Nov 28

Written by: jimwideman
11/28/2009 12:39 PM 

Here are seven ways that you can help make growth happen by thinking small.
1) Think one class at a time. Within our Children's Ministries Department here at WOC we have over 100 classes for kids that meet weekly. To effectively meet the needs of each and every class I have to look at each class individually.
2) Communicate, communicate, communicate. Let others know where you're heading. Let them know your vision. Let others know what the Lord {s doing. Learn different ways to communicate. Communicate by praise reports, teachers meetings, newsletters, Calendars, memos, letters from your heart, websites and even blogs. 3) Apply the Nike principle "Just Do It!" Whatever you do whether in word or deed, do it with all your heart. Hard work is very important to seeing growth take place but what's even better than working hard is working smart. Evaluate what you are doing and make sure that what you are doing is working. Remember you can not ride a dead horse! What we are doing must be bearing fruit. Let's not do things because they are good ideas but rather that they are God ideas. This I know..."thus saith the Lord, always works!"
4) Learn to delegate not only responsibility but also delegate responsibility as well. In other words we must learn to push authority down through the ranks of your ministry. Learn to do the things only you can do and allow others to do what they are capable of doing. Walton learned that you can improve teamwork by putting more and more authority in the hands of the people in each store. We too can build a stronger team by allowing people to solve their own problems, and giving departmental leaders more authority as well as responsibility. 5) Listen to others. You'll be surprised the wisdom and creativity that in right under your nose within the leaders and teachers who serve with you. Force ideas to bubble up from your ministry team with some old fashion contests, campaigns and incentives.
6) Remember the K.I.S.S. philosophy. Keep it Simple Silly! With everything that you do keep it simple. Many times the more complicated and elaborate the plan the harder it is to pull it off. Just keep it simple. It needs to be sharp and the best that you can do but at the same time keep it simple.
7) Make sure everything you do is covered in prayer. If our plans and ministries are hemmed with prayer they are more unlikely to come unraveled. Our ministry plans must be birthed from prayer, then covered in prayer until they are completed.

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