Chapter 8: Leaders Are Teachers: The Effective Leader Is the Master Teacher Within a Learning Organization.
Teaching is discipling. Every meeting, conversation, or correction is an opportunity to teach. This is why “The leader who makes the greatest impact will be a master teacher who trains leaders at every level in the organization to teach with faithfulness, enthusiasm, and confidence” (68). The title of this chapter is both true and tiring. It is exhausting to constantly teach. What strengthens a leader to become a relentless teacher is his conviction that everyone he is leading will be equipped to succeed when well taught. This is why teaching remains at the heart of Christianity. Albert Mohler also reminds us of Augustine’s four-fold contribution to this topic. For Augustine, “The teacher loves those he will teach” (71). “The teacher must love what he teaches” (71). “We teach because we first love Christ, who first loved us” (72). And finally, “the goal of teaching is to see every student instructed, delighted, and moved” (72). The Seven Laws of Teaching (Unabridged) by John Milton Gregory would be an excellent read to learn more on this topic.
This post is part of a larger series of posts. Each post is a short reflection on a chapter of The Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership that Matters by Albert Mohler (ISBN 978-0-7642-1004-4).
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