Management as a Pastoral Function, Part II

God is sovereignly in control of his universe and therefore ordains the existence of every person and organization. Leaders and managers are, therefore, sovereignly placed in positions of authority. Like shepherds or pastors, leaders and managers would be wise to learn from the failures of the shepherds of Israel. Every leader and manager is sovereignly given authority to represent God and therefore must seek to fulfill the purpose of God both individually and organizationally. Pastoring organizations well leads to blessings. Failure to pastor well leads to divinely determined consequences that will negatively impact the leaders and managers and, very likely, all stakeholders.