If done "as God wants.' then leadership will surely include intercessory prayer. The saintly Bishop Azariah of India once remarked to Bishop Stephen Neill that he found time to pray daily, by name, for every leader in his extensive diocese. Little wonder that during his thirty years of eldering there, the diocese tripled its membership and greatly increase in spiritual effectiveness J. Oswald Sanders
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If done "as God wants'. then leadership will surely include intercessory prayer. The saintly Bishop Azariah of India once remarked to Bishop Stephen Neill that he found time to pray daily, by name, for every leader in his extensive diocese. Little wonder that during his thirty years of eldering there, the diocese tripled its membership and greatly increase in spiritual effectiveness.

This is a quote from Fr. John Swanton's book entitled Leadership Excellence. In this book he discusses how people who take on the leadership role must be willing to take on the responsibility of praying for others.

This can be true of any position that requires a leader to lead others including a CEO of a corporation.

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