The Simple Things – #tls09
The Leadership Summit challenges me every year to be a better leader. This year was no different. This year’s faculty was phenomenal and they challenged me in many ways. In no particular order, here are highlights and points that caused me to reflect the most:
1. Have an adequate personal replenishment strategy
2. Rogue waves provide the perfect conditions for greater ministry and our steepest learning curves.
3. Redemption and renewal are more important than church programs
4. Bring the gospel to people’s hearts instead of pounding their wills
5. Create an environment and context for the Bible to work
6. Celebrate what we have instead of complaining about what we don’t have
7. Love the fringe
8. Relationships trump vision
9. Our most courageous act of leadership can be done in our darkest moments
10. Live with a cause in your heart
11. Reflect on our leadership – Be a reflective practioner
12. Read! Read! Read!
13. Understand and conquer your dark side
14. We might not have a person problem, but a situation problem
15. Big problems are solved by small solutions
16. Help people to anticipate adversity
17. Bright spots help people realize that they are capable of change
Here are a few “simple things” that I have recommitted to doing as a leader as a result of the Leadership Summit 09:
1. Spiritual: Bible, prayer, reflect and journal at least an hour a day
2. Physical: Go to bed by 10:30 each night
3. Physical: Workout 3-5 days a week
4. Emotional: Understand, articulate and conquer my dark side and flesh patterns as a leader by September 30th
5. Intellectual: Read at least an hour a day and journal my insights daily
These are not difficult goals, but they do require hourly, daily, weekly, and yearly consistency. These are the “simple things,” and if I am consistent, these habits can sharpen my leadership gifts and positively and powerfully change my leadership practices and trajectory.
What highlights above speak to your life and leadership the most? What are some “simple things” you can do to change the direction of your leadership?
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August 9th, 2009 at 5:35 am
Thanks for sharing so clearly. I felt like I was there just by reading these highlight notes you've posted. The one that strikes me and resonates with what I hear the Holy Spirit saying is Relationships trump vision. Asking him to help me make that happen!
August 11th, 2009 at 2:22 pm
"Relationships trump vision" Another reminder that too much focus on the future can leave us neglecting what's important right now. Besides, without cultivating relationships, most of our visions would never evolve into reality.
August 11th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
DC, you can say that last line again. This is what I am learning – I need people and I need to understand people in order to advance God's vision. We might not have a people problem, but a situation problem. We must first seek to understand people's situations and then see how we can engage them in the vision that God has given us. Thanks for adding your voice.
August 11th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
Colleen, thanks for sharing your comments. I am glad they were helpful. It's interesting, this is the one I keep coming back to as the one that spoke to me the most. The question that I keep asking is – what is this person going through right now that would prevent them from engaging in ministry or helping to move the vision forward. This has caused me to slow down and place myself in their shoes. Hope this helps. Grace and peace.