Tim King Leadership

Jesus or the Easter Bunny. I love this time of year. In the northern hemisphere it's spring time, the trees and shrubs are beginning to bud and winter, despite its grandest efforts, is on its way out, at last. But this is also Easter time, the time we love to once again over indulge on sweet things. Now, instead of a short fat man with a white beard and red suit, we have a cuddly bunny delivering the goods, in the form of chocolate Easter eggs. Despite our efforts to curtail the intake of sugar and chocolate for our children, we as a nation spend millions on the stuff just to see our children bounce off walls, happy with their sugar rush. No Television or radio ad mentions the real reason for this time of year. In our efforts to consume our chocolate stash before our children find it, we forget the story that began this festival of cuddly bunnies and egg laying rabbits. For me at this time of year, as I see nature bringing about new life and rebirth after a long ...

Leading through motivation and trust. Last time I talked about two of the four things that I look for when following a Christian Leader. Today I want to look at the final two; motivation and trust. These things are not to cast doubt and portray the negative but to help look at ways of doing Christian Leadership better. When serving another leader do I feel motivated to do so? Is the Christian Leader that I follow excited about what they do so much so that they get me excited about it too? The great news is that 7 out of ten Church leaders consider themselves to be great motivators. The bad news- and here is the disconnect that I mentioned last time, is that only 3 out of ten who follower, believe that to be true. Motivation works in theory but is much harder to achieve in practice. In churches most of those we need to motivate are volunteers. Christian leaders rely on teams of volunteers to make things happen in church. In order to keep the high level of   motivation nee...

Christian Leadership disconnects. When I look to a Christian Leader to be my covering, I look for four things; are they biblical and scripturally sound? Do they have a vision? Are they good motivators? And lastly, can I trust them? On the face of it you may see, these things are obvious and self evident. I am not so sure though, sometimes I find a disconnect that is not always so obvious. Don't get me wrong, I want to sit under a great leader no matter what size their church. I want to know I am being taught sound doctrine and biblical and scriptural principles. I want to follow a great vision that is full of direction, purpose and passion. I want to be motivated not just by words but action and deeds. I also want to be able to say that the person I serve, I trust. As Christian leaders we have to accept that the world we live in is becoming more and more complex. We deal with issues that our New Testament counterparts say little, if anything about.   It is no longer g...