In Sermon Illustrations: "Leadership General"

General Macarthur And Winston Churchill Both ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 30, 2001

General MacArthur and Winston Churchill both said, "We don’t answer criticism. We don’t respond to slander. We don’t respond to accusation. If we did ...read more

Scripture: Titus 3:1-2

Tags: Leadership General, Christian Disciplines

Leadership

Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Jul 14, 2020

“I firmly determined that my mannerisms and speech in public would always reflect the cheerful certainty of victory – that any pessimism and discouragement I might ever feel would be reserved for my pillow... I adopted a policy of circulating through the whole force to the full limit imposed by ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27

Tags: Leadership, Character, Discipline

Denomination: Pentecostal

Louis Mcburney, In An Article For Leadership ...  PRO

Contributed by Jim Luthy on Oct 12, 2001

Louis McBurney, in an article for Leadership Journal, said there are four reasons people reject accountability. 1) I fear rejection, 2) I feel embarrassed, 3) I resent control by ...read more

Tags: Friendship New Friends, Leadership General, Church Small Groups

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Pastor Leadership Styles

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006

Pastor Leadership Styles Shepherding-loving, nurturing, community-driven 55% Bridge Building-good personality, create consensus, being people together 53% Directional-seeks next logical move, searches for right path 44% Team Building, matching people/jobs, expects it done, hands off ...read more

Tags: Church General

Leadership

Contributed by Stephen Smarowsky on Dec 13, 2007

Leadership Have you ever wondered why geese fly in a V formation? As with most animal behavior, God had a good reason for including that in their instincts. As each bird flaps its wings, it creates uplift for the bird following. In a V formation, the whole flock adds at least 71% more flying ...read more

Scripture: Job 12:7-9

Tags: Gifts Leadership

Denomination: Baptist

Leadership

Contributed by Don Berry-Graham on Mar 1, 2016

I remember hearing a story about a famous film producer. As a child, he had a fight with another boy and lost. While his mother was bathing his black eye, he told her how it was entirely the fault of the other boy. It was the other boy who had started the fight, he claimed. His mother said ...read more

Scripture: John 13:2-17

Tags: God Is Love, Giving In Love, Jesus Leadership

Denomination: Baptist

Someone Is Reported To Have Asked A Concert ...  PRO

Contributed by Steven Chapman on Nov 6, 2000

Someone is reported to have asked a concert violinist in New York’s Carnegie Hall how she became so skilled. She said that it was by “planned neglect”. She planned ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Johnny Hunt(I Think): "If You Don’t See ...  PRO

Contributed by Dennis Clark on Apr 12, 2001

Johnny Hunt(I think): "If you don’t see it before you see it ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

One Can Change The Time On A Clock Either By ...  PRO

Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 29, 2001

One can change the time on a clock either by moving the hands or by moving the main wheel. And just as it is better to change the time by moving the inner mechanism, so it is better to move a man - whether oneself or another person--by influencing his consciousness. - ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Independent/Bible

It's Great To Be Young And Dream The Dream, But ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002

It’s great to be young and dream the dream, but it’s better to be old and to see that the dream ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

A Couple Weeks Ago, I Attended A Lecture At The ...  PRO

Contributed by Carla Powell on Mar 2, 2002

A couple weeks ago, I attended a lecture at the University of Michigan law school sponsored by Lord of Light Lutheran Church in Ann Arbor. The speaker was Paul Simon, formerly a senator from Illinois. He indicated that the word "idiot" comes from Latin words that mean ’someone who does not get ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Lutheran

Good News/Bad News For Chaplains  PRO

Contributed by Guy Caley on Apr 1, 2002

Good News/Bad News for Chaplains Good News: You baptized seven people today in the river. Bad News: You lost two of them in the swift current. Good News: The Protestant Women of the Chapel voted to send you a get-well card. Bad News: The vote passed by 31-30. Good News: Your Chapel Council ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Assembly Of God

There Was Once A Doctor Who Was Laughed To Scorn ...  PRO

Contributed by John Williams Iii on Apr 10, 2002

There was once a doctor who was laughed to scorn because of his theory. His doctor peers seemed to think of him as a waterboy among doctors where his theory was concerned. He had speculated that the reason that so many patients were dying following surgery was because of a poor sanitation factor. ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: United Methodist

John Maxwell: "Everything Rises And Falls On ...  PRO

Contributed by Ronald Hughes on Apr 18, 2002

John Maxwell: “Everything rises and falls ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Pentecostal

If You Try To Improve One Person By Being A Good ...  PRO

Contributed by Judah Thomas on May 15, 2002

If you try to improve one person by being a good example, you’re improving two. If you try to improve someone without being a good ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

An Honest Day's Work  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2002

AN HONEST DAY'S WORK The USS Astoria (C-34) was the first U.S. cruiser to engage the Japanese during the Battle of Savo Island, a night action fought 8-9 August 1942. Although she scored two hits on the Imperial flagship Chokai, the Astoria was badly damaged and sank shortly after noon, 9 ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

In 1944, Leander Mccormick-Goodheart, A Recruiter ...  PRO

Contributed by Lee Proctor on Jun 19, 2002

In 1944, Leander McCormick-Goodheart, a recruiter for the Ford Motor Company, toured fifty universities across the United States to recruit the outstanding graduating student of each institution. At Leigh University, he met a young man named Lee Iacocca and offered him a position at Ford. This ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Baptist

True Terror Is To Wake Up One Morning And ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 2, 2002

"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

President Anwar Sadat's Address To The Israeli ...  PRO

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Aug 3, 2002

President Anwar Sadat’s Address to the Israeli Knesset November 20, 1977 In the name of God, Mr. Speaker of the Knesset, ladies and gentlemen, allow me first to thank deeply the Speaker of the Knesset for affording me this opportunity to address you.... I come to you today on solid ground to ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Anglican

Dale Carnegie Comments, "If You Want To Win ...  PRO

Contributed by Paul Fritz on Aug 15, 2002

Dale Carnegie comments, "If you want to win ...spirited men to your way of ...read more

Tags: Leadership General

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational