Written by: jimwideman 4/22/2010 11:29 PM
We have been called to oversee. You must be a leader as well as a doer. If you are doing all the work you are not an overseer. You and those who represent you in ministry must learn to work with adults. The primary job of an overseer is to cast vision. I don’t just pastor the ministry I have, I must pastor the ministry I want to have.” The problem with outsourcing we must learn what, when and to whom to delegate. It’s our job alone to develop a strong organization structure and to know when it’s a growth structure and when it is a maintenance structure. We must evaluate constantly- you cannot spend all your time teaching! You need to manage the ministry and those assisting you. You should make a list of every place you could use a worker. Make job descriptions, policies and procedures before you recruit volunteers. Train others to do what you want, how you want it done then continue to coach, equip &and duplicate yourself, as well as your heart into your team.
We must be eager and willing to serve. Jesus said in Matthew 20:28 that He did not come to be served, but to serve. In Mark 9:35 we see another important statement about serving “And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all. YOU CANNOT OUTSOURCE MODELING SERVANTHOOD TO YOUR STAFF AND TEAM. Serving is more than sacrifice it’s total commitment. John 10:11-13 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. We must get rid of the “what about me” spirit and remember It’s all about serving others. If you don’t possess this attitude others you outsource ministry to cannot catch it. Eager and willing also reflects our attitude and motives. There is a difference between an executive and a servant leader. There is a difference between a team player and a one-man show. Some solo artists have a band but it doesn’t make them a band.
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