In my leadership conferences, pastors ask, "Do you have a vision for my church?" Many times they want me to give them a picture of where they should go and what their church should look like. When these pastors do this, I always feel bad.
Leading is not hypothetical debating; it's about solving real problems.
Try to do for the next generation of church leaders what the previous generation of church leaders has not done for you.
Leaders use story to author the future.
You can never underestimate the amount of energy and frequency you must give to vision casting. You can never underestimate it.
Management is the process of assuring that the program and objectives of the organization are implemented. Leadership on the other hand has to do with casting vision and motivating people.
If a leader cannot give you a clear picture of what he or she sees in the future, that person is not the leader of that organization.
I think that leadership more than anything is about setting a course and describing a vision for people.
