According to an online survey I did as part of reading Tom Rath’s book Strength Finders, I am apparently an 'Achiever', apart from other things. I am told by the Gallup Poll author that people like me look for significance in doing things. 'Achievers need success'. At this point my wife and I are very different. She is so much more sorted than me. She likes to be. I like to do!
I remember hearing one pastor say when you haven’t got numbers you don’t talk about them, when you do you tell everyone (humbly, of course!) I have since met guys who run churches of over 1,000-6,000 people who would rather eat a monkey brain sandwich than talk about their stats.
So what does success look like for those leading in a church? Here are six thoughts that I have adapted from American theologian pastor and all round good egg, Peter Scazzero:
1. Walk in Integrity - with God,
self, and others. This is reflected in a sense of peace, rest and a life filled
with communion with Him.
2. Experience a joyful
marriage where we serve our children and others out of a cup that
overflows.
3. Provide leadership in
short, mid and long range issues that is thoughtful, prudent, intentional and
patient.
4. Ensure leadership is
unified around a common vision with common values. Each leader then leads
from within out of their own unique inner journey.
5. Lead in such a way
that the organism of the church works well together (in our case that
would include our core leaders and then to everyone else in our church
6. Mentoring the next
generation of leaders, transitioning power away from ourselves
towards others who will take our own church forward into God’s purposes
beyond us.
Well, it is a start. And certainly isn’t the end of the subject!
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