Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the States, and Pastor Johnnie's, you look to him

and remember his legacy.

He was obviously a profoundly gifted leader.

Of course, we remember him today for what he accomplished in the civil rights movement,

and when you look at him solely from a leadership perspective, what stands out to you?

I mean, what made King such an effective leader?

He was indeed, and some of us have memories of him while he was living.

We're old enough for that.

And the first thing that I think would be to say his vision, a leader sees a future,

a possible future, and sees it so clearly and can articulate it so well that he's driven

by it.

He had a vision to have a dream, his signature message that he gave, number two, would be,

he was brilliant.

It helps to be smart if you're going to lead people and discern what makes sense and

what doesn't.

Number three would be, he was courageous.

I mean, he put himself on the line, he put his life at risk right to the end when he

was snuffed out by a rifle, and without courage, you can't lead people through tough times

anyway or into hard places where we need to go.

Another one would be, I think, his commitment to nonviolence meant that he had power over

his violent enemies.

Those who took another tack, I don't think, had nearly the influence, those who wanted

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