A great key in leadership to learn is that of relationships. Brian Houston puts it brilliantly; “The Leadership goal; to mix the focus & intensity needed to progress, with the spontaneity & adventure to keep it fun!” As a leader relationships work in two ways; your relationship with the people you are becoming like and your relationship with the people becoming like you. By being at Leadership College I’ve cultivated relationships with amazing leaders. Watching them and living in their pockets is positioning me in a positive atmosphere of growth, helping me to learn how to respond in different situations, achieving the vision and enjoying life in the process. However in my own life, this is an area I really want to work on. Often a persons talent can get in the way of them becoming a great leader. I am capable of getting the job done well myself but this does not grow the church. Leaders find the best in people , I need to allow others the opportunity to grow by releasing them to have a go.
I currently oversee the resource recording for my church. If I am the only person recording the messages on a Sunday the job might be done right but if something happens and I am not there on a Sunday the department fails because no one else can complete the task. I need to build a team by allowing others the opportunity to grow. This means I need to love people more than I love getting the job done right. Sometimes people will make mistakes and the product we are producing may miss the mark but if I am too controlling and never allow others the opportunity to grow, the team will never grow. This is the area I know I need to grow in the most. To become a great leader it’s important to take your talent out of the equation and love people. Having a genuine interest in seeing others fulfil God’s potential for their own life is the ultimate goal of a relational leader.
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