The Leadership of Hope

How do you define leadership? The answer changes depending on who you ask. Some define leadership as influence. Possessing the ability to positively influence others through trust earned over time.  Others see the mark of a leader in the ability to inspire a team to work together, acknowledging and leveraging the unique strengths of each member. Leadership is not position according to Maxwell.  History lifts up those who demonstrated real courage to stay true to his or her beliefs in the face of darkness.  George Washington, Abe Lincoln, Mother Theresa and Martin Luther King are all examples of great leaders who lived and died for what they believed. And what about you and me?  The Gospel brims with every day people who answered God’s call to lead others through great tribulation.  Each was tasked with carrying out the seemingly impossible assignment.  Alone and afraid, they carried out what…