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Chi Alpha Leadership Model

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Reimagining the Chi Alpha Leadership Process
While fully committed to the vision and mission of Chi Alpha, it has become apparent that the traditional ministry framework is become inefficient within the urban university context and has become obsolete in the community college systems. At the same time, the fastest growing part of university culture in American is the urban university. In fact, 41 percent of all undergraduate college students in the United States today attend community colleges (National Center for Education Statistics, 2018), while 75 percent of all college students graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Texas are former community college students (National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 2017). Recently, Chi Alpha …show more content…

Besides these, we must consider the additional question of finding a ministry model that will accommodate the skills and resources of different ministry partners. Such a framework should focus on the essential components of Chi Alpha and entrust the peripheral aspects of programing and ministry to the ministry partners.
The key quality needed for flexible leadership is humility. The freedom needed to serve and empower others stems from a personal confidence of our identity in Christ; a product of self-awareness and management (C. Hayes, personal communication, April 11, 2018). The cultivate of these leadership competencies depends upon honest assessment of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Therefore, a flexible environment will depend on faithful accountability both personally and organizationally, strong coaching and mentoring relationships, as well as a continued commitment to personal learning (Wilson, …show more content…

In his book, Lifegiving Mentors, Tim Elmore (2009) indicates that before leaders can communicate value, they must first believe there is value. Since the first way we communicate value is through our attitude, it is imperative that my communication to team members and about team members stays positive (C. Hayes, personal communication, April 11, 2018). A second method for instilling valuing in others is affirmation. Affirmation can be something as simple as remembering someone’s birthday or acknowledging their contribution to a task. But most importantly is celebrating achievements such as completing a project or meeting an intermediate goal (Chapman, & White, 2012). Letting people know they are an important part of the team is necessary to motivate existing team

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