Hey Element Church! Today was such a great day of planning for Connections and for Dusty. As well as more leadership lessons for me. Damian talked with us about adding value to people and your team. This is an area I think I need to work on. Got some stuff I want to go over our team with. I’ve been taking notes like a mad man this week and this is not even supposed to be for me. Here are some thoughts from the day. (2 of the best things he shared today were graphs that I scribbled down off the white board but can’t duplicate here).
— Lead people differently love all people the same.
— Believe in people. (Most people just need someone to believe in them)
— If you’re lonely at the top you’ve done something wrong. (John Maxwell)
— At the age of 32 men stop thinking generatively and start thinking out of memory. Talked about how to keep creative pockets open in your mind. Good stuff.
— Become obsessed about “us” not “I”.
Jim from The River Church then shared his 10 things he wished someone would have told him before planting.
— You’re going to get shot in ministry. (Boy is that true) Damian said that if he taught in Seminary or Bible college he would talk most people out of going into ministry. That or tell them they need psychological help because they are “wack” to want to go into it. LOL
— People who give the most and sacrifice the most will be the people you least expect it.
— Value people more than what that person can do for you. (YES and WOW)
— Not everyone will like you or will stay in your church. That’s ok!
— Stay with the same vision but maybe say it in a different way.
— Don’t win for your family, help your family win. (WOW) So many times in pastoring we think since we’re doing kingdom work we’re “winning” for our family. What if we helped our families win first? Wow. Got more on family in the next post.
Stretched,
Jeff
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