Let’s All Lead

Let’s All Develop Leadership

As a leadership coach I am still surprised by the number of organisations I visit where solo leadership is the model. A very common model in the Christian church. We need to move towards developing all as leaders and have leadership teams.

Leadership in the Trinity
All persons of the trinity lead. Father God leads Mat 7:21, 1 Cor 11:3. The Son leads Eph 1:2, Col1:18, Col 2:10. Holy Spirit leads, Mat 4:1, Rom 8:14, Gal 5:18. They all get to lead and in this they are equal. Equality though is not the same as order. Clearly Christ Jesus serves the Father’s purpose and plan. The Holy Spirit guides us into all truth leading us back to the word (Christ) who serves the Father’s purpose.

Individuals are called to lead
God expects all individuals to be the yeast that leavens the lump, to positively influence those around with love and kingdom principles. This love and influence will result in others becoming followers of Christ.

Team Leadership
We need teams to have all its members looking to positively influence, take initiative and be proactive, all key traits of leading. You can’t have too many leading. Christ’s model of leadership is one of service and so all leaders need to be able to serve one another in the team. In this way you will not get too many cooks spoiling the broth as people are just as happy to follow others initiative as well as lead by their own. The principle of First amongst Equals is also key where the partnership of leaders ultimately default to the First leader (appointed team leader) when necessary.

Leaders Developing Leaders
Leaders ought to be concerned about growth and legacy. Leaders that enable other to complete tasks grow the organisation by addition. Leaders that enable others to lead grow the organisation by multiplication. Leaders should want their developed leaders to operate in spheres bigger than their own and go on to do greater things. Christ said those that believed in him would go to greater things John 14:12. His legacy is to work in partnership with us all as believers and through the Spirit empower us.

Key development questions?