One of the key contributions of leaders is to think.And leader’s thinking ability is associated to their width and depth of knowledge. The leader’s knowledge is the relevant information that the leader applies to his or her leadership situation. Knowledge was an important part of God’s preparation of Mosesfor leadership. In Exodus 4:15 God says to Moses,” I will help both of you (Moses and Aaron) speak and will teach you what to do.” Competent leaders know what to do.
There are at least three kinds ofknowledge. One is intellectual knowledge-the conscious knowledge that the leader gains about leadership and ministry from study (formal and informal).
Another is experiential knowledge-conscious knowledge that the leader gains from experience in life in general and ministry specifically. The third is intuitive knowledge- an inner knowledge that seems to come from nowhere when we need it. Intuition is unconscious knowledge that is likely gained through the leader’s study and leadership experience and is stored in the unconscious mind. When the leader needs it, the mind pushes this information up from the unconscious to the conscious level.
