Comments on: My Theology of Leadership (part 3)

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By: Jesse Phillips

Jesse Phillips — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:55:10 +0000

Thank you, Tony, for broaching this subject! I agree, God has gifted all of us, and we all need to use our gifts for building the Kingdom, and it is the leader’s job to equip the saints for the work of the ministry! Thank you!

I think this is a major problem in the Church! It seems to me that most churches only offer you opportunities to serve in their existing programs, using a minimal set of gifts and abilities of the Christians involved – like parking cars, stacking chairs, and watching kids. I believe this implementation falls woefully short of God’s intention explained in the bible.

That’s why I’m skeptical of a large church that has one primary speaker and 4,000 attendees who do little more than sit and soak – just doesn’t feel biblical to me, or nearly as effective as if those 4,000 (or just 1,000 of those 4,000) were empowered to own the ministry, and perhaps branch out and start more ministry.

By: Keith Tusing

Keith Tusing — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:50:55 +0000

I love this statement: “Our role as leaders is to “equip God’s people to do his work.” The leader doesn’t do the work – God’s people do his work. God’s people don’t do the leader’s work – they do God’s work.”

Understanding this concept and putting it into practice will both help the leader accomplish more and God’s people experiance the joy of ministry.

By: Jim Gray

Jim Gray — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 23:18:03 +0000

I once worked at a camp where the director told us:
“Camp is for the Camper. It is not necessarily for the comfort, ease, or convenience of the staff.”

By: Mike Filicicchia

Mike Filicicchia — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:30:47 +0000

Those are some awesome thoughts, Tony. Thanks!

I feel like most talks on leadership I’ve heard had centered around marketplace wisdom and only thrown in Bible verses in order to make them sound biblical. However, it really seems like you’ve allowed the Sciptures to be the basis of your leadership belief, and for that reason, I find your ideas far more compelling in a church context.

By: Larry Baxter

Larry Baxter — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:34:40 +0000

Thanks for sharing these thoughts on your theology of leadership. This post did a great job clarifying several things -

* “It’s less about the leader. It’s more about those being led.” is not a postmodern rant or a consumerist plea, but a direct teaching from the passage you quote in Eph 4.

* God has wired the people HE brings to our churches with a specific gift-mix for HIS purposes, so to empower those people to live out their purpose, the church grows in the way that God wants, rather than the way we want. –> empowering people isn’t a softer or weaker alternative to getting “what we need to do” done, it’s God’s way to get what He needs done.

* The difference between delegation and empowerment “We aren’t telling them what to do to accomplish the vision.”