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All leaders need to get it right in order to be effective. Each type of leader, however, could face unique obstacles within these common challenges.
 

serving with the right motivation

• Visionary leaders could serve out of a need for postion.
  Rationale: To lead, they need influence.
  Problem: could lead to pride
  
• Administrative leaders could serve out of a need for performance.
  Rationale: To lead, they need to achieve.
  Problem: could lead to putting high expectations on people
  
• Shepherding leaders could serve out of a need for popularity.
  Rationale: To lead, they need respect.
  Problem: could lead to people-pleasing

Right Motivation:
serve out of love for God which spills over into love for people (Matt. 22:37-40)

having the right ambitions

• Visionary leaders could want to control the direction of the church.
• Administrative leaders could want to control the schedule, policies, and procedures of the church.
• Shepherding leaders could want to control the lives of the people in the church.

Right Ambitions:
desire to serve and not manipulate or control (Matt. 20:25-28)

maintaining the right balance

• Visionary leaders could put more emphasis on progress.
  They are goal-oriented.
  
• Administrative leaders could put more emphasis on performance.
  They are task-oriented.
  
• Shepherding leaders could put more emphasis on people.
  They are people-oriented.

Right Balance:
goals, tasks, and people are all important but ultimately people are most important (Matt. 12:1-7; Lk. 10:38-42)

getting the right involvement in ministry

• Visionary leaders could get too far ahead and fluster people by pushing them too hard.
  Result: People are in a state of abuse.
  
• Administrative leaders could figure it is easier to do it themselves and forget people.
  Result: People are in a state of disuse.
  
• Shepherding leaders could want everybody to help in every way and fuse people rather than remembering their distinct gifting.
  Result: People are in a state of misuse.
  

Right Involvement:
everybody has a part (Eph. 4:16) yet there are times we are to bear one another's burdens

using the right methods

• Visionary leaders could let the end justify the means.
• Administrative leaders could get stuck in the means and never get to the end.
• Shepherding leaders could say forget methods altogether and focus on people.

Right Methods:
God is both process and results-oriented. Consequently, both the means and the end matter. (Jn. 15:8; 1 Cor. 10:31; Col. 3:17)

fostering the right kind of unity

• Visionary leaders could pursue peace by getting people on the same page.
• Administrative leaders could pursue peace by getting people to follow a code of conduct.
• Shepherding leaders could pursue peace by getting people to adapt and compromise.

Right Kind of Unity:
God brings unity out of diversity as everyone focuses on the one Lord, yields to the work of the Lord, and seeks the common good. (1 Cor. 12:4-7; Phil. 2:1-4)

How leaders work through these challenges will affect the way the church functions. Even deeper, it could influence the culture of the church.
 

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