What makes a good leader?

Religious founders
Keywords

Abraham Muslim
• Someone persuasive Abraham Moses *He was born an Israelite.
Buddhism Pharaoh
• A good listener *The founder of Judaism *He was put in a basket, by his
The Buddha plagues
• Confident *Abraham and his wife were old mother, down the river to be safe
Christianity Qur’an
• Selfless and didn’t have children then his as a baby.
Egypt religion
• Able to make decisions wife had a son, Isaac. *The Israelites were the slaves
Founder Sikhism
• Thoughtful *Abraham believed God told him of Pharaoh.
Guru Nanak
• Determined w/b 9th in a dream to sacrifice his son *He was found by Pharaoh’s
Hinduism
Nov *Abraham was about to sacrifice daughter and brought up as an
Jesus
Israelites his son when an angel, Gabriel, Egyptian
* The founder of
Idols stopped him and he sacrificed a *He finds out he is really an
Christianity
Islam ram instead Israelite and runs away, after
*He was seen as The
Jesus *It was a test of faith from God accidentally killing a task master.
Messiah (the person the
Judaism *God speaks to him from the
Jews were expecting
Leader Key word: Burning Bush and asks Moses to
them to save from the
Moses Sacrifice – something someone go back to Egypt to free the
Romans)
Muhammad give us for a special purpose slaves.
*Performed miracles, for
*God gives him his powers through
example Feeding of the
his staff.
Key terms 5000 with 5 loaves and 2
fish and Calming of the
Founders and *Moses goes back to Egypt and
Leader: A person who asks Pharaoh to free the slaves.
Leads a group of people
Storm by telling the wind Leaders Y7 *It takes 10 plagues sent by God
and waves to be quiet.
Qualities: The things that before Pharaoh lets the slaves go
Key word:
someone is good or bad at, RE SKILLS: Concepts | Attitude | (after his first born is killed in
Messiah – the person
e.g The skills someone has to Knowledge | Exploration of experience the final plague)
expected to save the
be a good leader. | Skills. *Pharaoh chases the slaves to the
Jews from the Romans
Red Sea.
*Moses parts the Red Sea with
Are all religious leaders good leaders? HW6
YES NO his staff and the slaves and
Moses walk to freedom (Pharaoh
*Abraham had faith in God *Abraham was willing to kill his own son
and his men drown when the Red
*Moses never gave up (10 plagues, Red Sea) *Moses killed a task master and ran away Sea closes on them)
*Muhammad overcame his fear to preach * It took Muhammad 23 years to make
his message people listen
*Guru Nanak met, and was chosen by God * Guru Nanak disappeared and worried people
 Religious Founders
w/b 23rd
Muhammad Nov
 Founder of Islam
 His Mum, Amina, was told
by an angel she would
have a son that would
save the world.
 In Mecca, where he lived,
there was lots of evil and
people worshipping idols.
 Muhammad went to a cave
to pray where an angel,
Jibril, told him to read
some words.
 Muhammad could not read
but the angel asked him
again and a miracle
happened and he could
just read!
 The words were from God
and became the words of
the Qur’an.
 Muhammad was asked to
spread the message of
one God, Allah, by the
angel.
 He was scared at first
but went on to teach the
message, of one God,
although many people
hated him and tried to kill
him.
 It took 23 years to
spread his message.
w/b 7th
Guru Nanak
Dec
 Founder of Sikhism
 He lived in India where there
was a lot of fighting between
Hindus and Muslims.
 He had lots of strange things
happen to him as a child e.g he
fell asleep under a tree but as
the sun moved round him the
tree kept him shaded.
 One day he went to bathe in
the river and he disappeared
leaving just his clothes on the
bank.
 When he appeared 3 days later
he said he had met God and
began to teach that everyone
should be treated equally.
 He said “There is no Hindu and
there is no Muslim”
Timeline of Religions
A 1. Name a religious leader and the
S religion they founded. (1)
S 2. Who do you think would make a
E
S
good leader? Give reasons. (3)
S 3. Describe an important event in the
M life of a religious leader. (5)
E 4. Explain what this event teaches
NT religious believers about being a
good leader today. (6)
Q
U 5. “Religious leaders can be seen as
E good leaders through their actions
S and choices” Do you agree? ”. Give
T more than one reason for your
I answer, showing you have thought
O
about more than one point of view.
NS
Conclude why your opinion is right.
(9)