Enable others to slack off
As a church leader it is easy to jump in to get the job done. After all you want it done right. As a pastor I have noticed that in the church you have an 80/20 scenario. 80% doing little or nothing and 20% doing most of the work. Now be careful, it is not because the 80% doesn’t want to do anything. The 20% is usually doing so much that they are enabling 80% to do little or nothing. |
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It is crucial for a healthy church to empower its people. As Leaders in the church we need to permit people to learn and grow. This is scary to most because we want everything to be just right. The how to’s will be another blog later on. We are going to do a series on discipleship. Getting back to the point. By allowing individuals to move forward and even fail we are allowing them to grow.
Try and Second Guess
I have done this myself. You are working together with a team and make the assumptions that you know what the thoughts, agendas, and motivations are. When this happens you are in trouble. The trust and ability to work together begins to breakdown. The malfunctioning disintegrates slowly and before long you have team members bailing out.Don’t Listening to others
Communication is essential to the health and welfare of Leadership. An important principle that is paramount to the cohesiveness of the church is good listening skills. To communicate well we simply need to listen!Look out for your own interest
The best example is to look at Jesus’ life. Do we have the best interest of others at heart? Christ whole life was for others. He laid aside Himself to do for others. Read Isaiah 53.Lack of Community
A Church needs to have a sense of community. With community you are not forcing work on each other but working together for a common good. A community sets up a situation that invites everyone to be involved.Though this list is not exhaustive it represents some of the killers that is prevalent in our churches.
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