John The Baptist A Model for Christian Leadership for Effecting Change In Nigeria

Leadership is a general phenomenon that the human society cannot do without. It is a universal act carried out in order to govern the affairs of mankind across the world. The flow of leadership has been a serious issue over the years; some people take advantage of others, this sometimes brings commotion, chaos or uproar; this includes the Christian community. There is misunderstanding concerning leadership in the Church and this makes the purpose for which the Church was established seems futile. In view of this, a critical discourse is made on the Christian leadership in the Nigerian Church context using John the Baptist and his preaching as a thermostat. This inherently indicates that this research is set to engaged the seeming deteriorating attitudes of Church leaders in Nigeria; using the leadership qualities of John as a platform for engaging and re-entrenching this disgusting vice which has ravaged the Nigerian Church.

Keywords – Christian, John, Leadership, Leaders, Nigeria