Positive vs. Negative Leadership
Over the last three years I have been leading the children’s ministries at Faith Evangelical Free Church. As the Children’s Pastor I oversee the church ministries for children ages 0-12. When I took the position I had the joy of joining a team of high capacity leaders, already in place, who oversaw the various aspects of each piece of the program. Over time those leaders have either moved away or moved on to other areas of ministry. It was after they moved on that I realized just how much each did. As they moved on, many were not replaced, my responsibilities have increased and some of the things we have done in the past are no longer getting done. This has been a discouragement to me several times.
Over the last six months God has stirred my heart in many encouraging ways. I have come to realize that presenting myself as a leader and being a leader are two different things. The latest stirring has been the revelation that I have been asking what is wrong and how do I fix it vs. what should the children’s ministries here at FEFC look like and what do we need to do to get there. In a position where I depend on hundreds of volunteers throughout the course of a year it seems so much easier to ask them to be a part of a dream instead of asking them to place their finger in a hole to plug the leak.
