Leadership
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Updated
July 20, 2007
In her recent book, Team of Rivals,
Doris Kearns Goodwin focuses on the political genius of Abraham
Lincoln. Goodwin notes that after Lincoln won the presidential
election, he put his Republican rivals on his cabinet. This displayed
two important facets of leadership. First, it showed that Lincoln was
not afraid to surround himself with strong, intelligent, talented,
and independent people. He was also not afraid to forgive those who
had wronged him. These two qualities are surely commendable virtues in
Christian leadership.
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J. Michael Shannon is professor of preaching at Cincinnati Bible College in Cincinnati, OH.