Children know what a leader is. In the game of “Follow-the-leader”, one child goes first, and the others follow, doing everything that the leader does. Alexander the Great was a wonderful secular leader. He never asked his troops to do anything that he wouldn’t do. If there was a dangerous river crossing, or steep terrain to scale, Alexander went first, to show the troops how to reach the goal. His men would follow him no matter what, and he conquered the world.
A supervisor is not the same as a leader. A supervisor sits back and directs the work crew. A leader goes first, to show the way. This is why Jesus Christ was a great leader. Men looked at him, and said to themselves: “I want to do what he does. I want to be like him.” And they followed his example.
Being a leader doesn’t come by ordering people around, or even by being in charge. A leader has to go first, and starts out alone. After setting an example that others can see, the first person is followed, and becomes a leader.
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