Quotes About Leadership

What an excellent horse do they lose, for want of address and boldness to manage him! ... I could manage this horse better than others do.

It's men, not ships, sir.

They didn't question the rights or wrongs of being here. Their lives were the ship, and one another. It was a pity many in high authority did not remember that.

If the first moment of the day fails to stir you, you are no longer fit to command.

Here thou, great Anna! whom three realms obey,Dost sometimes counsel take—and sometimes tea.

For Forms of Government let fools contest whatever is best administered is best.

The Right Divine of Kings to govern wrong.

For forms of Government let fools contest. Whate'er is best administered is best.

What if the foot, ordained the dust to tread, Or hand, to toil, aspired to be the head? What if the head, the eye, or ear repined To serve mere engines to the ruling mind?

A prudent chief not always must display His pow'rs in equal ranks, and fair array, But with th' occasion and the place comply, Conceal his force, nay seem sometimes to fly.

Let such teach others who themselves excel

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Since the local church is "the pillar and support of the truth" (1 Tim. 3:15b), its leaders must be rock-solid pillars of biblical doctrine or the house will crumble. Since the local church is also a small flock traveling over treacherous terrain that is infested with "savage wolves," only those shepherds who know the way and see the wolves can lead the flock to its safe destination. An elder, then, must be characterized by doctrinal integrity.

If the men are supposed to be the heads of the family, they must also be the heads of the community. The community must be structured in a way that supports the pattern of the family, and the family must be structured in a way that supports the pattern of the community.

If we want to understand Christian elders and their work, we must understand the biblical imagery of shepherding. As keepers of sheep, New Testament elders are to protect, feed, lead, and care for the flock's many practical needs.

Leaders who think that growth in grace comes by knowing the Word of God without doing it will produce congregations of passive Christians which resemble human beings that eat too much and exercise too little.

Power is like saltwater; the more you drink the thirstier you get. The lure of power can separate the most resolute of Christians from the true nature of Christian leadership, which is service to others. It's difficult to stand on a pedestal and wash the feet of those below.

New Testament, Christianized elders are not mere representatives of the people; they are, as the passages above show, spiritually qualified shepherds who protect, lead, and teach the people. They provide spiritual care for the entire flock. They are the official shepherds of the church.

The eldership must clarify direction and beliefs for the flock. It must set goals, make decisions, give direction, correct failures, affect change, and motivate people. It must evaluate, plan, and govern. Elders, then, must be problem solvers, managers of people, planners, and thinkers.

the New Testament offers more instruction regarding elders than on other important church subjects such as the Lord's Supper, the Lord's Day, baptism, or spiritual gifts. When you consider the New Testament's characteristic avoidance of detailed regulation and church procedures (when compared to the Old Testament), the attention given to elders is amazing.

Let us conduct ourselves in such a fashion that all nations wish to be our friends and all fear to be our enemies.

Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.

I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.

I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.