No one can start out as a seasoned leader, regardless of talent or potential. We start at the beginning. If we behave wisely, we can keep from making our preparation in becoming a seasoned leader from being unnecessarily long. If we are unwise, we will elongate the time, or, worse yet, destroy our potential for influence, regardless of our calling or how big it is.A few months back, a friend and I were reflecting on some observations we were making about this subject, specific to the context of missions. What resulted was these three bullet points that characterize what we were seeing in some of the young missionaries who were newly going out. Keep in mind, this was those going out from the US to other cultures. Also, note, you can be new at what you are doing, regardless of your natural age, and therefore susceptible to newbie mistakes….
- Self important
- Culturally ignorant
- Highly motivated

