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Introduction
A little while ago I approached Ian with the idea of spending some time looking at leadership styles.
and it seemed logical to start our time together looking at this
Essentially, I’d like to spend sometime thinking about something called ‘Tripersectival Leadership’ (catchy, I know)
Or the ‘Prophet, Priest, King Model
I’d like us to begin by thinking about three questions very briefly.
What is it?
Why do we need it?
How should we use it?
Then I’d like us to spend a bit of time applying it to ourselves and each other.
Where does it come from?
So what is Triperspectival leadership?
Let me break it into two parts.
What is trisperpectivalism?
Firstly what is trisperpectivalism?
In a nutshell, this leadership model draws on the incredible work of theologians John Frame and Vern Poythress.
Who together developed a Christian approach to knowing called triperspectivalism.
triperspectivalism basically argues that there are three main ways of knowing or three kinds of knowledge
Normative - which looks for norms, principles, presidents, etc.
For Christians the ultimate source of normative insight is Scripture.
But things like statute law, science, maths, etc. also falls into this category.
When consider an orange - Normative perspective is seeking to answers questions like
What is it?
How can it be classified?
Second, there is situational perspective
Situational knowledge looks for examples, events, comparisons, analogies, actions, applications.
For Christians, we might look to God’s interactions with humanity in the history of redemption
but history in general and the social-sciences also
When consider an orange - Situational perspective is seeking to answers questions like
What is its purpose?
How do I use it?
Thirdly, there is Existential perspective
What is it?
How can it be classified?
Situational knowledge is personal and looks for experiential knowledge, motivations, and needs
For Christians, we might look to Christian virtues, or examples from biblical history (Jesus, Paul, David, etc.)
but also ethics, the arts, literature, etc.
When consider an orange - existential perspective is seeking to answers questions like
What is it like?
What does it need?
The point of this method is to get us to understand that in order to get the fullest understanding and appreciation for something we need to look at it from different angles.
And when we do that we learn new things about it.
Similar to the way a purpose might notice something different about building or sculpture or artwork by looking at from different directions.
One of John Frame’s main points about this method is that since we are not God we are not all knowing.
Only God sees all of the perspectives all of the time, perfectly.
We on the other hand are finite, we might naturally see one made two perspectives natural, but there is always one we have to work doubly hard to see.
I realise that I’ve attempted to summarise the life work of two men far smarter than I in two minutes.
Did that makes sense?
What is it?
How does this relate to leadership?
When John Frame put all this together in his Theology of Lordship series some chaps in the states began using this as away to approach leadership in the church.
And so the prophet priest kind model was born.
The model breaks down like this
Prophet
Those who are prophet-like focus on the normative perspective.
They focus scripture, knowledge, rules, and principles
Prophets are teachers, and theologians
They are primarily asking the questions
What does scripture say?
What do people need to know?
It is true?
Is it right?
Potential ministry pitfalls:
Thinking that people’s problems are primarily knowledge based.
“If you just knew more X… then every would be fine.”
Arrogant with knowledge
Poor at listening to others (they think they are always right!)
King
Those who are king-like focus on the situational perspective.
They focus what a strategies, actions, events, and outcomes
Kings are mangers, organisers, etc.
They are primarily asking the questions
What needs to happen?
What actions need to be taken?
What are the inputs/outputs?
Are they there?
What resources are needed?
How are they being used?
Potential ministry pitfalls:
Thinking that people’s problems are primarily action based.
“If you just did more Y… then every thing would be fine.”
Prone to legalism and/or pragmatism
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