Tim King Leadership

The Myth that Advancement and Self Esteem Are Related This last week I have been spending time listening to the heart of a young pastor. His heart's desire is to serve God by planting churches and making a significant impact for God in the community he wishes to influence and serve. However his problem is that he has been asked to consider taking over another church, this church has no pastor or leader at this present time. My young friend wanted council and advice. In the denomination he is a part of the way a young person advances is; to be actively involved in his local church, do some theological training (get a degree), become ordained and then take a church that is offered to you. If you succeed at that church (whatever that looks like), after a few years you are offered a more substantial church. All very commendable, if not a bit predictable. The only problem is that it leaves out heart and ministry and perhaps to some extent the calling of God on their young l...

All Christian Leaders are decisive. Why is this a myth? Why is it that all Christian Leaders are not decisive, when they should be? The simple reason is that congregations expect their leaders to be decisive, it indicates being in control. That those who lead us know what they are talking about. A Christian Leader being decisive creates an atmosphere of clarity and focus for those that follow. However the myth becomes apparent when we mix decisiveness up with indecision. Most Christian leaders would consider themselves to be decisive, because in reality they would consider that only they have the right answers. The problem isn't that they are indecisive the problem is that often they lack the ability to make a decision or even make the right decision.   In essence, in order for Christian Leaders to be great decisive leaders, they have to learn to be great decision makers first. Decisiveness doesn't mean making all the decisions all of the time, this is just b...