A person can only become a true leader after he has become first a true follower. Those who hold leadership roles skipping this path of character growth would later on become the "leaders" most people despise for graft and corruption, and various crimes of action and ethics, that only bring more evil to this world instead of the good.
If you cannot follow the father you can see, How can you follow the Father you cannot see? If you cannot honor the father you can see, How can you honor the Father you cannot see? If you cannot love the father you can see, How can you love the Father you cannot see?
Giving away money does not show love (money can be given even with hatred and indifference). Giving away love shows love that loves even without the money.