Effective leadership teams don’t exist for
themselves, they exist to benefit their church or organization. A team may enjoy being together and
encouraging one another, but if they fail to serve the church, then they have
failed. There are a number of ways that
an effective leadership benefits the church.
First, the team can help the church to achieve its
mission. Of course, this assumes that the church knows what its mission is! If
the church does not know its mission, perhaps the initial way that a team can
serve the church is to help it discover and articulate that mission.
Second, they work with members of the church or
organization to identify and pursue the actions that will move the church
toward its mission, always being sensitive to the context in which the church
finds itself, its resources (both known and undiscovered), and the intervention of the Spirit.
Third, an effective leadership team equips persons
as they seek to achieve the mission. A
leadership team should not be expected to do it all themselves. They must constantly be discovering and
equipping persons for ministry both inside and outside the walls of the church. This action multiplies the work of the team
and insures the continuity of the church.
Fourth, the leadership team is responsible to be
good stewards of the resources placed at their disposal. These include people, finances, property,
equipment, and even digital resources. This
responsibility is not just to the people of the organization but to God as
well.
Fifth, perhaps the greatest contribution that a
leadership team can make is to dream and challenge members of the organization
to dream. Leaders are always seeking
possibilities and encouraging others to discover them as well.
In these and other ways, an effective leadership
team is a blessing to its church.
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