In his booklet, Leadership: How to Guide Others with Integrity, Stephen Viars asks these instructive, recalibrating questions:
- Do people understand more of God’s mercy because of the way I respond to their mistakes?
- Do people understand more of God’s holiness because of my high ethical standards?
- Do people understand more of God’s patience because of the time I give to grow and develop?
- Do people understand more of God’s truthfulness because of the way I communicate honestly?
- Do people understand more of God’s faithfulness because they see me keep my promises?
- Do people understand more of God’s kindness because of the tone of my voice?
- Do people understand more of God’s love because I go out of my way to help and serve them as I lead?
- Do people understand more of God’s grace because I avoid being harsh and unreasonably demanding?
To what extent does my leadership actually model and teach something about the character of God?
(HT: Justin Taylor)
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