Quotes About Leadership

Donald Trump steals people's dignity like the devil steals souls!

You are a king by your own fireside, as much as any monarch in his throne.

Ella sería el báculo de todos los que la rodearan; pero si sus piernas flaquearan, si su cabeza no le mantuviese firme en su sendero, si su corazón empezaba a bambolear y enflaquecer, ¿quién la sostendría a ella?, ¿quién sería su báculo? [...]»

Não ser pode ser fraco com os fracos, não se pode prescindir de exercer tudo o que nos cabe de autoridade, seja natural ou apenas "ex officio".

Não conseguiu impedir-se de pensar se alguma vez, entre uma caçada e um concerto, D. Carlos se teria lembrado da missão que lhe confiara e do que ela poderia significar nas relações com Inglaterra.

Those who try to make life better for everyone without having learned to control their own lives first usually end up making things worse all around.

if Christ had returned to preach his message of liberation in the Middle Ages, he would have been crucified again and again by the leaders of that very church whose worldly power was built on his name.

si Cristo hubiese regresado para predicar su mensaje de liberación en la Edad Media, habría sido crucificado de nuevo por los dirigentes de la misma iglesia cuyo poder mundano se había levantado en su nombre.

Sometimes fields that are not competent in the domain take control over it.

try very hard to be at the cutting edge of problems. Very often that puts me so far out in front that people are upset about it, but that's OK.

Those that can, do; those that can't, teach; and those that can't teach, administrate.

We will spend every hour that we have. If we don't determine where we're going to spend it, then someone else will decide for us. Who deserves the best of your time today?

Negativity can flow out of our spirits during these times of testing. The goal, however, is that in the midst of trials we open our spirits with affection, trusting His leadership without beginning to guard our hearts in fear of more hurt. When this happens, our woundedness affects our relationship with God, and our intimacy with Jesus can be hindered. Harboring offense in our hearts toward God wounds our love for Him, and the devil knows this very well.

We will all be far better spouses, parents, and leaders as we take time to grow in prayer.

If you make disciples, you always get the church. But if you make a church, you rarely get disciples.

Leaders must always be looking to give away their jobs to people who can do it as well or better than they. This calls for a level of intimacy between the leader and disciple that does not last. The leader begins to disengage; the disciple now becomes a leader. The closeness remains and is no longer defined by the amount of time spent together but by the openness with one another.

Here's the thing that can be difficult to wrap our minds around: If you make disciples, you always get the church. But if you make a church, you rarely get disciples.

No one Accidentally creates Disciples. Discipleship is an intentional Pursuit..

If you are being discipled by a rabbi, you certainly want to know what the rabbi knows. But the actual goal of being a disciple is to become who the rabbi is. Not just to know what he knows, but to become like him.

aim for "low control, high accountability

The leader of an MC needs to be a disciple-maker, not merely an event-organizer.

Above all else, know that good leaders always define their own reality. No one else can build a discipling culture for you—it must begin in your own life and then overflow into the lives of those you lead. You will not be the perfect example, but you can be a living example.

If we are going to build a culture of discipleship, we will have to learn to balance invitation and challenge appropriately.

So while many churches say, "We do discipleship in our small groups," the fact of the matter is that their small groups are missing one of the main ingredients of a discipling culture: Challenge.