This article is for the basic understanding of both the positive and the negative sides of the charismatic leadership in the modern context. The charismatic leadership, in spite of its possibilities of dysfunctional dimension in case of combination with the authoritarian and autocratic style of leadership, has the sound potentials as one of the most effective styles of leadership even in the modern context. Therefore, it is very meaningful to reconstruct the modern perspective on the charisma or the charismatic leadership in order to overcome the previous negative experiences of the authoritarian charisma through our history, and to reapply the contextualized charisma with ethos into our pastoral and missionary contexts. Usually, the leadership is, based on the definition by Tannenbaum, composed of the following five major components: 1) influence, 2) goal/goals, 3) communication, 4) situation, and 5) change. These are the necessary factors to define the authentic leadership and to build the effective leadership community. Influence is the most significant component for leadership, by which the values, and the goals, the message, the power, etc. can be transferred from the leader to the followers. Without goal or goals, leadership cannot exist by itself since there is no need of leadership if the goals have be already fulfilled or cancelled. Communication is the necessary factor to strengthen the leadership by linking the leader and the followers rigidly. Leaders and leadership are able to emerge because a certain situation happens to the organizations or communities, which means the leadership is situational as well as cultural. Finally, leadership is usually distinguished from management in terms of the change orientation or trait by a leader, since leadership, by its definition, goes toward the transformation of status quo. In the same way the charismatic leadership is composed of the above five major factors: 1) charismatic influence, 2) charismatic goal/goals, 3) charismatic communication, 4) charismatic situation, and 5) charismatic change. It is so advantageous for the missionary tasks if we consider, research, and develop each five factors of the charismatic leadership relatively and analytically. Even though the charismatic leadership has the risks of dysfunctionalities like the extreme authoritarianism, it must also have the positive side as one of the most effective and personal leadership if it shows the ethos qualification for the followers. Because the charismatic leadership is still helpful to transform the current problems of the leadership situation, it is obvious that the developments of the charismatic leadership is so significant even in the modern organizations.

This article is for the basic understanding of both the positive and the negative sides of the charismatic leadership in the modern context. The charismatic leadership, in spite of its possibilities of dysfunctional dimension in case of combination with the authoritarian and autocratic style of leadership, has the sound potentials as one of the most effective styles of leadership even in the modern context. Therefore, it is very meaningful to reconstruct the modern perspective on the charisma or the charismatic leadership in order to overcome the previous negative experiences of the authoritarian charisma through our history, and to reapply the contextualized charisma with ethos into our pastoral and missionary contexts. Usually, the leadership is, based on the definition by Tannenbaum, composed of the following five major components: 1) influence, 2) goal/goals, 3) communication, 4) situation, and 5) change. These are the necessary factors to define the authentic leadership and to build the effective leadership community. Influence is the most significant component for leadership, by which the values, and the goals, the message, the power, etc. can be transferred from the leader to the followers. Without goal or goals, leadership cannot exist by itself since there is no need of leadership if the goals have be already fulfilled or cancelled. Communication is the necessary factor to strengthen the leadership by linking the leader and the followers rigidly. Leaders and leadership are able to emerge because a certain situation happens to the organizations or communities, which means the leadership is situational as well as cultural. Finally, leadership is usually distinguished from management in terms of the change orientation or trait by a leader, since leadership, by its definition, goes toward the transformation of status quo. In the same way the charismatic leadership is composed of the above five major factors: 1) charismatic influence, 2) charismatic goal/goals, 3) charismatic communication, 4) charismatic situation, and 5) charismatic change. It is so advantageous for the missionary tasks if we consider, research, and develop each five factors of the charismatic leadership relatively and analytically. Even though the charismatic leadership has the risks of dysfunctionalities like the extreme authoritarianism, it must also have the positive side as one of the most effective and personal leadership if it shows the ethos qualification for the followers. Because the charismatic leadership is still helpful to transform the current problems of the leadership situation, it is obvious that the developments of the charismatic leadership is so significant even in the modern organizations.

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Leadership, Leader, Charisma, Influence, Goal, Communication, Situation, Change, Missiological