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Yaghoubi M. Zahmatkesh H. Azami R. Spiritual leadership and job involvement of employees in selected hospitals of Isfahan: Jafari1 et al. Introduction In the current era, economic activities and of leadership operation research in a such a manner technological changes are increasing. Organizations that developed and blended charismatic and have the capacity to deal with these changes since transformative theory like moral values, so more they feel the need for fundamental changes and attention was paid to spiritual needs of the creativity inside themselves.

Hence the attempt to employees that has positive impact on individual ad create a favorable environment to attract, maintain, organizational results, and on the other hand, a enhance, and motivate employees seems necessary proper barrier was made in order to avoid 1. Meanwhile the existence of the right person in measurement errors 8.

Also, in another study by the role of leadership in order to create theses Dooshene and Ploman, staff working environment conditions is inevitable since leadership has an was described as an inner and internal issue that important role in the effectiveness of individual and can be strengthened through meaningful work in group employees and as most of the experts argue, the organization 9.

On the other hand, the most it is called organizational differentiation factor 2. There is no blended in four basic areas of the body, mind, heart, doubt that the prosperity of any society lies in and soul and defines the necessity of human nature improving and developing its human resources and existence 3. Spiritual leadership stems from In recent decades, researchers in the field of servant leadership style which according to Spears industrial and organizational psychology and is an evolutionary approach to life and work, and management have focused on different feedbacks generally, it is a being method that has the potential of staff about work and behaviors related to this to create positive change in society 4.

Based on feedback. The concept of job involvement is one of the philosophy of servant leadership, spiritual the feedbacks associated with work studied from leadership includes empowering and participation different points of view Job involvement of employees and service leadership models 5.

Job involvement as an attitude is an perception, valuation, and one's action in the important variable that helps to increase the society with team spirit not the individual one effectiveness of the organization. The higher the provides opportunities to recognize a superior level of staff job involvement is in an organization, power by the person who requires a deeper intuitive the more its effectiveness will increase Apparently, the job of staff with high job In order to further accept spiritual leaders in the involvement has a close relationship with most of fields of education, trust, reliability and inspiring their identities, interests and goals of their love, and promoting spirit of cooperation, trust, mutual is very important to them A meta-analysis concern, system commitment, and effectiveness of conducted on a sample of 27, individuals from the system through the inspiration views and the 87 studies revealed that job involvement has a mission of the organization seem necessary 7.

In a positive relationship with variables such as study by Fry et al. Materials and Methods turnover In fact, it can be said that high job involvement is a desirable characteristic, and those This study was descriptive—analytical conducted with high job involvement are satisfied with their in The study population consisted of all jobs, show positive attitude at work, and are highly supervisors of the selected state hospitals committed to the organization and their colleagues 4 hospitals including Kashani, Noor and Ali 17 and such people rarely think to quit their jobs Asqar, and Massih and Al-Zahra and Isfahan- and are expected to create a foreseeable future for located private hospitals 3 hospitals including their respective organization Therefore, Sina, Saadi, and Baharestan.

Being employed as considering the above mentioned factors as well as a supervisor was considered as an inclusion the importance of hospital environment for society criteria. The sample size was determined to be and different specializations there, evaluating the based on sampling formula. In estimating relation between spiritual leadership and staff job sample, size the parameters were determined as N involvement seems critical, and since such a study population number , n samples number , S2 hasn't been conducted yet in this environment in variance pre-estimation , t confidence level , d our society, the researchers have tried to study the potential efficiency.

Medical Sciences and the selected private hospitals In order to evaluate the concept of spiritual of Isfahan. Therefore, spiritual leadership model leadership, Fry standard questionnaire 7 was was examined based on intrinsic motivation.

This used, which Nargesian 19 in her research project model includes the characteristics of the assessed its reliability in Iran by means of alpha - organizational landscape, loving humanism, Cronbach obtained as 0. Also in order to believing in work, meaningful work, membership determine its validity, both content and factorial in organization, organizational commitment and validity were used that during this step validity performance feedback 7.

Also to check the status of job involvement ,a questionnaire. After legal procedures and obtaining necessary 3. Results permits, the researchers referred to the surveyed hospitals and distributed the questionnaires among The mean and standard deviation of spiritual the employed staff in different sectors of the leadership and job involvement in all hospitals hospital and provided sufficient and necessary were 3.

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Do you have the self-confidence and trust to let me do my job? What do you believe? People follow leaders whose answers to the 8 questions above best satisfy them xii. How leaders answer the 8 questions above will determine the quality and loyalty of their followers. Spiritual leaders do not use people to achieve their goals… people are the goal! Leaders who strive for and even achieve their goals, but whose people suffer and fall by the wayside in the process, have failed as leaders.

Using people to achieve organizational goals is the antithesis of spiritual leadership. Getting results can make leaders look good. Perfectionism i. There is a subtle danger inherent in the philosophy that everything done in an organization must always be done with excellence. Churches that concentrate more on their tasks than on their people in the name of pursuing excellence , are missing what God considers most important.

He sought to take them from spiritual immaturity to spiritual maturity. He brought them from faithlessness to fruitfulness. In order to help people develop spiritually, leaders may have to allow them to make mistakes, just as leaders make mistakes on their road to maturity as leaders.

Developing people to their potential is not tidy work, but good leaders recognize the long-term benefits. Both the people in training and the organization benefit when their leaders value developing people over doing everything perfectly.

The western world has been seduced by size… ii. Bigger is not always better. There is a significant difference between drawing a crowd and building a church. Marketers can draw a crowd but they cannot grow a church.

The seduction is two-fold: those religious leaders who are able to grow megachurches are treated as spiritual heroes; and secondly, many leaders act as if God is as impressed with crowds as people are… He is not. Leaders must be diligent that they never shift their trust from the Head of the church to the tools of the world.

Jesus was never enamored with crowds… When Jesus began teaching about true discipleship, He knew that even though there were large crowds, many were not believers. They were simply wanting their physical needs met. So Jesus preached to them about the cost of discipleship… John 67 B. Three Worthy Goals a. Leading To Spiritual Maturity i. The ultimate goal of spiritual leadership is to take their people from where they are to where God wants them to be.

But if the goal of leadership is a relationship, then leaders will never move their people beyond where they have gone themselves. Followers may grow deeper spiritually in spite of their spiritually immature leaders, but they will not grow deeper because of such people.

Thus, spiritual leaders must continually be growing themselves. It is not enough for leaders to hear from God and then relay the message to the people. Leading Others To Lead i. Leaders lead followers. Great leaders lead leaders. One of the most tragic mistakes leaders commit is to make themselves indispensable. Insecurity can drive people to hoard all the leadership opportunities. Some leader get so caught up in their own work that they forget about investing themselves into the development of other leaders.

Failing to develop leaders is tantamount to gross failure by the leader, whether by design or by neglect. One of the most common failures of leaders is that they spend little or no effort preparing their organizations for their departure. One test of great leaders is how well their organizations do after they leave. Developing leaders must be a core value of any leader.

Unless leadership development is intentional, it will not happen. Four habits leaders must regularly practice to produce a corps of leaders: 1. They concentrate on the important ones. Leaders give people freedom to fail — Leaders must delegate but not interfere. Meddling leaders demoralize staff. If leaders continually second-guess decisions their staff make, staff will stop making decisions. At times, it is better to sacrifice perfection if doing so will develop leaders in the process.

Leaders recognize the success of others — Good leaders give credit where it is deserved. One of the greatest rewards a leader can give someone is recognition. Leaders ought to be constantly praising their people for their accomplishments and acknowledging their contributions. The fact is, when people are successful, so is the leader. True spiritual leaders assume the best of their volunteers.

Leaders give encouragement and support — Delegation is a hazardous but necessary task of leaders. If the people are successful, they receive the credit. If they fail, the leaders shoulder the responsibility. In leadership, this fact goes with the territory. Great leaders understand and accept that the performance of their organizations will be viewed as equal to their own performance. Weak leaders cast blame upon their subordinates when things go wrong. It is a sign of deficient leadership when a pastor blames his people for the declining condition of his church.

Good leaders will support their people even when they fail. Often, they use the failure to help the person grow. People need to know that their leader will stand by them when they fail and back them up if things get difficult.

When leaders fail to support their followers, everyone grows anxious because they rightly assume their leader would abandon them as well. When leaders come quickly to the aid of a struggling follower, everyone else can relax in the assurance that their leader would do the same for them.

Too many leaders abandon their people once they fail. Bringing Glory To God i. God is not concerned with bringing glory to people. God wants to reveal His glory through people. The goal of bringing glory to God must be the impetus behind the efforts of every Christian.

Spiritual leaders understand they cannot relentlessly pursue their own personal goals and glorify God at the same time. Christian leaders who impact their society understand that their first calling is not to be successful in business, sports, or the like… but to be a success in the kingdom of God.

It is no accident that, when Jesus was seeking twelve disciples, He bypassed the professional religious establishment. He found people who understood how the world operated and who were not afraid of working right in the middle of it.

He chose people who spoke the language of the marketplace. Bringing people to spiritual maturity ii. Developing leaders iii. Bringing glory to God Ch. Spiritual leaders must take very seriously the weighty responsibility of learning to hear from God. Before leaders can help others learn to hear from God, they must do so ii.

Sadly, the first thing leaders should do hear from God , is the last thing many leaders actually do. The single most important thing leaders should do is pray! Leaders Pray a. Noting of eternal significance happens apart from God. Leaders are doers… The challenge for many is that they think of prayer as passive. Taking time to pray can seem like wasting precious time. Biblical praying can be the most challenging, exhausting, laborious, and yet rewarding thing leaders ever do.

Prayer is essential because to be a spiritual leader, one must be filled with the Holy Spirit… and leaders cannot fill themselves up with the Holy Spirit. God is the Leader of spiritual leaders. For leaders to have this kind of relationship available to them and then choose not to communicate with the One who wants to guide them is a gross dereliction of duty.

Read Luke l. Another reason to pray is that God is all-powerful. God can do far more than even the most resourceful leaders. God can melt the hardest hearts ii. The most powerful position leaders assume is when they kneel. Leadership and pressure go hand and hand 1 Peter ii. When leaders allow Christ to carry their emotional and spiritual loads, this takes enormous pressure off them and allows them to face even the most difficult assignments with peace.

God reveals His agenda through prayer i. Consequently, more than any other single thing leaders do, it is their prayer life that determines their effectiveness. If leaders spend adequate quality time communing with God , the people they encounter will notice the difference. When pastors preach, their people can soon tell whether or not they are speaking out of the overflow of their relationship with God or if they are merely preaching a sermon.

When spiritual leaders take their task of leading people seriously, they will be driven to their knees in prayer. Read Ex. Moses offers an incredible testimony to the integrity of a genuine spiritual leader… a. Such sacrificial, earnest, heart-wrenching prayer is characteristic of great spiritual leaders. Some things can only be achieved through prayer Ps.

Leaders should regularly ask their people how they can pray for them. As God in His grace responds to the prayers of leaders, things will happen in the organization that can only be attributed to God p. Summarizing why leaders should pray: i. Prayer is an essential leadership activity. Prayer relieves stress. Leaders Work Hard a. Leaders dramatically influence the culture of their organizations through their own work habits b.

Leaders should set the pace for other. Few things discourage employees and volunteers more than lazy leaders. Leaders should not ask their people to undertake tasks they are unwilling to perform themselves. A leadership position does not provide immunity from sacrifice; rather, it often provides occasions for an even greater effort. A willingness to sacrifice gives leaders much more authority with their people than does their position in the organization.

Life offers few shortcuts to greatness. If leaders want their people to go an extra mile, leaders must go two.

Leaders influence others by example. Leaders must understand that they are responsible for the model they are giving to their people. Contemporary pastors must be particularly concerned about the model they are providing their people.

As a result, pastors need to maintain a rigorous work ethic, and their people need to know that they are doing so. When people perceive their leaders are not working as hard as they are, they lose motivation to make sacrifices for the organization. Destroying a reputation only takes an unguarded moment.

People will naturally conclude that whatever their leader talks most about is what they consider to be the most important thing.

The bottom line is that leadership is hard work! There are no short cuts. The reason there are not more great spiritual leaders in our day is that there are not more men and women willing to pay the price.

Those disqualified from being spiritual leaders are those who: i. Seek jobs that require minimum effort but provide maximum pay. Revile sacrifice. Flee from hard work. Dream… but who want others to pay the price for their dreams. Leaders Communicate a. The key to successful communication is clarity, not verbosity. Greenleaf c. Greenleaf d. Leaders ought to be students of language and communication.

Leaders should seek ways to expand their vocabulary so they have more words at their disposal when communicating important truths. Pastors ought to beware of falling into verbal ruts lest their sermons become predictable and monotonous.

Leaders ought to immerse themselves in the Scriptures and writings of great thinkers. A dynamic and growing mind is better able to germinate fresh insights than a dull, lazy one. Conscientious leaders will also enlist confidantes to evaluate and critique their communication skills.

Jesus was adept at tailoring His words to His audiences: i. Spiritual leaders must be sensitive to any unbiblical implications attached to a word. Spiritual leaders should take confidence… when God entrusts assignments to leaders, He also equips them to communicate His message Ex.

There are 4 types of stories that spiritual leaders need to become adapt at sharing: i. Leaders who think they are too busy to be regularly listening to and communicating with their people are doomed to fail.

Leaders Serve a. Servant leadership flows from the love leaders have for their people ii. Leaders cannot truly serve people they do not love people can tell… iii. Leaders who equate bottom line results with success are sadly deluded. Leaders who are unable to love their people and who are unwilling to consider their needs, are insecure in their own identity. Self-knowledge is a requirement for servant leadership. Leaders much know and accept who they are.

Insecure people worry about how other people perceive them. People who are secure in their identity are not enslaved by the opinions or affirmation of others. They are free to serve… f. Christ-like servant leaders must understand whom they serve. The Father did. Servanthood breaks down barriers and eliminates turf wars. Spiritual leaders ought to serve their people. But their acts of service should be motivated and directed by the Holy Spirit.

Leaders Maintain Positive Attitudes a. A pessimistic leader is a contradiction in terms… an oxy moron. Leaders, by virtue of their role, are obligated to nurture positive attitudes. Leaders who doubt that success is possible and who fear the worst should immediately change their attitude or resign so a true leader can take their place. True leaders understand that no matter how difficult the task, a group of people being led by the Holy Spirit can accomplish anything God asks of them Rom.

A fundamental role of leaders is to maintain a positive attitude under every circumstance. If leaders cannot manage their own attitudes, they cannot be entrusted with the morale of others. It was said of Winston Churchill that no one left his presence without feeling a braver man… h. Leaders inspire confidence, not fear or pessimism. A good sense of humor is essential to effective leadership because leaders set the tone for their organizations.

Leaders with a healthy sense of humor help others gain a new perspective. It is easier to follow people who know how to laugh and who make working with them enjoyable. Spiritual leaders remain optimistic, not because doing so is a vital leadership practice, but because they are in touch with God.

Everyone faces discouraging circumstances at times… but the spiritual leader lives in the peace and truth of Isa. Sadly, there are those leaders who choose to live in the valley of despair. Incredibly, these leaders tend to pride themselves in being pessimists! They refer to their pessimism as realism and consider it a sign of superior intelligence.

Pessimistic leadership is an abomination to almighty God! People need leaders who believe that God can do anything He says He can do! Read Daniel ii.

Great leaders are not unrealistic or blind to the difficulties the face. They simply are not discouraged by them. Great leaders never lose confidence that the problems can be solved. They maintain a positive attitude. Leaders should pay close attention to their attitudes, as barometers to the condition of their hearts. When leaders become pessimistic, cynical or critical, they need to evaluate the causes. Perhaps they have been focusing on what people are doing rather than on what God has promised.

Stewardship Of Influence a. A weighty issue for leaders is their management of influence. Influence used for selfish purposes is manipulation. Leaders need to recognize that even when they say things casually, their people can take it seriously.

When leaders experience moral failure, the repercussions are devastating because leaders are symbols of their organization. When spiritual leaders prove untrustworthy, they shatter the faith and confidence of their people.

The responsibility of leading people carries with it accountability 2 Cor. Failing to lead well not only affects the leader but it also can cause irreparable harm to many other people, both inside and outside the organization. People who are unwilling or unable to make decisions are unlikely candidates for leadership.

People need the assurance that their leader is capable of making wise, timely decisions. The fear of making a wrong decision is the overriding impetus behind some leadership styles. Such people become immobilized by their fear of making a mistake. Leaders must be prepared to accept the consequences of their decisions.

Those without the fortitude to live with this reality should not take on leadership roles. In direct contrast, but equally dysfunctional , are those leaders who make decisions too casually. It is an intervention into a system and therefore carries with it the risk of shock. Prayer a. Spiritual leaders must spend time in prayer daily… not just when they are facing a situation c.

God does not distinguish between secular and spiritual matters d. Prayerless leaders are like ship captains with a compass — they make their best guess, but they have no assurance they are heading the right way. Many fallen leaders neglected their relationship with God.

They became so consumed with fulfilling their official responsibilities they inadvertently spent less and less time with the Lord. Leaders often overlook their spiritual life because they are too busy doing their jobs… g. Leaders ought to zealously maintain a close relationship with God today so they are prepared to make the necessary decisions of tomorrow. Scripture a.

The problem for many leaders is that they are unfamiliar with the Bible. When leaders are saturated in Scripture, the Spirit will bring to memory a verse that provides relevant guidance. Other Believers a. Two key truths: i. Leaders should recruit a variety of godly counselors ii. Leaders should give their advisors the freedom to express their opinions c.

Not all counselors are equal… Good leaders choose their counselors carefully. Leaders need counselors who represent many areas of concern e. The key to effective counselors is not that they agree with their leaders and always support their decisions but that they tell their leaders things they would not know or recognize otherwise. Leaders should seek the best possible people to advise them… people who know how to think for themselves.

Counselors should have a consistently successful track record of demonstrating wisdom. Good leaders ensure they have varied perspectives available to them before they make important decisions. Spiritual leaders need counselors who walk closely with God and who take their counsel from Him. Advisors should demonstrate competence as well as a mature faith.

Throughout history great leaders have encouraged diversity in their organizations. Circumstances a. Spiritual leaders are not discouraged by their circumstances — they are informed by them! Leaders Strive To Be Teachable i. Leaders can stymie input from others by the way they ask questions. Leaders who truly want feedback will give ample opportunity for it. Leaders can stifle feedback if they take a defensive posture. Defensive leaders learn nothing. Listening leaders are constantly learning and growing.

James vii. Wise leaders recognize the value of gathering ideas from their people, and so they create a climate in their organizations where people feel free to contribute. Leaders Master Their History i. Wise leaders resist the urge to move immediately in new directions before they understand how they arrived where they are today. It is no coincidence that many famous leaders were avid students of history. Leaders have a greater assurance of making the right decision when they understand how God has led in the past.

Spiritual leaders lead with integrity…because they know that God is observing and assessing their thoughts and actions all the time. Spiritual leaders know that one day they will give an account to almighty God for everything they have done Job ; 2 Cor. According to Paul, it will not just be unbelievers who stand before Christ on judgment day: everyone will give an account. Christian leaders who choose not to lead their organizations to take a step of faith will eventually answer to God for their unbelief.

Spiritual leaders will be held accountable for what they could have done if only they had obeyed what God was directing them to do James vi. The good news is that spiritual leaders are also equipped with the Holy Spirit to make wise, blameless decisions. After Leaders Make A Decision a. Leaders Accept the Consequences i. It is at this point that true leaders separate themselves from mere office- seekers.

Spiritual leaders do not let others suffer the consequences for their decisions b. Leaders Admit Their Mistakes i. Most mistakes can actually provide the greatest moments of personal growth that leaders experience ii.

Successful leaders are not successful because they never err in judgment, but because they continually learn from their mistakes. The same mistakes, made repeatedly, are inexcusable. People who are unable to admit their errors are not qualified to be leaders. The only leaders who never make mistakes are those who never try anything, which is itself a mistake.

Mistakes are often opportunities in disguise. When leaders make a mistake, they need to begin by confessing it to God, receiving His forgiveness, and then moving forward in faith. Mistakes should be seen as learning tools to be thoroughly analyzed so leaders are better prepared for similar situations in the future.

Mistakes do not make people failures. Failure is an event, not a character trait. However, covering up a mistake or refusing to accept responsibility for failure is a character issue. Leaders Stand By Their Decisions i. If a leader is meticulous in making their decisions, they will not waver once they have made them. This confident ability to stand firmly behind a decision does not make a leader an unyielding tyrant.

It is a characteristic of good leadership. The best insurance against inconsistency is to be careful in making the right decision in the first place. Many leaders offer a token prayer and then compile a list of pros and cons — just like an unbeliever. People-pleasing is not the driving force of spiritual leadership. Good leaders do not abandon their weaker members, but neither do they allow them to set the agenda for the organization. This fine balance of leadership often reveals the most skilled leaders.

A clear sense of direction for the organization will prevent the leaders from chasing after every fad that comes along. When leaders have no God-given vision, one option can appear as attractive as another. Leaders who are constantly waffling reveal that they do not know where they are going. It takes courage to stand behind a decision in the face of resistance or opposition. Some leaders simply lack the fortitude to take a stand or to make unpopular decisions.

Spiritual leaders need not lack courage because God has promised to give it to them if they ask for it Isa. Once again, we find ourselves back to the core principle of spiritual leadership: trusting God. There comes a time when leaders must decide to decide.

Improving Decision Making a. Leaders need to monitor the quantity of decisions they are making. One reason they may struggle is that they are bombarded by too many decisions to make.

Leaders should be delegating iii. Wise leaders will not unduly concern themselves with delegated issues. Effective leaders continually give away routine work to others and concentrate on the critical issues that leaders cannot delegate. Leaders should restrict themselves to making only the most important decisions for their organization. If leaders are not hearing from God, they must discover the reason.

The most important thing leaders can do in such cases is to get alone with god in an unhurried, uninterrupted time until they clearly know that God has spoken and what he wants them to do. Waiting on God is not a passive activity. There is no reason to be embarrassed or apologetic about the need to retreat for a while. Taking adequate time to spend with God at the front end of a decision can save leaders and organizations years of painful regret Ps.

Every decision is a step toward a destination. There is no value in making great progress in the wrong direction! God continues to encourage leaders to seek His wisdom James God has provided everything needed for people to make good decisions. Even the most gifted leaders will struggle if they squander their time. Spiritual Leaders understand that God has given them enough time to accomplish any assignment He gives them. What leaders can manage is themselves.

The most inefficient and unproductive leaders have as much time as history-making leaders. Great leaders do not allow their busy lives or vast responsibilities to overwhelm them. Taking Control Of Time a.

Introductory thoughts: i. They start with their time. Simply squeezing more tasks into a day is not the answer… iv. The answer to an effective schedule is: doing the right things. An effective schedule is preferable to an efficient schedule. Leaders can avoid becoming slaves to time by following some key practices… b.

Wise leaders realize there is no way they can satisfy the desires of all the people who clamor for their time. God has a plan for each person that is uniquely suited to that individual. God never overbooks people. God never drives His servants to the point of breakdown. God never burns people out. God never gives people tasks that are beyond the strength or ability He provides.

When people become overwhelmed by their commitments and responsibilities, they are operating on their own agenda. The key for overworked leaders is to examine their responsibilities to determine whether they have inadvertently assumed ownership for things God has not intended them to carry.

Why did Jesus rise early to pray? He knew that maintaining an intimate relationship with His Father was the single most important thing He could do. Leaders always begin by investing their time in the most important things. Every decision to do one thing is at the same time a choice not to do a dozen other things. Spiritual leaders need to understand that their success is not based on how much they personally accomplish but on how wisely they perform their leadership role.

God does not give people more than they can handle but people regularly assume responsibility for things they should not be doing. As leaders meet daily with God, he will set their agenda. Leaders Cultivate Healthy Routines i. Wise leaders use routines to ensure that priorities are not overlooked. Routine allows people to work at a steady pace.

They set an easy pace but keep going steadily.