Leadership

“God is present in every council of those gathered to legislate and to lead. He is a silent witness to the actions of men; He hears every word; and, He understands exhaustively the motives of the heart. God does not take lightly the stewardship of ruling.” - P&D

“People easily sniff out pride, and they will not trust a proud leader. They may admire his skills, but that is not trust.” - Randy Alcorn

“While every church, pastor, and spiritual leader has a philosophy of ministry, not everyone can articulate what it is. Nevertheless, something is driving the what and the why, even if people are not fully cognizant of those underlying factors themselves.” - Cripplegate

“You need to learn how to talk about your leadership experiences in ways that relate to the jobs you are seeking. By this, I mean tone down the insider language and talk about the transferable aspects of what you have done.” - IFWE

“…there are a lot of ironic aspects of leadership. However, in my opinion, the most essential principle is that the ultimate job of a leader is to work themselves out of a job.” - Phil Cooke

“Christian leaders are called to be servant leaders, willing to be last in order to lead (Matt 20:26). Even Christians, though, wrestle with a desire to be powerful and influential.” - Chuck Lawless

“Do I think of myself as a leader before I seriously think about my sinfulness? …Do I so see myself in charge that I consider too little the truth that the church belongs to Christ?…Am I living for my recognition or Jesus’ recognition?” - Chuck Lawless

“Trump’s cabinet is shaping up to be deeply loyal—and deeply reckless.” - Persuasion