"Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock..." (1 Pet. 5:2-3)

General Eisenhower would demonstrate the art of leadership with a piece of string. He would put it on a table and say, "PULL it and it will follow wherever you wish. PUSH it and it will go nowhere at all. It's just that way when it comes to leading people. They need to follow a person who is leading by example." General Eisenhower also said, "You do not lead by hitting people over the head. That's assault, not leadership." (From Illustrations for Biblical Preaching, by Michael P. Green, p. 226)