#1 - A Leader Should Never Attack A Problem Alone
If a leader tries to attack a problem all by themselves…then they aren’t leading anyone!
One of the best resources a leader has is the team that God places around him.
I can’t imagine going after a problem without the advice of the godly men and women God has placed around me!
#2 - A Leader Should Never Assume The Worse In People.
One of my goals as a leader is to help people become all that they can be through Christ…and I cannot do that if I am always thinking negative things about them…or assuming they are trying to undermine me in some way.
Do leaders get burned because they believe in people? YEP! I have been…so have you. BUT we can’t give up on people because of a few negative experiences.
One of the verses I believe a leader needs to memorize and pray for those who serve with them is Philippians 4:8. One of the places the enemy loves to attack the most is among the leadership of a church…and the battle always begins in the mind.
So…pray for the people you serve with…and don’t allow the enemy to hijack your mind!
#3 - A Leader Should Never Fall In Love With “The Way Things Are.”
Leaders do not lay awake at night and dream about how to maintain the status quo, they have a thankful attitude in regards to what God has done…and an expectant attitude in regards to what else they feel He wants to do!
I’ve got to be honest here…it really bothers me when “leaders” fall in love with systems and structures simply because of the comfortably factor that is associated with the “known!”
However, it is in the unknown that God has done His best work in me, stretching and developing me in ways that I could never have experienced if I had been stuck in “cruise control.”
Which leads to number four…I’ll hit it next week!