“We can lead others only as far along the road as we ourselves have traveled.” -J. Oswald Sanders I have been thinking about Paul’s invitation for the Corinthian believers to “Imitate me, just as I imitate Christ” 1 Cor 11:1. I wonder if we sometimes ask people to go places spiritually that we ourselves have not gone. As leaders we know we should continue to grow, continue to develop our walk with God. But we get busy, lazy or preoccupied with what we think is important. So our personal time with God gets choked and ends up stale or nonexistent. […]