Several former students have asked for my definition of leadership. Most were taking a class at UNL or UNK requiring interviews of adults on their ideas about being a leader. My definition has been (although tweaked a bit) that a leader is a trainer of future leaders. If a professed leader only fortifies his / her distress of staying in leadership, they are no real leader, because few are following or learning from their example. Paul’s leadership style was to train others to carry on without him. Pursuing goals that out live or lout last is a leadership style that lasts far longer than a lifetime. The words of Paul and Jeremiah are timeless even though written in the context of specific circumstances. Each was not interested in promoting themselves. They wanted to honor God and we’re driven by passion of faith hope and love.
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