A Report on Africa Arise Conference & AU's Prayer Breakfast for African Heads of State (January 24-30, 2017).
By Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, PhD
Just in case you miss the thrust of my report, this is what I want to say: “Success without a successor is failure. True leaders train others to succeed them; but great leaders develop others to supercede them.”
The above is a summary of the burden I shared in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where I was invited to the Africa Arise Conference and the African Union’s Prayer Breakfast for the African Heads of State (January 25-30, 2017). Now in its 9th year, the Africa Arise Network is a movement of African leaders who are committed to combatting Africa’s unique challenges from a Biblical perspective. The conference is a yearly event that is conducted by the “Africa Arise Network” alongside the annual African Heads of States Summit in Ethiopia.
I was one of the moderators to this year’s Africa Arise Conference conference, which focused on “Bridging the...
Quotes on Leadership
By
© Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, PhD
Over the years, Dr. Pipim has inspired a generation of effective youth, student, and young-adult leaders around the world. Below are a few of his leadership nuggets that have impacted them.
"Don't give the church to young people; give it rather to converted young people."
“If you don’t allow them to fail, you are failing them.”
"Don't lower standards for young people; challenge them to rise to the standards."
"Beware of the complacency of success. It is the first step towards mediocrity."
"A goal without a deadline is a dream."
“Leaders need foresight and insight. Foresight provides the scope of vision. Insight discerns the perspective.”
"Without vision, sight is blind."
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“Leaders think and act. Puppets blindly follow policies and polls.”
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Leadership in the Church:
Are We Honestly Mistaken?
Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, PhD
This emphasis on leadership could be a legitimate response to the increasing complexity and challenges facing our growing church. But it could also be a reaction against leadership abuse and incompetence at the different levels of church administration.
In the ongoing discussion, a few seem to be questioning the legitimacy of an exclusive spiritual leadership by elders or pastors of the church. However, for a majority the real issue is “diversity in leadership.” It appears that almost everyone or every interest group wants a...