Ethics in Leadership
Student 2025
3.1Assignment-Devotional-TheWayTheTruthTheLife.Prt2.docxGetting Started
In previous devotional assignments, we’ve looked at trouble, trust, truth, obedience, love, and internal/external guides and how those things might apply to ethics and decision-making, especially regarding integrity and honesty.
This devotional assignment gives you the opportunity to consider the contrasting themes of peace and fear and their relationship to ethical leadership.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
· Recognize strong ethical leadership attributes by studying leaders in the Bible.
Background Information
Read John 14:25-30(new tab) (or listen to the chapter(new tab) ). John talks about peace. In particular, he notes a type of personal peace that emerges from the Christ-follower’s pursuit of Jesus as the way, truth, and life as well as the presence of the Spirit of truth.
After reading the passage, consider the following prompts:
1. How does following what is right (way, truth, life, integrity, honesty, etc.) relate to peace – inner peace?
2. The final words of the passage also say that we do not need to be afraid. What is the relationship between peace and fear? How might peace and lack of fear relate to character, competence, conduct, trust, ethical thinking, or ethical decision-making?
3. Within an organizational context, what other ways might peace and lack of fear be relevant concepts for ethical organizations and high-performing organizations?
Instructions
1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. Review the Bible text and prompts provided in the Getting Started section.
3. Compose a 200 – 250 word reflection or journal (Word document) on the prompts included in the background information section.
Getting Started
In previous devotional assignments, we’ve looked at trouble, trust,
truth, obedience, love, and internal/external guides and how those
things might apply to ethics and decision
-
making, especially
regarding integrity and honesty.
This devotional assignment
gives you the opportunity to consider
the contrasting themes of peace and fear and their relationship to
ethical leadership.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be
able to:
·
Recognize strong ethical le
adership attributes by studying
leaders in the Bible.
Background Information
Read
John 14:25
-
30
(new tab)
(or
listen to the chapter
(new
tab)
).
John talks about peace. In particular, he notes a type of personal
peace that emerges from the Christ
-
follower’s pursuit of Jesus as
the way, truth, and life as well as the presence of the Spirit of
truth.
After reading the passage, consider the
following prompts:
1.
How does following what is right (way, truth, life, integrity,
honesty, etc.) relate to peace
–
inner peace?
2.
The final words of the passage also say that we do not need
to be afraid. What is the relationship between peace and
fear? How m
ight peace and lack of fear relate to character,
competence, conduct, trust, ethical thinking, or ethical
decision
-
making?
3.
Within an organizational context, what other ways might
peace and lack of fear be relevant concepts for ethical
organizations and hig
h
-
performing organizations?
Instructions
Getting Started
In previous devotional assignments, we’ve looked at trouble, trust,
truth, obedience, love, and internal/external guides and how those
things might apply to ethics and decision-making, especially
regarding integrity and honesty.
This devotional assignment gives you the opportunity to consider
the contrasting themes of peace and fear and their relationship to
ethical leadership.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be
able to:
Recognize strong ethical leadership attributes by studying
leaders in the Bible.
Background Information
Read John 14:25-30(new tab) (or listen to the chapter(new tab)).
John talks about peace. In particular, he notes a type of personal
peace that emerges from the Christ-follower’s pursuit of Jesus as
the way, truth, and life as well as the presence of the Spirit of
truth.
After reading the passage, consider the following prompts:
1. How does following what is right (way, truth, life, integrity,
honesty, etc.) relate to peace – inner peace?
2. The final words of the passage also say that we do not need
to be afraid. What is the relationship between peace and
fear? How might peace and lack of fear relate to character,
competence, conduct, trust, ethical thinking, or ethical
decision-making?
3. Within an organizational context, what other ways might
peace and lack of fear be relevant concepts for ethical
organizations and high-performing organizations?
Instructions
