In two previous blogs, I shared the responses of Charity Roberson, Leadership Communities Coach on the Emerging Leaders team at the Virginia Baptist Mission Board on the philosophy and strategy behind her position. Her comments led me to several observations. First, people in most congregations know more than they are doing. We have individuals who possess not only significant gifts and skills but also innovative points of view. If they are not doing what they do best, what’s the problem? Perhaps the structures that we insist on maintaining are getting in the way. Second, people in our congregations want to be involved in decision making but they don’t want to waste their time on minutiae. They want to help set the direction of the church and then get down to work. They don’t want to be micromanaged. Third, there are many people in our churches who have both a teachable spirit and want to share what they learn with others. As Char...
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