What is Leadership?
Below are some quotes on the topic of Leadership that I have found inspiring, and I hope you do too:
Leadership is the process of persuasion or example by which an individual or leadership team induces a group to pursue objectives held by a leader or shared by the leader and his or her followers.
John W. Gardner, On Leadership
Leadership is influence, the ability of one person to influence others.
Oswald Sanders, Spiritual Leadership
A Christian leader is someone who is called by God to lead; leads with and through Christ like character; and demonstrates the functional competencies that permit effective leadership to take place.
George Barna, Leaders on Leadership
The central task of leadership is influencing God’s people toward God’s purposes.
Robert Clinton, The Making of a Leader
Henry and Richard Blackaby in their book “Spiritual Leadership” states that spiritual leadership is moving people on to God’s agenda.
The spiritual leader’s task is to move people from where they are to where God wants them to be. Once spiritual leaders understand God’s will, they will make every effort to help their people change from following their own agendas to pursuing God’s purposes.
Spiritual leaders depend on the Holy Spirit. Spiritual leaders work within a paradox, for God calls them to do something that, in fact, only God can do.
Spiritual leaders are accountable to God. Spiritual leadership necessitates an acute sense of spiritual accountability. True leadership is taking responsibility for moving people from where they are to where God wants them to be.
Spiritual leaders can influence all people, not just God’s people. God is on mission at the local factory as well as at the local church. His agenda applies to the marketplace as well as the meeting place.
Spiritual leaders work from God’s agenda. The greatest obstacle to effective leadership is people pursuing their own plans rather than seeking God’s will. God is working throughout the world to achieve his purposes and to advance his kingdom. God’s concern is not to advance leaders’ dreams and goals or to build their kingdoms. His purpose is to turn his people away from their self-centeredness and their sinful desire and to draw them into a relationship with him.
Henry T. & Richard Blackaby, “Spiritual Leadership” (Nashville: B&H Publishing, 2006).
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