I am at the Erie, PA satellite site of the Global Leadership Summit produced by the Willow Creek Assocation. I’ll blog my notes as appropriate.
What is the Summit=Leadership development event that is unabashedly Christian.
Goal=we get 5-10% better as leaders each year, so that in time, you have been revoutionalized as leader
Leadership slump – unsolvable challenges that can’t get head around, stumped
Four points
1. Leaders move people from…here à there //a preferred future that produces passion
What do you do when people want to stay…”here”
- First play is to make “here” sound awful!
- Build the case of we cannot stay her
- Describe where there is and vision the opportunities
Our job is to figure out what God wants done in this world, what our role is, and why we can’t stay where we are.
2. Fantastic People-one of the greatest joys of leadership is knitting together teams
- Character
- Competence
- Chemestry
- Culture (what kind of person flourishes on our team?)
High challenge, servant
The Holy Challenge – assemble a team of fantastic people - sensitive conversations to have
3. Mile markers and Celebrations
In a journey from here to there, the middle third of the journey between here to there gets really hard
Recommendations:
- Refill their vision bucket (everyone’s leaks)
- You have to put mile markers in and celebrate each one of them
- What keeps people on the journey is a sense of hope that they will get there someday
40% differential between an inspired teammate/church member and one without – inspiration matters
4. Whispers from God
Vital to be voracious reader of God’s Word to open yourself to God’s leading
Do you believe that God still speaks today? I think He trys to speak to you every single day!
How concerned are you on the quality of our antenna to God? Listen to the Spirit…do everything in your power to hear the voice of God and heed it.
The smartest moves Bill made didn’t come from his wisdom but from promptings.
What are the whispers you are hearing?
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