To achieve, the leader must set goals
To set goals, he must make decisions.
To reach goals, he must plan.
To plan, he must analyze.
To analyze, he must implement.
To implement, he must organize.
To organize, he must delegate.
To delegate, he must administrate.
To administrate, he must communicate.
To communicate, he must motivate.
To motivate, he must share.
To share, he must care.
To care, he must believe.
To believe, he must set goals that inspire belief and the desire to achieve
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 141. www.zondervan.com.
The gifts rather describe the what of ministry, and the call then designates the where of ministry.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 96. www.zondervan.com.
Some Christians [consider administration]…a secondary gift, appearing less important than other functions of service. Frequently one hears pastors consider (administration being) nonessential, uninteresting, and less spiritual than, say, preaching, teaching, or counseling… People who reason this way misunderstand a significant biblical concept that sets forth the function of administration as a cherished spiritual gift.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 52. www.zondervan.com.
How often we hear, “I wish I knew how to manage my time better.” Rarely do we hear, “I wish I knew how to manage myself better,” but that’s really what it comes down to.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 101. www.zondervan.com.
Time in itself is really not the problem, but people who use it are. People who excuse their failures by saying, “I don’t have time” really are admitting to mismanagement of time.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 108. www.zondervan.com.
When there is strong trust, a person tends to be more open and less defensive. He doesn’t have to spend time proving something. Facades can drop and be replaced with directness and honesty.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 195. www.zondervan.com.
To be filled with the Spirit is to be controlled by the Spirit – intellect, emotions, will, and body. All become available to Him for achieving the purposes of God.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 204. www.zondervan.com.
The concept of a leader…means one who guides activities of others and who himself acts and performs to bring those activities about. He is capable of performing acts which will guide a group in achieving objectives. He takes the capacities of vision and faith, he has the ability to be concerned and to comprehend, exercises action through effective and personal influence in the direction of an enterprise and the development of the potential into practical and/or profitable means.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 24. www.zondervan.com.
Christian leadership is motivated by love and given over to service. It is leadership that has been subjected to the control of our Lord Jesus Christ and His example. In the best Christian leaders are expressed to the utmost all those attributes of selfless dedication, courage, decisiveness, and persuasiveness that mark great leadership.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 199. www.zondervan.com.
A true leader must have a strong drive to take the initiative to act – a kind of initial stirring that causes people and an organization to use their best abilities to accomplish a desired end.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 24. www.zondervan.com.
To move men, the leader must be able to prevail upon God.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 118. www.zondervan.com.
The eminence of great leaders of the Bible is attributed to their greatness in prayer.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 118. www.zondervan.com.
The leader is only able to lead others because he has conquered himself and in turn has been conquered by Christ.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 202. www.zondervan.com.
A popular definition of leadership is that it is the art or science of getting things done through people.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 138. www.zondervan.com.
The Christian leader never equates mediocrity with the things of God, but is always committed to the pursuit of excellence.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 199. www.zondervan.com.
The local church is the most complicated and sophisticated organism in the world. It is one thing to lead a group of people who depend upon the organization for livelihood. It is quite another to motivate a group when 99 percent are volunteers!
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, Introduction. www.zondervan.com.
Remember always that your work or ministry or position dare never keep you from your family. If you fail them, you fail your greatest responsibility – and you are a failure in life.
The Making of a Christian Leader, Zondervan, 1976, p. 118. www.zondervan.com.