10 Quotes: Spiritual Leadership

Joshua Brussel
2 min readMay 8, 2021
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  1. The character of the elder should command the respect of the unbeliever, inspire his confidence, and arouse his aspiration. Example is much more potent than precept. (Location 555)
  2. Before we can conquer the world, we must first conquer the self. (Location 739)
  3. Vision involves foresight as well as insight. (Location 809)
  4. A person can have a brilliant mind and possess artful administrative skill. But without spirituality he is incapable of giving truly spiritual leadership. (Location 1142)
  5. A leader’s humility should grow with the passing of years, like other attitudes and qualities. (Location 921)
  6. The spiritual leader should outpace the rest of the church, above all, in prayer. (Location 1220)
  7. We have more leisure today than ever before in history, but many people claim to have no time for reading. (Location 1492)
  8. Not every Christian is called to major leadership in the church, but every Christian is a leader, for we all influence others. (Location 1607)
  9. God will take a man of lesser gifts that are fully available to Him and will supplement those gifts with His own mighty power. (Location 2132)
  10. The test of spiritual leadership is the achievement of its objective. (Location 2450)

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Joshua Brussel

I am a disciple of Jesus, husband to a wonderful wife, Bible teacher, church member, and seminary student who enjoys good books and teenagers.