#Agenda 3 Increasing your leadership Capacity.
What is my agenda? I want to see Christian leaders be the best that they
can be, and see real growth in their churches. One way they can do this is by
increasing their leadership abilities and skills.
I like what John Maxwell calls “the law of the lid. "In order to
increase our effectiveness we need to increase our abilities"[1] In
other words I believe that one man’s ceiling is another man’s floor. Church
leaders must learn to continually assess where they are in relation to their
skills. If they are weak in one area, they can gain knowledge in it in order to
grow. The key thing here is awareness—I’m not suggesting that we must become
experts in everything. For example, during my business days, I was aware that I
was not an accountant or a bookkeeper. Therefore, I hired people to do those
things for me. However, I still needed to know how my money was spent and on
what. I learnt through financial management courses to read a balance sheet,
understand the tax laws, and know where I should put my profits to maximise my
portfolio. I could also tell whether or not my accountant was trying to “cook
the books.” In other words, I saw where my weaknesses were and did something
about them. I didn’t need to become an expert, but I did need to increase my
capacity to understand and to lead.
Church leaders can do the same! They can attend leadership seminars,
have coffee with successful leaders, and even listen to training online. I
heard recently about a pastor who listened to podcasts from successful church
leaders to discover what God was saying to them and their congregations. He
found it interesting that he often had much in common with them. This pastor
began to preach and teach similar material in his own church. He also taught
his developing leaders in the same way, and he soon began to see some great
results. He didn’t try to clone the other leaders but adapted the material to
make it relevant for his own community. He was increasing his leadership
capacity and skills. Eventually others will look at his success and get ideas
from him.
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