Terrific post! Thanks very much. ;-D
...but did you notice that the three examples of reluctant leaders that he used all shared one other facet in common? All 3 were led to their calling through prayer, by God. That's what I really love about Anthony James' articles. As good as the obvious stuff is, it's the hidden gems that make them really sing.
He usually says as much in the spaces between his words as he does with the vebiage.