Dan Allender Quotes

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Idealism may get us into the fray, but it is the loss of all we cherish that begins to form in us a heart capable of leading others reluctantly and humbly.

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The cost for the recipient of God's grace is nothing, and no price could be higher for arrogant people to pay.

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Reconciliation is not to be withheld when repentance—that is, deep, heart‐changing acknowledgement of sin and a radical redirection of life—takes place in the one being rebuked. Nor is reconciliation to be extended to someone who has not repented.

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Strength is found in weakness. Control is found in dependency. Power is found in surrender.

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Bold love is courageously setting aside our personal agenda to move humbly into the world of others with their well-being in view, willing to risk further pain in our souls, in order to be an aroma of life to some and an aroma of death to others.

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The desire for beauty, the hunger for union, the passion to be part of something greater than self, all arise out of our bent to worship.

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In order to reclaim the joy and passion of leadership, we must walk the valley of the shadow of death and name the cost of leadership.

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Courage never takes away fear; courage simply redistributes fear to get the job done.

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The more we walk the path first while becoming last and least in our organizations, the more we become like the Alpha and Omega whom we long to serve.

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For most leaders, humility comes only by wounds suffered from foolish falls.

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So take seriously the story that God has given you to live. It's time to read your own life, because your story is the one that could set us all ablaze.

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One of the best sources of perspective is enemies. If we can learn from them, then we can profit from anyone.

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The more you openly name your struggles, the less people can use your silence as a back door to blackmail you, to sabotage your leadership, or to subvert relationships within the organization.

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To experience brokenness and humiliation all you have to do is lead.

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Grace. Loss. Fortune. Hardship. Victory. Sometimes the worst seat is best seat in the house and it comes as a result of leading.

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A reluctant leader is highly suspicious of people who work to accumulate and hoard power.

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To dream alone is fantasy if it doesn't move the heart to act.

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If you are a leader, it is not possible to be at peace with all and friends with everyone.

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