Leadership is all about moving people forward. True leaders are in the business of moving others. The test of leadership is how well one moves people forward; a lot of it depends on how far along the road the leader himself is. It is insufficient to simply point the way - a leader must walk before and lead others - otherwise no one is following and he is not a leader.
President Truman once said, "A leader is a person who has the ability to get others to do what they don't want to do, and like it." Simply put, a leader moves people who otherwise would rather not move. In our world, there are many people who like the idea of movement, who think movement is good if not critical. However, there are few people willing to move. Our world is in desperate need of strong leaders, strong SPIRITUAL leaders who have the gift to move people toward God and toward making disciples. We all have an immense potential to move those around us toward God or away from Him. May the impact we leave be one of leading the way toward Christ.
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