Some things I have learned about leadership and followership from watching the downfall of two giants among Evangelical Christians:
Greatness in one area does not mean greatness in all areas.
Success does not equal spiritual growth.
Not all of your strong convictions are the right convictions.
Just because your strong convictions were needed at one time does not mean they are needed now.
Most downfalls can really be attributed to Money, Sex, and Power.
Leadership is not about who can stomp the loudest but who has the character to demand respect and followership.
Sacrificing spiritual growth for worldly success never works.
Crisis is not the time for placing blame but for soul searching.
Hero worship among church members is dangerous and harmful.
God’s kingdom and its work should outweigh any personal validation.
Your legacy is not more important than God’s will.
Compassion is always an underrated attribute.
One’s leadership is contingent upon one’s spiritual growth.
Pride really does come before a fall.
Maybe God prefers smaller and deeper rather than bigger and shallower.
We are all capable of missteps and not all of those missteps are punishable offenses, but some are.
Women have been essential to the success of the church for 2000 years, it is about time they got more respect.
We should look to Jesus for direction and deliverance not our own strength or cheap solutions.
Leadership is a lonely place.
Christian institutions are instruments for God’s work not the purpose of God’s work.
People who call for other’s heads should be willing to work, and work hard, for the needed solution.
It is not enough to knock someone down if you are not willing to build something better up.
Jesus must increase but I must decrease.
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