05/09/2026
THE QUALITIES OF A GREAT LEADER
𝓓𝓪𝓷𝓲𝓮𝓵 1:3–4 (𝓝𝓛𝓣)
3 𝓣𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓸𝓻𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓐𝓼𝓱𝓹𝓮𝓷𝓪𝔃, 𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓬𝓱𝓲𝓮𝓯 𝓸𝓯 𝓼𝓽𝓪𝓯𝓯, 𝓽𝓸 𝓫𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓹𝓪𝓵𝓪𝓬𝓮 𝓼𝓸𝓶𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓰 𝓶𝓮𝓷 𝓸𝓯 𝓙𝓾𝓭𝓪𝓱’𝓼 𝓻𝓸𝔂𝓪𝓵 𝓯𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝔂 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓸𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓷𝓸𝓫𝓵𝓮 𝓯𝓪𝓶𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓮𝓼, 𝔀𝓱𝓸 𝓱𝓪𝓭 𝓫𝓮𝓮𝓷 𝓫𝓻𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽 𝓽𝓸 𝓑𝓪𝓫𝔂𝓵𝓸𝓷 𝓪𝓼 𝓬𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓼. 4 “𝓢𝓮𝓵𝓮𝓬𝓽 𝓸𝓷𝓵𝔂 𝓼𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓷𝓰, 𝓱𝓮𝓪𝓵𝓽𝓱𝔂, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓰𝓸𝓸𝓭-𝓵𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓰 𝓶𝓮𝓷,” 𝓱𝓮 𝓼𝓪𝓲𝓭. “𝓜𝓪𝓴𝓮 𝓼𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝔂 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝔀𝓮𝓵𝓵 𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓮𝓭 𝓲𝓷 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 𝓫𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓱 𝓸𝓯 𝓵𝓮𝓪𝓻𝓷𝓲𝓷𝓰, 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓰𝓲𝓯𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝔀𝓲𝓽𝓱 𝓴𝓷𝓸𝔀𝓵𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓰𝓸𝓸𝓭 𝓳𝓾𝓭𝓰𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽, 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓪𝓻𝓮 𝓼𝓾𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓭 𝓽𝓸 𝓼𝓮𝓻𝓿𝓮 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓻𝓸𝔂𝓪𝓵 𝓹𝓪𝓵𝓪𝓬𝓮. 𝓣𝓮𝓪𝓬𝓱 𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓼𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓰 𝓶𝓮𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓾𝓪𝓰𝓮 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓵𝓲𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮 𝓸𝓯 𝓑𝓪𝓫𝔂𝓵𝓸𝓷.”
Ministering from Daniel 1:3–4, the Man of God taught that great leadership is not accidental. Those called to influence and positions of authority must intentionally develop divine character, wisdom, strategic intelligence, and practical skill.
1. Living Without Blemish
The first quality of a great leader is living without blemish having a clean reputation, good character, and an unblemished moral standing. A leader must consistently do what is right because a good name is not built by chance; it is intentionally developed and protected. Noble character creates a lasting legacy and opens doors to places of influence.
2. Wisdom
The second pillar is wisdom, which is the correct application of knowledge. Knowledge gives a person the facts, but wisdom teaches them how to apply those facts effectively. A leader must therefore continually acquire knowledge in order to operate wisely.
3. Cunning in Knowledge
The third quality of a great leader is being cunning in knowledge. The Man of God explained that this means knowing how to use information strategically to gain advantage and achieve a desired outcome.
Knowledge must not merely be possessed; it must be applied tactically as a tool to gain strategic advantage. A strategic leader also understands that not every piece of information must be released immediately. Critical information may be held back until the right moment, when it carries maximum leverage and impact.
The Man of God likened this to a living game of chess, where a leader thinks ahead, considers the consequences of every move, and understands the importance of timing, discretion, and positioning.
A wise person knows what is good; a person who is cunning in knowledge knows what will work and how to make it work.
4. Understanding Science and Information
A great leader must also understand science and possess accurate, well researched information. Without quality insight and reliable knowledge, a person remains unequipped for important decision-making spaces.
The Man of God concluded by challenging the youth to refine their character, acquire knowledge, sharpen their wisdom, and develop strategic intelligence, so they may be positioned and prepared for positions of influence and global impact.