{"id":6408,"date":"2011-12-08T23:54:15","date_gmt":"2011-12-09T01:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/?p=6408"},"modified":"2011-12-08T23:54:15","modified_gmt":"2011-12-09T01:54:15","slug":"10-things-pastors-and-church-staff-need-to-know-about-leading-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/2011\/12\/08\/10-things-pastors-and-church-staff-need-to-know-about-leading-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things Pastors And Church Staff Need To Know About Leading Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"il_fi\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/fairfieldwestbaptistchurch.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/02\/follow-me_t_nv.jpg?resize=576%2C432\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"432\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>As an elder in my church, I have been giving a lot of thought lately to leading leaders<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 What are the leaders in our church thinking?\u00c2\u00a0 Are they attached to our vision?\u00c2\u00a0 What are their needs?\u00c2\u00a0 What are their dreams?\u00c2\u00a0 What is frustrating them?\u00c2\u00a0 If they could do anything at our church that would give them incredible fulfillment, what would that be?\u00c2\u00a0 What are the obstacles that need to be removed from making that\u00c2\u00a0happen?\u00c2\u00a0 That’s where my head is at.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>I have had\u00c2\u00a0the privilege of spending the last 25 years as a high-capacity church volunteer<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0I have served under some great leaders.\u00c2\u00a0 Unfortunately, I have also served under some that were frustrating at best.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I have also served alongside some incredibly successful business leaders<\/strong>.\u00c2\u00a0 I also want to point out that I have learned much from both male and female leaders.\u00c2\u00a0 Utilizing my experiences\u00c2\u00a0as well as those closest to me, the following are my observations on successfully leading leaders.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Build Personal Relationships With Leaders<\/strong> – When dealing with\u00c2\u00a0leaders, the main thing pastors can do is be their pastor.\u00c2\u00a0 Care about them.\u00c2\u00a0 Pray for them.\u00c2\u00a0 Be their friend.\u00c2\u00a0 Everyone wants something from leaders.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Be the one\u00c2\u00a0person who wants nothing from them.\u00c2\u00a0 Be the person what wants something for them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leaders Want Influence, Not Position<\/strong> – Many church leaders think if\u00c2\u00a0you give a leader a place in the nursery or parking lot that that is sufficient.\u00c2\u00a0 Sometimes yes but oftentimes this is a mistake.\u00c2\u00a0 Leaders want influence.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Give Leaders Something Meaningful To Do<\/strong> -\u00c2\u00a0Leaders are very busy people.\u00c2\u00a0 They often have important jobs and\u00c2\u00a0many people depending on them.\u00c2\u00a0 Their most valuable commodity is time.\u00c2\u00a0 Don’t waste it.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0If you call a meeting, please ensure that the meeting centers on the fulfillment and advancement of vision and that decisions are made that\u00c2\u00a0serve people.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make Leaders Insiders\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>– Leaders do not like to be surprised.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Value Their Opinion<\/strong> -\u00c2\u00a0If you\u00c2\u00a0request information, you are responsible for it.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0Leaders\u00c2\u00a0think you wasted their time or that\u00c2\u00a0“you just don’t get it”\u00c2\u00a0if you reject or minimize their thoughts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deliver\u00c2\u00a0Relevant\u00c2\u00a0Resources\u00c2\u00a0To Your Leaders<\/strong> -\u00c2\u00a0Frequently in my\u00c2\u00a0leadership journey\u00c2\u00a0pastors have given me a book or tape\/cd that improved my leadership.\u00c2\u00a0 I still have many of them to this date.\u00c2\u00a0 Quick tip – don’t give resources but deliver them.\u00c2\u00a0 What’s the\u00c2\u00a0difference?\u00c2\u00a0 Giving a resouce says, “Here’s a book.\u00c2\u00a0 I hope you enjoy it.”\u00c2\u00a0 Delivering it says, “Here’s a book written by <a title=\"John Maxwell\" href=\"http:\/\/www.johnmaxwell.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">John Maxwell<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0There is a great chapter on\u00c2\u00a0the Elevator Principle that I think applies to what you are facing.\u00c2\u00a0 Read that chapter and\u00c2\u00a0let’s discuss.”\u00c2\u00a0 See the\u00c2\u00a0difference.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s investment.\u00c2\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Give Your Leaders Memorable Experiences (Epic Events)<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0-\u00c2\u00a0Take your leaders to church growth conferences.\u00c2\u00a0 Go on a weekend golfing trip to deepen the relationship.\u00c2\u00a0 Go to a ball game together.\u00c2\u00a0 Take your leaders on\u00c2\u00a0trips that show them where their money is going.\u00c2\u00a0 Expand their horizons.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prioritize Speaking To Your Leaders At Church<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a0-\u00c2\u00a0Walk slowly through the crowd.\u00c2\u00a0 Don’t marginalize your leaders.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Value What Your Leaders Value<\/strong> -\u00c2\u00a0Nothing means more to me as a leader\u00c2\u00a0than when people ask me about my wife and daughter.\u00c2\u00a0 What is an easy way to\u00c2\u00a0discover what is important to your leaders?\u00c2\u00a0 Where is the best place to do recon? One word -\u00c2\u00a0Facebook!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Continually Communicate Your Leaders’ Contribution To\u00c2\u00a0Vision Becoming Reality<\/strong> -\u00c2\u00a0Count what counts.\u00c2\u00a0 Leaders want to know their lives are making a difference.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0The staff of <a title=\"NorthStar Church\" href=\"http:\/\/www.northstarchurch.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">NorthStar Church<\/a> would always tell me how many people got saved in our services.\u00c2\u00a0 As a leader in the hospitality ministry, they always linked our team’s contribution back to eternal impact.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Feel free to add any additional thoughts you may have on leading leaders.<\/p>\n<p>To get future posts on leadership sent directly to you, please take advantage of the many subscription options on this site.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As an elder in my church, I have been giving a lot of thought lately to leading leaders.\u00c2\u00a0 What are the leaders in our church thinking?\u00c2\u00a0 Are they attached to our vision?\u00c2\u00a0 What are their needs?\u00c2\u00a0 What are their dreams?\u00c2\u00a0 What is frustrating them?\u00c2\u00a0 If they could do anything at our church that would give […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","iawp_total_views":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[94,164,229,259,723,384],"class_list":["post-6408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-church-leadership","tag-christianity","tag-faith","tag-inspiration","tag-leadership","tag-relationships","tag-religion"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6408"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6412,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6408\/revisions\/6412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/briandoddonleadership.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}