We sometimes focus too much on the policy issues that a candidate believes in without focusing on the leader they would become. For without certain characteristics of leadership those policy issues will go know where and even if they were successful taken care of, other more daunting problems of policy and character will fall upon this desk. Here are just a few of these leadership qualities (below) we should make sure our next President has.
FAITH- Are the modest enough to listen to different voices, strong enough to take a stand but humble enough to admit mistakes? Will they ask for forgiveness from those they have hurt here as well as their creator before they are forced too?
STRENGTH- Do they have the strength to stand up against adversaries here and at home without losing the moral convictions of the Jude-Christian Values?
OPEN & CLOSED MINDED- Will they be willing to listen to others and be able to agree with them when they are right but not to the point of giving up on their morale convictions.
PERSUADER- Can they convince even the harshest critics that their goals are meant for the good even if they disagree with the means to get there? Will they demonize their critics or truly try to find common ground and hi light those strengths?
ROLE MODEL- Will we be proud of this person representing our country and it’s values? Is this a person that brings out the best in us so we can take his/her mantle in our own personal life to make our communities better? Will this person be willing to let others lead where their values or actions might be lacking.