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Our Bible verse for this episode is Jeremiah 1:5 which says, “Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”
Our quote for this episode is from Harry Truman. He said, “To be able to lead others, a man must be willing to go forward alone.”
In this podcast, we are using as our text, Spiritual Leadership: Moving People On To God’s Agenda by Henry and Richard Blackaby.
Our topic today is part 9 of “Chapter 1: The Leader’s Challenge”, where we look at the challenge of technology.
--- Great Leaders or History?
One final issue to mention at the outset of this book is the historians' age-old debate of whether great leaders make history or if history produces great leaders. Clearly if times of crisis and challenge generally call for leaders, then periods of peace and prosperity do not set the stage for individuals to make a great contribution to humanity. General George Patton lamented, "In peace I am useless." It is generally in tumultuous times that people make the greatest difference in their world. The greater the crisis, the greater is the opportunity for leaders to make a difference. Those who complain about their difficulties or shrink from crises prove they are not leaders regardless of whether they hold such an office. But people who recognize the opportunity history affords them and boldly accept the invitation will change their world.
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