth over a long time.
Ethical Leaders practice inclusiveness: The practice or policy of providing equal access to opportunities and resources for people who might otherwise be excluded or marginalised, such as those having physical or intellectual disabilities or belonging to other minority groups.
Ethical Leaders embrace innovation and change: Innovation and change are often used interchangeably, but they are quite different things.
Innovation is the idea, vision or strategy that prompts change, while change is the action of bringing that innovation to life.
Change can be forced upon an individual or organization, while innovation is a choice that is made. Innovation is something original and new, being introduced around the world, while change may be the improvement in a condition of matters associated with different points of time.
Ethical Leaders are team players, and they're quick to give others credit: A team player is the member of a group who tries to do what is good for the group rather than what is good for just himself or herself.
Ethical Leaders give credit where credit is due, meaning the acknowledgment should go to the person who deserves it.
All the above cannot be generated through human efforts. They are a gift from God.
Life in the ecumenical family enriches every particular tradition and denomination.
Pastors there are only two modes of being the church:
Being the salt.
Being the light.
“Let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your father in heaven” Matt.5:16
Prof Dr Zandisile Magxwalisa
Archbishop of the Jerusalem Church of South Africa
Source: TCN / Zandisile Magxwalisa
Date Added: 2023-09-11
Category: General News, TCN News, Issues - General, Issues - Ethics, Issues - Moral Regeneration, Issues - Church Unity,
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