Quote:
Originally Posted by Freedom
Nee in particular had a big misconception regarding leadership. He equated leadership and authority. Of course, authority is a characteristic of leadership. But it's not even the first thing that comes to mind in most discussions of what being a leader involves.
My impression is that Nee was viewed as a leader even when he was a young adult, so for all we know at that age he might have viewed being a leader as a role involving nothing more than telling others what to do. At least that is the type of view that some of his ministry seems to reflect.
|
Someone of a keener intellect certainly may be looked to as a leader, whether they have the wisdom and skills to be in that role - intelligence does not necessarily translate into effectiveness. Does anyone know how old Nee was when that book (or speaking) was done?
And if he was older at that point, age also does not a good leader make! In our business we see people all the time who have been in leadership roles for many years, who do not practice certain effective basics. They don't understand why their people are behaving a particular way ("These people are driving me nuts! Can you fix them?"), without realizing they've created many of these things themselves . . .