Quotes from J. Oswald Sanders
Desiring to excel is not a sin. It is motivation that determines ambition's character. Our Lord never taught against the urge to high achievement, but He did expose and condemn unworthy motivation.
- J. Oswald Sanders
The secular mind and heart, however gifted and personally charming, has no place in the leadership of the church.
- J. Oswald Sanders
Spiritual leadership is the power to change the atmosphere by one's presence, the unconscious influence that makes Christ and spiritual things real to others.
- J. Oswald Sanders
Are you responsibly optimistic? Pessimism and leadership do not mix. Leaders are positively visionary.
- J. Oswald Sanders
We are not responsible for our endowments or natural abilities, but we are responsible for the strategic use of time.
- J. Oswald Sanders
Our problem is not too little time, but making better use of the time we have. Each of us has as much time as anyone else.
- J. Oswald Sanders
People of vision gauge decisions on the future; the story of the past cannot be rewritten.
- J. Oswald Sanders
Once the joy of intimacy with God has been experienced, life becomes unbearable without it.
- J. Oswald Sanders
The spiritual leader will choose the hidden path of sacrificial service and approval of the Lord over the flamboyant self-advertising of the world.
- J. Oswald Sanders
God prepares leaders with a specific place and task in mind. Training methods are adapted to the mission, and natural and spiritual gifts are given with clear purpose.
- J. Oswald Sanders
Fatigue is the price of leadership. Mediocrity is the price of never getting tired.
- J. Oswald Sanders
If those who hold influence over others fail to lead toward the spiritual uplands, then surely the path to the lowlands will be well worn.
- J. Oswald Sanders