Category: Structured Leadership

61. Do you feel indispensable?

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When you have been leading something for a long time, it’s easy to feel like the ministry couldn’t continue without you!  Actually that may be true – especially if you haven’t trained anyone up to take it on from you.  However, generally, we are far less indispensable than we think!  So this letter is about the importance of delegation. On the one hand, I have made my worst mistakes in delegating poorly to the wrong people Read more about 61. Do you feel indispensable?[…]

53. Do you share leadership?

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How do you share leadership? Some would say, you are either the leader or you’re not, you can’t share it! In the times when Kings ruled nations, there was no question of sharing the leadership. His word was the law and you went against it at your own peril. Today we experience a continuum of leadership styles from centralised to decentralised with varying degrees of movement towards one or the other. For instance, the government Read more about 53. Do you share leadership?[…]

52. Developing a value-driven culture?

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The second law of thermodynamics states that everything swerves to rot or put more nicely, tends towards decline. Mission drift is that law lived out in an organisation. Mission drift is inevitable if we are not intentional about maintaining two things: keeping a clear focus of our vision and purpose, and communicating and continually living out in practical ways our values. We have a set of values in YWAM – it’s a list of 18 Read more about 52. Developing a value-driven culture?[…]

51. How do you handle change?

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What is change? Research has shown that organisations undergo major change about once every three years, and that within that cycle of major change is an almost constant swirl of minor change. Major change in an organisation can include things like new leadership, re-structuring or implementing a whole new focus and vision, while minor change can mean anything from the introduction of new training courses or schedules to new staff or living environment. Change often Read more about 51. How do you handle change?[…]

46. Are you a 360 degree leader?

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John Maxwell in his book ‘the 360 degree leader’ talks about the compass directions to identify the different relationships that are required by a leader. These four main compass relationships require different skills, and so as a result we tend to be better at leading and relating in some directions more than others. In this letter I hope you will develop a clearer picture of where your strengths and weaknesses lie and how you can Read more about 46. Are you a 360 degree leader?[…]

42. What are you priorities?

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I was sitting in a meeting the other day hearing a number of leaders share the challenge of wearing a number of hats and having too many things to fit into their schedule. It’s probably the one thing that we can all relate to and understand. Sometimes I sit at my desk and make the mistake of looking at all the unanswered emails, reading my to do items, thinking of the people I need to Read more about 42. What are you priorities?[…]

28. What’s your ministry philosophy?

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As you face decisions and difficulties in your leadership, you begin to think through what you believe and why you believe it. As time goes on, those beliefs are shaped into a ministry philosophy that you begin to lead by. Then without having to think it all through again, you live and lead from this foundation. Every leader has values, it’s just that some leaders haven’t clearly identified them or taken the time to process Read more about 28. What’s your ministry philosophy?[…]

26. Passing on the baton?

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I am amazed when I think of the ministry of Jesus and how he accomplished so much in such a short time. Here I am, still slogging away at multiplication, having been in YWAM basically since 1977 – that’s a lot of years! Jesus started at 30 and three years later not only had he made an impact on the whole nation of Israel but also trained 12 apostles along with a whole bunch of Read more about 26. Passing on the baton?[…]

16. In Transit?

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“A bend in the road is not the end of the road, as long as you make the turn.” Unknown Like most YWAMers, I have a lot of war stories to do with travel. Years ago, Rite and I were leading a team to West Africa and the cheapest flight was with a Russian airline via Moscow. It was before the iron curtain had fallen and so security was very tight. We ended up having Read more about 16. In Transit?[…]

11. What’s your capacity?

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Energy: We have an advert in the UK picturing a soft toy powered by batteries. The toy with Duracell batteries goes so much longer and further than the toy with normal batteries! That, of course, is why they can charge so much more for them. Some people similarly have more energy and capacity to do an enormous amount of projects and keep going at a fast pace. Everyone needs breaks and the ability to pace Read more about 11. What’s your capacity?[…]

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