What do you do when your church struggles? How do you lead in those seasons and times? Of course analyzing would be important. However, the most significant “to do” of the leader is to intensify time with other leaders. Move closer to invest and bless, not further away. If the key factor is leadership (not just yours but others) then investing… Read more »
The speed of the vision can be depicted so: Vision + vision carriers + more vision carriers increases the vision passion and speed! The one factor that determines the velocity of a vision is the increase in the number of vision carriers. When that number genuinely increases the vision accelerates and the future comes on the horizon.
Often leaders do get the vision (why) right, but the how and when wrong. Then they mess up the why. When we are captivated by the dream, we can “push” both the timing and the people and we end up moving past the timing and working the Spirit. Once you know the why or what (what you are supposed to do, the calling or… Read more »
“I was hired to do this ministry and that is what I am doing.” This is a quote from a leader of a sub ministry in a church. Yes, you were hired for that focus. But likely you were hired for the greater good of the body. Likely you were hired so that the body of Christ could have greater impact. No you were… Read more »
I have the privilege of leading. Leadership is always a privilege and a trust. In our staff we continuously review our values to discover where we are leading with our values, or not, and what might need an adjustment. We then determine anew what that looks like. Here’s our first value, “Relationships led by our belief in people.” That means we cannot dismiss any leader… Read more »
Vision is overrated if what we mean by vision is pure numbers, statements like, “our church’s vision is 1500 people”. That really isn’t vision, and that kind of statement is not empowering and therefore overrated. Vision that empowers has to capture our imagination, has to connect to those we serve. Then vision becomes powerful, it interprets what we do and what we don’t do, which… Read more »
Leaders lead out of trust. Trust accelerates momentum, eases conflict and overcomes mistakes. However, trust has a dark side. When someone says, “I don’t trust” it can indicate more work needs to be done in that relationship. It can be a call to listen, to have a conversation about where the trust was lost. It can also be an invitation to the dark side…. Read more »
It happens regularly. A leader experiences a time when the organization or group they lead appears to take off. Momentum is high and obstacles appear easy. Other leaders gather around listening and looking for the magic bullet, the one thing that brought the “pitch” and turned everything. The funny thing is, the leader leading the now energized organization most often misses what has really happened…. Read more »
Leadership can appear to be places of privilege, positions where your preferences can be played out. Before you sign up for leading you may want to reconsider! 1. Your whole life has to be shaped around your calling as a leader. 2. You will have to give up your rights and live with higher responsibility. 3. You will have to do the hard work… Read more »
Who makes that decision? That was the question a team member asked me one day. That we were making a decision was clear. Who would make it? He was the one with the oversight in the area of the decision. I was the leader. So, who would make the call? The point of leadership is not power. It is not having the position so… Read more »