^WOMEN WHO INSPIRE^
LISA BEVERE How did you come to think of yourself
My pattern of accidental leadership was
as a leader? Did you realize you were
haphazard and self-serving at best. From that
already leading?
point forward I decided to lead intentionally. This context of inspiration makes it clear that
The realization that I was leading came to me
every season of life comes with the capacity to
out of the blue. For years I tried to avoid the
lead at some level. Whether we own it or not,
judgment and responsibility that I knew would
we each play the role of leader to someone.
follow a woman in church leadership
It may begin with your friends and family, but
by minimizing my involvement. I imagined that
it rarely stays there. Someone is watching for a
by avoiding the assignment of an official title
leader like you. Believe me, it is better to lead
such as pastor, elder, or deacon, I could fly
by example than as an object lesson. I have
under the radar. When I read the following
done both! But remember, more often than not,
quote I realized there could be no more hiding:
people are watching for you to succeed rather
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, let more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.� John Quincy Adams
than for you to fail. Extract from Propel Woman Magazine www.propelwomen.org
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