Written by Pastor Jack Wellman16 Powerful Quotes about Leadership
We’re all called to be leaders. Whether you’re in a leadership position at your job or in your family or not, every believer is called to lead others to Christ. And Jesus Christ Himself is our example of the ultimate and perfect leader. Let us follow Christ’s example and be a good example for others to follow.
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How could I get up there and say, 'People, we've got to do better,' when I was the poster child for everything that was wrong? I've always believed leaders don't ask others to do what they're unwilling to do.
- Mike Huckabee
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To convert somebody go and take them by the hand and guide them.
- Thomas Aquinas
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Father, make of me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me a fork, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me.
- Jim Elliot
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But he who enters by the door is the shepherd of the sheep. To him the gatekeeper opens. The sheep hear his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
- John 10:2-4
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But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14
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The very first thing which needs to be said about Christian ministers of all kinds is that they are "under" people as their servants rather than "over" them (as their leaders, let alone their lords). Jesus made this absolutely plain. he chief characteristic of Christian leaders, he insisted, is humility not authority, and gentleness not power.
- John Stott
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But not so with you. Rather, let the greatest among you become as the youngest, and the leader as one who serves.
- Luke 22:26
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A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.
- John C. Maxwell
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It takes more than a busy church, a friendly church, or even an evangelical church to impact a community for Christ. It must be a church ablaze, led by leaders who are ablaze for God.
- Wesley L. Duewel
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In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
- Matthew 5:16
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The devil doesn't persecute those who aren't making a godly difference in the world.
- Paul Chappell
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According to Scripture, virtually everything that truly qualifies a person for leadership is directly related to character.
- John MacArthur
May these quotes encourage and inspire you as you lead your coworkers, your children, and even the stranger on the street.
