People follow leaders… when there is a need for a leader. If a ministry does not provide vision for growth, a destination to reach, a risk to take or a challenge to win, there is nothing for people to follow and hence no need for a leader.
Ron Edmundson described leaders as follows:
- Leaders have a vision that includes other people…
- Leaders are typically the ones who are willing to think bigger…
- Leaders will usually take greater risks…
- Leaders dream bigger than they can complete without others…
- Leaders take people where they are afraid to go…
- Leaders strategize plans they can never accomplish alone…
- Leaders aren’t just talking about it…
- Leaders are actually going somewhere…
If these things do not exist, there is no need for a leader. Some may stay with that leader, but not the ones who want to achieve something greater…. most will leave to find it.