What do you do when someone comes to you with a question? What is your immediate instinct? To answer the question of course! Why? Many reasons I suppose. First you may know the answer. Second you don’t want to be
Empowerment Part 8 Saying “No”
Ask yourself: What will happen if I don’t do it? Yeah, people might get upset. Yeah, you might be targeted as failing to do your job. Yeah, it might be uncomfortable and it might even bother me. Sure I might
Empowerment Part 7 The Goal is Not the Goal
1 Corinthians 12:27-30 “Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. 28 And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also
Empowerment Part 6 Resolving the Incongruence
This may seem unrelated to empowerment but I believe it is fundamental to the whole subject. Is it just me or is there an inherent incongruence or contradiction in church life? We talk about being “little Christ’s” to our neighbor
Empowering Leaders Part 5
When we are born our parents tell us what to do. When we go to school our teachers tell us what to do. When we get a job our bosses tell us what to do. When we enter a position
Empowering Leaders Part 4
A number of years ago I learned from then FLGA District Mission Executive, Jerry Seaman that there are three ingredients to expanding the number of people serving the Lord in meaningful ways. I don’t think we called it empowerment back
Empowering Leaders Part 3
So, how are you leading yourself? How clear are you regarding the mission and yourplace in the mission? Tired of plate spinning? Are you ready to engage others? Exactly how will you do that? I know you may feel impatient
Empowering Leaders Part 2
Are you under the gun to make the project happen? Are you caught up in the press to produce? Does that make you too busy to identify and cultivate new leaders? What do you want more? In the short term