The authority by which the Christian leader leads is not power but love, not force but example, not coercion but reasoned persuasion. Leaders have power, but power is safe only in the hands of those who humble themselves to serve.

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"Our love grows soft if it is not strengthened by truth, and our truth grows hard if it is not softened by love."

- John Stott

Faith

"We live and die; Christ died and lived!"

- John Stott

Faith

"Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as something done by us."

- John Stott

Reflection

"We must be global Christians with a global vision because our God is a global God."

- John Stott

Vision

"We can all be stimulated to greater generosity by the known generosity of others."

- John Stott

Generosity

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"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure."

- Stanley McChrystal

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"An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage."

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