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Leader of the Century

| April 20, 2003 | no comments

 

I draw a series of columns on the blackboard for the last classroom session of the term. I label the columns by century: 1500, 1600, up to 2000. I expect the students to have learned the names of those people that history cites as having been leaders for those centuries. The last column, our present century, is blank. It is too soon to know who will be the leaders of today.

I tell the students that they can be one of the leaders of this century. That potential, of course, exists for you as well. Leadership is desperately needed in all fields and areas of our communities. How do you become a leader? It is easier than you might think. You begin by starting where you are, quietly helping others who can never repay you, not seeking thanks or recognition but looking for places to secretly help any and all. You see, real leadership is all about serving others. Serve with love and joy, even those who may not like you and seem to oppose you. Jesus said the greatest among us is the one who is the servant of all.

 

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Category: Church History, Spring 2003

About the Author: H. Murray Hohns went home to be with Jesus on November 28, 2012. He was on staff at the largest church in Hawaii and served on his denomination's investment committee from 1999 until his death. Hohns held two degrees in Civil Engineering, an MA in Theology from Fuller Seminary, and served as an instructor at Foursquare's New Hope Christian College (formerly Pacific Rim Christian College) in Honolulu. He wrote six engineering books and hundreds of articles in every type of newspaper, magazine and journal.

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