Quotes about Leadership

We somehow have the idea that a person called to the ministry is called to be different and above other people. But according to Jesus Christ, he is called to be a 'doormat' for others--called to be their spiritual leader, but never their superior.

Where there is no vision, the people cast off restraint. Proverbs 29:18 (rv)

It is one thing to follow God's way of service if you are regarded as a hero, but quite another thing if the road marked out for you by God requires becoming a 'doormat' under other people's feet.

The Inspiration of Spiritual Initiative

To have a master and teacher is not the same thing as being mastered and taught.

Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.

The first duty of every soul is to find not its freedom but its Master.

Look through the Bible and nowhere does Jesus say, "Worship me." His call to us was "follow me." There's a big difference.

As a leader, remember that one of the most significant strategies for building the qualities of solid relationships into the relational fabric of the team is for you, the team leader, to model them. Let team members see them in practice.

Leadership plays a significant role in creating culture.

No one on a cohesive team can say, Well, I did my job. Our failure isn't my fault.

THE BIBLE TELLS US, "Go and make disciples … baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19). Sometimes we get this confused with, "Go and make workers … browbeating them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.