Quotes about Followership
We can lead others only as far along the road as we ourselves have traveled. merely pointing the way is not enough. If we are not walking, then no one can be following, and ware not leading anyone.
— J. Oswald Sanders
He that thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk.
— John Maxwell
Everybody is following somebody. Everybody has faith in something and somebody. We are all believers.
— Rob Bell
One of Joab’s young men stood near Amasa and said, “Whoever favors Joab, and whoever is for David, let him follow Joab!”
— 2 Samuel 20:11
Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow.
— John Maxwell
To lead people, you must follow behind.
— Lao Tzu
People who think they're leading but have no one following them are only taking a walk.
— John Maxwell
It takes a great deal of courage to follow another person's lead.
— Bill Hybels
A true leader will have no desire to lord it over God's heritage. He is rather ready to follow as well as lead.
— AW Tozer
Lazy and disorganized people never rise to true leadership. Many who aspire to leadership fail because they have never learned to follow.
— J. Oswald Sanders
Followership is not an easy path, and Jesus never pretended otherwise.
— Leonard Sweet
A Christian is someone who follows Jesus by devoting his or her One. Life to the kingdom vision of Jesus.
— Scot McKnight