George Barna » Lou Holtz http://www.georgebarna.com Facilitating A Spiritual And Moral Revolution Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:36:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Leaders That Set Vision http://www.georgebarna.com/2010/02/leaders-that-set-vision/ http://www.georgebarna.com/2010/02/leaders-that-set-vision/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:11:17 +0000 George Barna http://www.georgebarna.com/?p=185 One of the joys of conducting the personal interviews for my latest book, Master Leaders, was learning from some of my leadership mentors. Lou Holtz is always fun to be with – but, in the midst of fun, he teaches invaluable lessons. During one of our conversations, Lou reminded me that great leaders can measure success by determining whether they motivated and empowered people to achieve more than they thought possible, in tandem with the vision that the leader set before them. As I have been thinking about the churches I’ve visited and studied this year, I wonder how many people in those congregations have been changed by the confidence that their leaders showed in them. For that matter, I know from Barna research that few congregants are aware of a godly vision that their church leaders are committed to pursuing. Lacking that vision, motivation has to come from the charisma of the leader – and that’s always an inferior and potentially dangerous source of inspiration. It’s much better to inspire people on the basis of what God has dreamt for them.

In your community of faith how many participants are inspired by the clear and compelling vision conveyed and pursued by the leadership?

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