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> [“Instead of seeking to hide their sin and project an image of perfection, church leaders need to show people they lead that they too are redeemed sinners growing in the ways of Christlikeness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-putman/instead-of-seeking-to-hide-their-sin-and-project-an-image-of/)

[Jim Putman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-putman/)

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## Other authors on Church leaders

- [Israelmore Ayivor 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/church-leaders/israelmore-ayivor/)

## More by Jim Putman

> [“Inspired by Jesus (literally), we seek to love people and tell them what we have found in him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-putman/inspired-by-jesus-literally-we-seek-to-love-people-and-tell-them-what/)

[Jim Putman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-putman/)

> [“Jesus doesn’t send us anywhere. He goes with us wherever we are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-putman/jesus-doesn-t-send-us-anywhere-he-goes-with-us-wherever-we-are/)

[Jim Putman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-putman/)

> [“The New Testament church was all about being and making disciples of Jesus.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-putman/the-new-testament-church-was-all-about-being-and-making-disciples-of/)

[Jim Putman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-putman/)

> [“churches are full of “Christians” but not disciples,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-putman/churches-are-full-of-christians-but-not-disciples/)

[Jim Putman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-putman/)

> [“discipleship meant “do what I do; go where I go.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-putman/discipleship-meant-do-what-i-do-go-where-i-go/)

[Jim Putman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-putman/)

> [“As a group, Christians are known more for what we are against than for our love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-putman/as-a-group-christians-are-known-more-for-what-we-are-against-than-for/)

[Jim Putman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-putman/)

> [“But attendance, busyness, construction, finances, and programs are not real indications of success. The core question of effectiveness — the question that ultimately matters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-putman/but-attendance-busyness-construction-finances-and-programs-are-not/)

[Jim Putman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-putman/)

> [“biblical leadership begins with who we are and our walk with God.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-putman/biblical-leadership-begins-with-who-we-are-and-our-walk-with-god/)

[Jim Putman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-putman/)

> [“Instead of seeking to hide their sin and project an image of perfection, church leaders need to show people they lead that they too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-putman/instead-of-seeking-to-hide-their-sin-and-project-an-image-of/)

[Jim Putman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-putman/)

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