True leadership is tested and proved in crises. The real leader is the one who can handle the stress. He is the one who can solve the problems, bear the burdens, find the solutions, and win the victories when everyone else is merely flustered, confounded, and perplexed.
Author: John MacArthur Source: The Book on Leadership, p. 45.
Spiritual leadership is knowing where God wants people to be and taking the initiative to get them there by God's means in reliance on God's power.
Author: John Piper Source: Brothers, We Are Not Professionals, 2002, p. 11.
Headship is the divine calling of a husband to take primary responsibility for Christlike, servant leadership, protection, and provision in the home.
Author: John Piper Source: This Momentary Marriage - A Parable of Permanence, p. 80
Servanthood does not nullify leadership; it defines it. Jesus does not cease to be the Lion of Judah when He becomes the lamblike servant of the church.
Author: John Piper Source: This Momentary Marriage - A Parable of Permanence, p. 78
A leader must have a servant's heart. And if he has a servant's heart, he will act like a servant and react like a servant when he is treated like a servant.
Author: Wayne Mack Source: Strengthening Your Marriage, 1999, p. 33
According to [the Bible], a leader is first and foremost a servant. His concern is not for himself; his concern is not to give orders, to boss other people around, to have his own way. His concern is to meet the needs of others.
Author: Wayne Mack Source: Strengthening Your Marriage, 1999, p. 33
True leadership is tested and proved in crises. The real leader is the one who can handle the stress. He is the one who can solve the problems, bear the burdens, find the solutions, and win the victories when everyone else is merely flustered, confounded, and perplexed.