Loving God with all our heart soul, mind and strength sets spiritual leadership apart from any other kind of leadership. We will have the greatest influence in the lives of others if we just start there. However the second component of spiritual leadership Moses tells the people of Israel is to impress upon the hearts of their children the commandments that were given. (Deuteronomy 6:7)
The word impress means to sharpen their children. Leaders are to be like whetstones that hone those under their influence. Just like sand paper, there are certain grades of whetstones. The finer the stone the sharper the blade.
What does this imply? Spiritual leaders should continually be learning and sharpening their own skills so they can "impress" those under their influence. Life-long learning is critical. A leader can't take those they lead any further than they have been.
This kind of learning doesn't stop with academics. It must include learning about ourselves; our strengths and weaknesses and becoming emotionally mature.
The bottom line is this. Besides loving God with all our heart soul mind and strength there needs to be a continual learning curve that never stops until we meet Jesus face to face.
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