It’s an age-old question: are leaders born or made? But that’s not really the important question, Redemption Church senior pastor Ed Litton told students during University of Mobile’s chapel service on Sept. 25.
“The question isn’t ‘are leaders born or made’ — the question is: Are you willing to lead, and do you have a reason to lead?” the pastor said. Speaking from Exodus 1:10 and focusing on the story of Moses and Pharoah, Litton noted that God births and trains leaders in unexpected ways.
Leading in a ‘dark times’
He urged students to see themselves as leaders, because God has called them to be leaders in a dark world.
“Maybe you’ve never seen yourself as a leader. Maybe you’ve been protected and don’t see the harshness of the world we live in. … How you see life will determine how God will use you,” he said.
Litton told students there are two worldviews: one where God is in the center and deserves all the glory, and another where you are in the center.
“You live in dark times. There is evil in this world. In your lifetime you are going to see evil. Your leadership will be found in seeing it and moving against it,” he said.
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Kathy Dean and originally published by the University of Mobile.
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