As a leader you have to ask yourself what kind of legacy you want to leave.
Do you want to leave lives changed to the glory of God, or for your name and the joy of your success?
Do you want to leave with money in the bank, or $11 million of debt in the bank?
Do you want to stay true to Jesus or let the culture sway you?
Do you want to be forgotten because you developed a solid team, or remembered for the good 'ol days when you were around?
You see, there are two kinds of leaders. One makes mistakes, the other lives mistakes. One propels people, the other drags them. One will just be honest from their pulpit, and the other will exaggerate, inflate or just straight up lie.
I know people who look to this one church from Pensacola, Florida, as if it was the greatest thing that ever happened. In sure God moved there, but it's obvious God moved on. If success if built upon a person other than the person of Jesus, then that success will be temporal and all about that leader. The leader moves, the movement dies, and it all falls apart.
Jesus died, and the church still is here.
Good leaders are never talked about for the good ol days, because today is a good ol day and they maximise that opportunity. What days are you talking about? What days are people talking about in the wake of your leadership?
Those answers will help define if you're simply a good leader or a bad one - or if you're following a good or bad one.
Don't waste time following guys who have good ol days. You have tomorrow to live towards.
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