In the end, as a leader, you are always going to get a combination of two things: what you create and what you allow.

It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person's lead.

I believe that the great tragedy of the church in our time has been its failure to recognize the importance of the spiritual gift of leadership. It appears to me that only a fraction of pastors worldwide are exercising the spiritual gift of leadership, organizing the church around it, and deploying church members through it. The results, in terms of church growth and worldwide spiritual impact, are staggering.

You must all follow the lead of the bishop, as Jesus Christ followed that of the Father; follow the presbytery as you would the Apostles; reverence the deacons as you would God's commandment.

Perfect obedience would be perfect happiness, if only we had perfect confidence in the power we were obeying.

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

Leadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.

Be sure that those in whom you trust are led by God each day

The people when rightly and fully trusted will return the trust.

When we tell people to do their jobs, we get workers. When we trust people to get the job done, we get leaders.

The administration of government, like a guardianship ought to be directed to the good of those who confer, not of those who receive the trust.

In my experience, followers always ask leaders 3 questions: 1) Do you care 4 me? 2) Can you help me? 3) Can I trust you?