Equipping Leaders To Multiply
I want to be a leader that’s used by God to inspire uncommon levels of commitment in His followers. My guess is you want that same thing. If that’s our target then the question is: What does a high level of commitment look like? What are we actually aiming at? In Luke 10:1-16 we see a perfect example of men who were inspired to uncommon levels of commitment. These 70 men had been hanging with…Continue Reading
As leaders we want to see our team member’s commitment at the highest level possible. But sometimes it’s the leader himself that puts a lid on an individual’s level of commitment. When a leader refuses to let go and empower his team members he’s slowly siphoning commitment from their veins. People want to be contributors, they want to be trusted, they want to grow and they want to use their strengths to contribute to the…Continue Reading
When you’re in a rapid growth environment there’s always a temptation to fall into panic-driven-recruitment. Panic-driven-recruitment is ugly. You recognize it when you see a children’s leader accosting people in the foyer to get them to help in the overcrowded nursery. You see it when the groups pastor is “doing a sell” on a unsuspecting couple telling them how easy it is to host a small group in their home – “there’s nothing to it.” …Continue Reading
I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard a staff member at a church say, “We don’t need any more volunteers, all our positions are filled.” Wise leaders knows that recruitment is a never ending process. We’re being shortsighted when we stop looking for emerging leaders. One of the biggest mistakes a leader can make is recruiting for Need rather than Vision. It fascinates me in Luke 10 when Jesus had just recruited 72 new…Continue Reading