Quotes about Leadership

In our local context, the pastors and elders and deacons are disciples of Jesus, called to submit first to him and to nurture others into serving one another as Jesus himself served his disciples. The strangest words in the church ought to be the words "authority" and "power.

Heresy lurks when the pastor appeals to and exerts power and authority, when the pastor sees leadership as imposing his will on the congregation. There is but one Lord and one authority: Jesus, the Lamb, the Lord.

There is no kingdom mission apart from submitting to Jesus as King and calling others to surrender before King Jesus.

Jesus often wetted his finger to find the direction of the acceptable winds, and instead of going with them, headed straight against them.

John does not adjudicate how to engage in politics. Instead, John instructs Christians how to discern the moral character of governments and politicians and policies and laws.

It's time to restore honor and dignity to the White House.

I'd say handling people is the most important thing you can do as a coach. I've found every time I've gotten into trouble with a player, it's because I wasn't talking to him enough.

My sense is that being a First Lady is a full-time job, but I'll know more when the time comes.

That man is rich indeed who has more friends than enemies, fears no one, and is so busy building that he has no time to devote to tearing down another's hopes and plans.

Self-sacrifice is essential to leadership. You will give, give all the time.

When you're in a leadership role, you can never please all of the people all of the time. There's also a lot of responsibility that goes along with it that others may not realize.

It is for us and our time...to say the right makes might.