National elections inevitably mean conversations about leadership. What makes someone a good leader? Are leadership qualities innate or can they be learned? Where do you go to find effective models of leadership?
The Bible is full of leaders, of course—from Moses, to the great King David, to Paul. Men (and women) whose vision and example changed lives, and the course of history. And then there was Jesus, the born-in-a-manger carpenter's son who started a thought revolution that continues to impact the world today.
If a leader is someone who shows the way by going in advance of others, it might be said that Biblical leaders were people who followed, in advance of others, the leadership of God. But there's nothing outdated about the way in which these figures inspired and motivated the people they led.
