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Introduction
It is the aim of every motivated Christian leader to have a kingdom vision; in which the
mission and purpose is to build a community of people from multiple cultural backgrounds and
history. As the community of believers is being empowered, the leader must ensure that
"repeated attention to the mission, the vision, and the values that are essential to kingdom work."
(Lingenfelter, 2008, p. 164). Every leader being led by God’s Holy Spirit and leading in a
multicultural context must drive the Kingdom's vision forward. To lead in a diverse cultural
environment, the servant leader must study, understand, and respect different cultures, beliefs,
and history.
Annotated Bibliography
Gruder, D. L. (2015). Called to witness: Doing missional theology. Eerdmans Publishing
Company.
Every leader who understands his calling to serve to empower a team made up of
multiple cultures and histories must be prepared in what pertains to one important aspect
of Kingdom Vision, that is the main purpose is to share the Good News. Gruder reminds
the believers that the vision, mission, and purpose of the believer is to find a way to
present the Good News in the hearer’s culture, belief, and history’s point of view.
To lead in a multicultural environment is to invite others to be part of building the
Kingdom's vision, to learn to use the differences between cultures, and use them to
advance the gospel forward. Gruder observes the importance of kingdom vision and its
main purpose; a call to share Jesus Christ in every culture. “It is part of the mandate of
Jesus Christ to Christians and to the Christian Church that all that He said and stood for
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shall be taken seriously and, not least, the observance of the mission…” (Gruder, 2015, p.
52).
Irving, J. A., & Strauss, M. L. (2019). Leadership in christian perspective: Biblical foundations
and contemporary practices for servant leaders. Baker Academic.
The leader must have enough knowledge of transformational, authentic, and servant
leadership to ensure that there can be a connection regarding the Kingdom's vision that
can overcome any indifference between different cultures. Irving and Strauss give the
reader empowering knowledge that is a biblical and theological sound that is aligned with
the Christian faith. Leadership in Christian Perspective gives the leader a point of view in
which the Kingdom vision can be shared with everyone by being “authentic and
purposeful” (Irving, 2019, p. 24) in a way that empowers everyone involved in the
kingdom vision.
This book also reminds the leader that through diversity and cultural differences a better
way of doing ministry can occur to enhance the drive to share the Good News
everywhere and to everyone. “Leaders who model what matters, engage in honest self-
evaluation, and foster collaboration” (Irving, 2019, p. 24) are destined to succeed in their
calling.
Leach, t. B. (2021). Radiant church: Restoring the credibility of our witness. InterVarsity Press.
Nobody can deny that the church is struggling with its decline in attendance and most of
the time walls are being raised due to cultural differences. This is a problem that must be
dealt with as the cultural differences come from our children. The difference between our
parent's culture and the millennial culture is making a lot of people give up on the
Kingdom vision. Leach being a millennial herself, casts a radiant [Kingdom] vision for
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Christians to recapture a vigorous way to embrace once again the vision, mission, and
purpose of the Good News. Leach reminds us that we have been “chosen to give the
world a preview of God’s very good kingdom.” (Leach, 2021, p. 61). The leader who
leads in a multicultural environment must make sure that the gap between cultures, and
generations must be filled with the understanding that as kingdom citizens we live under
the reign and rule of King Jesus and that our unity in Christ is much more than our
cultural differences.
McNeal, R. (2018). Kingdom collaborators: Eight signature practices of leaders who turn the
world upside down. InterVarsity Press.
Kingdom vision is only successful when servants and leader servants are collaborating in
unity and order to fulfill the calling. Building a strong culture that supports the vision,
mission, and purpose of expanding God’s Kingdom in today’s culture will require Cross-
generational interaction. Silos that have been built by yesterday’s generations must be
broken and a new way of building the ministry must be enforced. Indeed, youngsters
need the insight and life skills achieved by older generations, but also, the older
generation must be open to allow the younger generation to “help navigate the new world
created by the rise of digital technology.” (McNeal, 2018, p. 63). A combination of old
ideas and new ones is necessary for the Kingdom's Vision to be accomplished. This
requires that the leader servant must find a way to shift cultural differences and turn them
into something positive for the mission at hand. McNeal encourages the leaders to look
beyond what the ministry limits themselves to work with. “Artist, cultural architect,
pioneer, explorer… look at your own strengths, talents, personality, and passion that can
expand and enrich your leadership narrative.” (McNeal, 2018, p. 63).
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Winston, B. (2021). Faith and the marketplace: Becoming the person of influence god
intended you to be. HigherLife Publishing.
Kingdom vision can only be as successful if a team of servant leaders and
servants is prepared. God is calling on every one of His children to be in a level of
fruitfulness and authority. In this book, Winston gives the reader a Kingdom
leadership playbook that will help the leader work with different cultural
backgrounds, and through Scripture and personal stories, the leader can see how
God is empowering His people to fulfill the calling. “Every human being was
created to lead in the area of their gift and to fulfill a specific purpose and
assignment in their lifetime.” (Winston, 2021, p. 150)
The leader who is leading in a multicultural environment or in any other setting
must think differently than most people around him or her. The Vision is what
makes the difference. “Leadership in any sphere of influence begins with vision.
Vision is a snapshot of your future or a picture of circumstances that do not
presently exist. It is a strong mental image of something beyond what you can see
right now.” (150).
