Leadership consultant John Maxwell makes some important points about vision, noting that:

• The credibility of a vision is often determined by the credibility of the leader.
• The acceptance of a vision is determined by the timing of its presentation.
• The value of a vision is determined by the energy and direction it gives.
• The evaluation of a vision is determined by the commitment it engenders in people.
• The success of a vision is determined by its ownership by both the leader and the people.

Brian Harris, The Tortoise Usually Wins:
Biblical Reflections on Quiet Leadership for Reluctant Leaders. 
Crownhill, MK: Paternoster, 2013), 110.

“’We not only need to see the Bible as a message book—the message of salvation—but also as a method book. It shows us how to go about doing ministry or going about how to make disciples.’ And so we want to look at the method. We want to be able to do the Lord’s work in the Lord’s way.”

Goheen, Michael W., Bev Hislop, Justin Irving, Greg Ogden, Timothy Sisk, and Jeff Struecker. 
LD111 Foundations of Christian Leadership.
Logos Mobile Education. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2017.

“In addition to trying to model total commitment, we need other congregational leaders who are fully devoted followers, who can uphold the standard. Last night I looked around the table at our elders’ meeting and thought, Every elder in this church is committed to Jesus Christ and would take a bullet for him right now. That means when I preach about total commitment, they’re the first ones to cheer me on: “Don’t ever settle for less. We’re with you 100 percent.” It would be pretty hard for me to bring a strong call for deeper discipleship if the elders and other key leaders weren’t in agreement.

What’s exciting is that the more fully devoted the pastor and lay leaders become, the more fully devoted the congregation becomes. The growth in the congregation then inspires the leaders to deeper commitment, and that prompts a continual cycle of growth. Total discipleship becomes contagious and exhilarating.”

Hybels, Bill, D. Stuart Briscoe, and Haddon W. Robinson. 
Mastering Contemporary Preaching. Portland, OR: Multnomah, 1989.

“Leadership has become a popular topic among business and professional people today, and for good reason: the effectiveness of any organization is largely a function of effective leadership.”

Word in Life Study Bible. Electronic ed. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1996.
Article at Exodus 18:13, “Practical Principles for Exercising Leadership”