I read Mark 10:35-45 the other morning and made a list of eleven ways that a leader can serve people (after all, Jesus said that is how to be a great leader.)
- Adopt the mindset that these people work with me and not for me.
- Provide enough margin for the people who serve with you to be creative and brainstorm ahead. (The pastor that works “week of” in regards to his message really does a great disservice to those who support him in regards to creative elements.)
- Make sure that the people you serve with have the resources they need to do the job they are expected to do.
- Say “thank you” and “great job” A LOT instead of just pointing out all of the areas where a person came up short.
- Try your best to make sure that if an area of the church is going to be impacted by a certain decision that someone from that area had input in the decision making process. (Learned this one from Andy Stanley.)
- Make sure the expectations for the people you lead are both spoken and realistic. (We cannot hold people accountable for unspoken, unrealistic expectations.)
- Don’t confuse personal preferences with conviction from the Holy Spirit … if you tell the people you serve with that “God told me” then you had better be willing to bet your last Bible than you heard from the Lord!
- Model what you consider to be important … in other words, when you are walking into the building and see a piece of trash on the ground … pick it up.
- Listen to them!!!
- Understand that your words weight 1,000 pounds … choose them carefully!
- Understand that WHAT you say and HOW you say it matter … the people you serve with are human beings with hearts, minds and souls … they deserve to be treated as such.
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