Leadership Ministry: Challenges Leaders Face in Getting the Way They Lead Right
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.
Leadership Challenges and How the Type of Leader One is Affects Getting It Right
Following are some of the areas church leaders need to get right:
serving with the right motivation
- Visionary leaders could serve out of a need for position.
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)
How leaders work through these challenges will affect the way the church functions. Even deeper, it could influence the culture of the church.
The Leadership Ministry Manual includes this content plus Scripture for you to study on these areas and biblical examples for each. It also includes the same for three additional challenges leaders face.