Encouraging - Godliness

A second leadership requirement is this: Godliness is more important than giftedness. While being gifted is important, a gifted leader who lacks godliness can lead others to destruction. Godliness is crucial. “An overseer must be above reproach” (1 Tim 3:2). When God develops a heart of a leader, there’s evidence of grace-saturated character, which produces godliness. A leader’s character is forged from loving submission to the One who possess him, his life, and his leadership.

Harry L. Reeder III, The Leadership Dynamic: A Biblical Model for Raising Effective Leaders (Crossway, Wheaton, IL: 2008). 56.