Today I present another leadership workshop. I share bits and pieces in this morning’s blog.
Leaders must focus on developing people (transformational) more than getting the work done (transactional). Managers may organize and run an organization (or a church), but ministry builds people. Leaders must be more concerned with ministry than management. The effectiveness of the leaders determines the extent of the ministry. In churches where little ministry is getting done, the problem is not the workers, it is the leaders. Leaders must edify, equip, and empower. Leaders discover, develop, and deploy talents. Effective leaders are mentors and models. The bottleneck is seldom in the pew, often in the pulpit or the board room.
Leadership does not require rare skills, leadership is not innate. Leaders are not necessarily charismatic. Leaders who think they must control do not understand leadership. Leaders lead from within and among. People want security and significance. I want to be safe, I want to matter. It is no different down at the church house.
Leaders are those who know where they are going and can persuade others to go also.
Leaders have a dream. Leaders can see the future possibilities.
Leaders know how to help the church reach “escape velocity”. A higher orbit is possible. The problems of the past do not have to linger. The readiness for change can be created. Change that does not address the situation is useless. Change occurs from within. The need for change is not met by external “tweaking”.