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The key element in the church is leadership. Your ability to lead is the lid on your ministry. A minister’s ministry will never rise higher than his leadership. So, what are the key ingredients of leadership? Listed are the ABC’s of leadership.
As a leader,
you attract who you are, now who you want. So, what attracts people?
People are attracted to:
1.
Appearance
– A positive, kind demeanor will always attract people more than a scowl,
frown, or negative appearance.
2.
Community
– People are attracted to leaders who create the atmosphere of being on the same
team.
3.
Confidence
– 90% of your church people are insecure.
People want security and are attracted to it. Be confident.
4.
Excitement
– Don’t be boring. If you want to find
the temperature of the church, stick a thermometer in the leader’s mouth.
5.
Encouragement
– Keep an encouraging atmosphere and always say something to encourage your
people.
6.
Significance
– People want to feel they are part of something that matters and is
important. Build significance.
7.
Relationship
Skills – People are attracted to someone who understands how to relate to
people.
8.
Hope
– Hope is the foundation of all change.
No hope – no action. Give people
a reason to hope and they will be attracted to you.
9.
Vision
– Dissatisfaction and discouragement are not caused by the absence of things,
but the absence of vision.
10.
Charisma
– A person with charisma is simply people-oriented, and not self-oriented.
Most people
don’t believe in themselves. It’s not
what you are that holds you back, it’s what you think you are not! Most people have few if anyone who believes
in them. Further, most people know when
someone believes in them. The goal of
many leaders is to get people to think more highly of the leader. The goal of a great leader is to help the
people think more highly of themselves.
Most people will do anything within their power to embrace a leader’s
belief in them. Therefore, leaders
believe in people.
Leaders must
connect with people through integrity, passion, and understanding. A major mistake that many leaders make is
thinking that connecting is the follower’s responsibility when it’s really the
leader’s. How do you connect with
people?
1.
Value
people. You cannot make another person
feel worthwhile if you secretly feel that the person is a nobody.
2.
Possess
a “Make-a-Difference” mindset. You must
believe that you, what you share, and that the person you share it with will
make a difference.
3.
Look
for common ground. Remember the 101%
principle that says, “Find the 1% you agree with and give it 100% of your
effort.”
4.
Understand
and discover the temperaments of people.
Much of our behavior is not right or wrong – it’s perspective. To the choleric, connect with strength. To the melancholy, connect with focus. To the phlegmatic, connect with
assurance. To the sanguine, connect
with excitement. To everyone, connect
with authenticity.
5.
Understand
and discover the gifts and abilities of others.
6.
Handle
yourself differently than others. To
handle yourself, use your head. To handle
others, use your heart.
7.
Stand
with people during the tough times.
8.
Don’t
take others for granted.
The
ABC’s of Leadership:
Attract…Believe…Connect.