RHE on Leadership

This post is a bit of a conversation starter, off the back of my review of Rachel Held Evans "A Year of Biblical Womanhood".

I think I really like Held Evans' summary of leadership, which I will reproduce here because I think its a great challenge to the Western Church, and whilst it ia not a perfect summary, it offers a good angle;

"To be 'a leader' is meaningless without context. A leader of what? Too many of us have succumbed to the idea that 'leaders' are a specific type of people or that 'leadership' is a character quality to be obtained like political capital - the more the better. But I view leadership differently. Leadership isn't a goal. Leadership is a role. Wisdom and strength are what we should pursue. Not leadership. Wisdom is discerning when to lead. Strength comes from practicing wisdom. Leadership is a role that changes hands depending on context. In that light, it is important to learn how to lead not because you want to be 'a leader' but because when your wisdom and strength have placed you in a position of leadership, you don't want to screw it up"

Its an interesting set of ideas - but what do you think? I'd love to know your comments, thoughts, and ideas on this one.