Leadership Qualities

Contents & notes: what this topic covers

Under Leadership Qualities, the JAMB Christian Religious Studies syllabus expects you to study:

• 3. Leadership Qualities Examples of
• (a) Joseph (Gen. 37:1-28; 41:1-57; 45:1-15)
• (b) Moses (Ex. 1; 2; 3; 4:1-17; 5; 12; Num.
• 13:1-20; 14:1-19)
• (c) Joshua (Num. 13:21-33; 27:15-23; Josh.
• 1:1-15; 6; 7; 24:1-31)
• (d) Judges (Deborah - Judges. 4:1-24;
• Gideon: Judges 6:11-40; Samson : Judges 13:1-7, 21-25; 16:4-31)

Study notes & guidance

Study Leadership Qualities using a recommended Christian Religious Studies textbook that follows the JAMB syllabus. Work through the contents listed above one by one, make brief notes in your own words, and then practise as many questions on this topic as you can — in Christian Religious Studies, understanding and steady practice matter far more than memorising. Use the objectives below as a checklist: if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Objectives — candidates should be able to

After studying Leadership Qualities, you should be able to:

1. Examine the circumstances that gave rise to the leadership of Joseph, Moses, Joshua and the Judges;
2. Identify the major talents of these leaders;
3. Assess God’s role in the works of these leaders;
4. Analyse the achievements of these leaders.

These objectives are from the official JAMB syllabus. Use them as a checklist — if you can do each one confidently, you have mastered this topic.

Source: official JAMB UTME Christian Religious Studies syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026. Always confirm the current syllabus on the official portal.