Ethics in Leadership
Student 2025
6.1Assignment-Devotional-TheWayTheTruthTheLifePart6.docx6.1 Assignment: Devotional - The Way, The Truth, The Life (Part 6)
Getting Started
John’s gospel has given us a lot of ideas for considering how ethical leadership has a strong foundation in biblical principles. While much of what John has provided gives some positive perspectives, it is also wise for us to consider consequences and to heed warnings.
This devotional assignment gives you the opportunity to consider some of the warnings expressed by John and how they can relate to ethics and decision-making.
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 16:1-4(new tab) (or listen to the chapter(new tab) ) Jesus speaks of warning and not going astray. After reading the passage, consider the following prompts:
1. Where in your life and experience have you heeded warnings? Not heeded warnings? What were the outcomes of heeding or not heeding warnings?
2. In what way is “warning” a part of leadership and organizations as it pertains to ethics and decision-making?
3. In what way is “warning” related to your study in this class.
4. If you were to summarize the most important principle about ethics and decision-making that you’ve learned (e.g., personal philosophy or axiom), what would it be? What is your guiding principle? What would be the consequences of breaking that principle? What scriptural perspective (e.g., faith integration) is part of that principle? How do you link your view on ethics and moral decision-making with a foundation in scripture?
Instructions
1. Review the Bible text and prompts provided in the Background Information sections.
2. Compose a 200 – 250 word reflection or journal (Word document) on the prompts included in the background information section.
6.1 Assignment: Devotional
-
The Way, The Truth, The Life (Part 6)
Getting Started
John’s gospel has given us a lot of ideas for considering how
ethical leadership has a strong foundation in biblical
principles.
While much of what John has provided gives some positive
perspectives, it is also wise for us to consider consequences and to
heed warnings.
This devotional assignment gives you the opportunity to consider
some of the warnings expressed by John and how they can relate
to ethics and decision
-
making.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be
able to:
·
Recognize strong ethical lead
ership attributes by studying
leaders in the Bible.
Background Information
R
ead
John 16:1
-
4
(new tab)
(or
listen to the chapter
(new tab)
)
Je
sus speaks of warning and not going astray. After reading the
passage, consider the following prompts:
1.
Where in your life and experience have you heeded
warnings? Not heeded warnings? What were the outcomes of
heeding or not heeding warnings?
2.
In what way i
s “warning” a part of leadership and
organizations as it pertains to ethics and decision
-
making?
3.
In what way is “warning” related to your study in this class.
4.
If you were to summarize the most important principle about
ethics and decision
-
making that you’
ve learned (e.g.,
personal philosophy or axiom), what would it be? What is
your guiding principle? What would be the consequences of
breaking that principle? What scriptural perspective (e.g.,
faith integration) is part of that principle? How do you link
y
our view on ethics and moral decision
-
making with a
foundation in scripture?
6.1 Assignment: Devotional - The Way, The Truth, The Life (Part 6)
Getting Started
John’s gospel has given us a lot of ideas for considering how
ethical leadership has a strong foundation in biblical principles.
While much of what John has provided gives some positive
perspectives, it is also wise for us to consider consequences and to
heed warnings.
This devotional assignment gives you the opportunity to consider
some of the warnings expressed by John and how they can relate
to ethics and decision-making.
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 16:1-4(new tab) (or listen to the chapter(new tab))
Jesus speaks of warning and not going astray. After reading the
passage, consider the following prompts:
1. Where in your life and experience have you heeded
warnings? Not heeded warnings? What were the outcomes of
heeding or not heeding warnings?
2. In what way is “warning” a part of leadership and
organizations as it pertains to ethics and decision-making?
3. In what way is “warning” related to your study in this class.
4. If you were to summarize the most important principle about
ethics and decision-making that you’ve learned (e.g.,
personal philosophy or axiom), what would it be? What is
your guiding principle? What would be the consequences of
breaking that principle? What scriptural perspective (e.g.,
faith integration) is part of that principle? How do you link
your view on ethics and moral decision-making with a
foundation in scripture?
