Leadership Quotes

"It is a sad day in America when the pulpit becomes a place only to comfort the afflicted and not to afflict the comfortable."

"Leadership is the willingness to carry the weight of other people's hopes."

"The leader who has all the answers is not leading but ruling."

"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion."

"Pity the man who can govern only by force."

"I would rather have a small group of loyal men than a large army of the reluctant."

"A kingdom is only as strong as the character of its ruler."

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

"The mark of a great leader is not how much he can accomplish, but how much others accomplish through him."

"You cannot change people with your head; you can only change them with your heart."

"True authority is not power over but power for."

"We are called to be prophets, not professionals."

"In serving others, we discover our truest purpose."

"Leadership is measured not by authority, but by influence for good."

"A true leader lifts others up rather than pulling them down."

"We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community."

"When you have people willing to lay down their lives for you, you will always have the advantage."

"We must demand respect for the workers' dignity and rights."

"We are the voice of the voiceless."

"The church should be a place where the last become first and the least become greatest."

"The kingdom of God grows not through power and might, but through love and sacrifice."

"True leadership is found in serving, not in being served."

"We need prophets who will speak truth to power, not priests who bless the status quo."

"We're invited to live prophetically, pointing toward God's future."

"The church's primary gift to the world is its witness to another way of living."

"The mystery of ministry is that we are trying to heal people to whom we cannot relate."

"Leadership is not about power, but about empowerment."

"The task of the leader is to help people see beyond their own immediate self-interest."

"The first task of a leader is to inspire hope."

"The church should make people uncomfortable, not because we're judgmental, but because we remind them of what they could become."