Stories don't give answers, but they do offer perspective. Dan B. Allender More Quotes by Dan B. Allender More Quotes From Dan B. Allender The more you openly name your struggles, the less people can use your silence as a back door to blackmail you, to sabotage your leadership, or to subvert relationships within the organization. Dan B. Allender struggle names doors Love cannot last without a foundation of forgiveness. Dan B. Allender foundation lasts You may obey a leader who has power and authority, but you will not strive to serve her or the cause of the organization unless you respect and care for her in addition to the ones with whom you serve. Dan B. Allender care organization leader Courage never takes away fear; courage simply redistributes fear to get the job done. Dan B. Allender done courage jobs Idealism may get us into the fray, but it is the loss of all we cherish that begins to form in us a heart capable of leading others reluctantly and humbly. Dan B. Allender humility loss heart One of the best sources of perspective is enemies. If we can learn from them, then we can profit from anyone. Dan B. Allender perspective challenges enemy For most leaders, humility comes only by wounds suffered from foolish falls. Dan B. Allender leader humility fall The cost for the recipient of God’s grace is nothing, and no price could be higher for arrogant people to pay. Dan B. Allender cost grace people In order to reclaim the joy and passion of leadership, we must walk the valley of the shadow of death and name the cost of leadership. Dan B. Allender shadow-of-death passion order If you are a leader, it is not possible to be at peace with all and friends with everyone. Dan B. Allender leader ifs challenges Grace. Loss. Fortune. Hardship. Victory. Sometimes the worst seat is best seat in the house and it comes as a result of leading. Dan B. Allender grace house loss To experience brokenness and humiliation all you have to do is lead. Dan B. Allender brokenness humiliation humility Buzyness, however, is moral laziness because it involves refusing to live with courage and intentionality. Dan B. Allender moral laziness courage What originally led us to serve others by leading them seldom remains our North Star. Dan B. Allender north-star servant-leadership stars Elizabeth Turnage is a woman of grit and grace who lives into the stories of those who join her in this odd journey of seeking God. She honors the complexity of life without ever losing sight of the simple glory of the cross. Her grasp of the mundane and miraculous and their interplay gives a depth and honesty to her story that tugs at the heart and gives us hope our story can matter. Her book will be a clarion call to bring our broken, holy, troubled, and glorious life to the author of all stories: Jesus. Dan B. Allender honesty book jesus To dream alone is fantasy if it doesn't move the heart to act. Dan B. Allender dream heart moving If you lead, you will eventually serve with Judas or Peter. Dan B. Allender judas peter politics It is God's design to use reluctant servants to usher in glory. Dan B. Allender design use religion The more we walk the path first while becoming last and least in our organizations, the more we become like the Alpha and Omega whom we long to serve. Dan B. Allender organization humility long A reluctant leader is highly suspicious of people who work to accumulate and hoard power. Dan B. Allender leader power people
