8 Quotes From Others Quoted In “Spiritual Leadership”

Henry and Richard Blackaby had some amazing thoughts to share in their book Spiritual Leadership (check out my review here), but they also pull together insights from so many other noted leaders. 

“The American church is dying due to a lack of strong leadership. In this time of unprecedented opportunity and plentiful resources, the church is actually losing influence. The primary reason is the lack of leadership. Nothing is more important than leadership.” —George Barna 

“Human communities have always had a need for people with very strong drives to do tough jobs like leadership.” —Malcome Davies 

“Leadership is one of the most observed and least understood phenomena on earth.” —James MacGregor Burns 

“Popularity is not leadership. Results are.” —Peter Drucker 

“Continual success probably means our bar is too low or our tape too short.” —Max De Pree 

“Good times blind us. Bad times reveal truth to us.” —Peter Koestenbaum 

“If you’re not uncomfortable in your work as a leader, it’s almost certain you’re not reaching your potential as a leader.” —Seth Godin 

“There is an almost universal quest for easy answers and half-baked solutions. Nothing pains some people more than having to think.” —Martin Luther King Jr. 

You can check out the other quotes I shared from Spiritual Leadership by clicking here. 

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The Journey Begins

Tom KaastraAs Tom Kaastra introduced our study of Ephesians he said, “There is no other book in the Bible that is as exalted in its thought and yet as earthly practical.” Our series is called Sit Walk Stand (three words that Watchman Nee gave to the overview of Ephesians), and Tom shared what those mean.

Sit—(1) to be in a place of authority (Ephesians 2:4-7; Hebrews 1:3); or (2) a rest from work. We sit down to enjoy what Christ has done for us, we don’t work to try to achieve it for ourselves. “God works and then He rests. We are invited to rest and then work” (Watchman Nee). Look at the Creation story: God’s seventh day of rest after working six days was man’s first day of rest before he started working.

Walk—an act of progression modeled by Jesus (Ephesians 4:1-3). A typical rabbi built a synagogue and invited people to come to where he was. Jesus always went to where the people were, and He invites us to follow Him in this walk. We cannot have a “just Jesus and me” mindset. If Peter wanted to walk with Jesus, he had to walk with Matthew too; there are no Lone Ranger followers of Christ.

Stand—firmly in place for spiritual battle (Ephesians 6:10-17). Ephesians deals with our warfare against satan more than any other book in the Bible. Sadly, George Barna reported that 60% of Christians think satan is a only a “force,” not an actual person. Paul uses this word stand as a military term to place our feet in a position ready for action.

ConclusionsConclusions:

  • Keep your head in the clouds resting in the embrace of Jesus, while you are
  • Keeping your feet on the ground walking with others, and
  • Keeping your feet on the ground standing against satan.

Join us next Sunday as we continue our look at this amazing book.