of one of the leaders of

Speaking to a brother this am about leadership and influence. Easy to consider lead shepherds as being the leaders and having all the influence, but not sure that makes proper use of the terms. One can be a leader by title, and one can be a leader by measure of actual influence.

And then you have to define that term as well. Influence is about getting people to do what you want them to do. Again, title and authority play a role in this, but true leaders don't need that authority in writing to be able to move the masses.

The question is whether you make comparative judgments about a person by measuring the sphere of influence or not. At some level, does quantity mean more than quality? If I can mentor one man to be a better faithwalker, have I been more of a leader, have I had more influence than having preached to four hundred and not gotten any to close that gap between self and robe-hem?