What were some of the principles of early church governance

The principle of free consent. It stated that no formal church decisions were to be made without the consent of the laity.

Political leaders were accountable to the people, and there should be limits to prevent the abuse of authority.

The earliest Congregational churches were subject to no man, but rather to the Scriptures and God.

a   church leadership can be defined as a process of influencing other people to work together to accomplish a desired purpose.

in this case one person acting as a role model and influencing other to work as one person to accomplish a certain misson or purpose.

this can be either leading people to do the work of god