Biblical teaching on leadership in times of crisis

Nehemiah surveys the crisis of fallen Jerusalem

The teaching of Scripture is the proper starting point for any discussion of Christian leadership under crisis. We will mention Joseph, Moses, Hezekiah. Our main example, though, will be Nehemiah, despatched back to the ruins of Jerusalem, with a final group of the exiles, with the city and the nation of Israel in crisis. Threatened by those around them, the rebuilding project ground to a halt. How did Nehemiah provide leadership to the disheartened exiles? What lessons can we learn for today?