A big chunk of my day today will be spent in airports or on airplanes as I travel back to ABI after attending Drive Conference '09. As Drive concluded, Ricky Pruitt and I began debriefing each other on our key take-aways from the Conference. Here are some of the notes I asterisked in my Drive notebook:* To be a great leader, you must be a great listener. Here's why... you are probably not the smartest person in your church/organization. You are just a leader.
* Leaders are attracted to environments where their ideas and opinions are heard. Leaders who refuse to listen will eventually be surrounded by people who have nothing to say.
* If you want to attract gifted leaders to your church, create a system where their voices can be heard.
