Leaders with Integrity and Nationhood Insight

IL News 018/2015

Johannes Leimena School of Public Leadership (JL SoPL) 2015

Jakarta, August 9-15, 2015

The rise and fall of everything depends on the leader! Leaders, in various scales of leadership, holds an important role in determining the success or fall of the organization they lead. That is why, a certain quality of leadership is needed.

In the context of Indonesian, what is needed is a leader with integrity, and also a nationhood insight. A leader is not only expected be honest and trustworthy, but also needs to have sufficient knowledge and skills regarding nationhood, has integrity, and also aware of nationhood.

This was the spirit of Johannes Leimena School of Public Leadership (JL SoPL). JL SoPL is an intensive leadership education program organized by Leimena Institute since 2014, and is done annually. JL SoPL 2015 was held in Wisma PGI Jakarta, August 9-15, 2015. The program was attended by 11 participants who met the qualifications and terms required of the program. They come from Karo and Pematang Siantar (North Sumatra), Surabaya (East Java), Mamasa (West Sulawesi), Bandung (West Java), Toraja (South Sulawesi), Tarakan (North Kalimantan), Samarinda (East Kalimantan), Ambon (Maluku), and Papua. Their professions also varies, such as pastor, lecturer, Regional People’s Representative Council member, civil servant, social activist, etc.

The interesting thing about this program is that the participants didn’t only learn about the concept of nationhood, but they also learn about the skills needed to fight for the nation goals through the means they can access. The participants even gained inspiration from life experience of public leader figures in serving the nation. Thus, the participants gained a whole leadership lesson: nationhood insight, skills to fight for the nation goals, and examples from experiences of public leaders which inspired their thinking and real action.

I learned a lot of things about Christian public leadership and how to integrate Christian values in shaping someone as a public leader with integrity and nationhood insight. All of this knowledge becomes very relevant in my activities, both in strengthening the community and civil society, and in struggling as a politician. (Nancy Purmiasa – President of Yayasan Gasira, Maluku)

This program really helped me to be a leader with integrity because the discussion is quite deep and comprehensive, supported by the experience of public figures who involved in the nation with integrity and responsibilities in their calling. (Yunus Bangun – Pastor, Batak Karo Protestant Church, North Sumatera)

This program is really inspiring; it strengthens the principals of nationhood and Christian principals through knowledge and the experience of figures who served the nation. This program challenges us to bring the Christian principals in our workplaces, which is pretty challenging. (Petrus Tiranda – Chairman of Sekolah Tinggi Agama Kristen Negeri Toraja)

Through the up-to-date materials and qualified speakers, I learned a lot from the examples given by the well tested senior leaders in the society. (Feliks Pasila – Head of Petra Christian University Research Center)