7 Habits That Will Cripple a Leader
The things that may be stymieing your leadership, including crippling leadership habits, can be identified and overcome.
The things that may be stymieing your leadership, including crippling leadership habits, can be identified and overcome.
What if we quit bragging on ourselves and hanging our fragile egos on the line for all the world to see? What if we did our job and said to ourselves, I am only an unworthy servant; Im just doing my job, and left it at that with veiled humility (Luke 17:7-10).
If we never stop and evaluate how we are leading ourselves, focusing on our self leadership skills, and where we are spiritually, emotionally, and mentally, we will find ourselves burned out, self-absorbed, or even apathetic to the call God has entrusted us with.
Zach Harrod isnt in Europe just for football. In addition to coaching football, hes a church planter. He describes himself as just a guy who loves Jesus. A guy that God's called to Central Europe to do ordinary things, and let God do extraordinary things through it. We caught up with Harrod while he was in the U.S.both recruiting players and gathering support for his ministryto learn how he balances football and overseas ministry, demonstrating faith through football.
He expands his kingdom broadly, but not deeply. After all, deeply-developed kingdoms require serious discipleship – and genuine disciples would recognize the problem with a king’s leadership style.
Its good to be with others who are trying to walk the same path. The spiritual battle is real for all of us, but none of us has to walk this road alone. Even though the church is hardly perfect, theyre still colleagues in this journeyand just seeing them in-person highlights the importance of in-person connection.
We need a renewed attention on intimacy with Jesus over efficiency with our smartphones, especially regarding making disciples evangelism.
In a church with 100 in attendance, an additional 32 attendees would have to be added to stay even, and they would have to attend every Sunday. If they attend every other Sunday, the church would need an additional 64 attendees.
Stress was never meant to control our lives.
Be brave enough to seek humility. Be strong enough to seek humility. Be courageous enough to seek humility, and we will grow. It increases our sense of community, and none of us can do this on our own.