Teams That Thrive by Ryan T. Hartwig & Ryan T. Hartwig Ph.D

Author:Ryan T. Hartwig & Ryan T. Hartwig, Ph.D. [Bird, Warren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780830897575
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2015-02-19T00:00:00+00:00

Morgan McKenna is a veteran worship experience designer, worship coach, artist and published writer. Connect with her through mckennaimage.com and callahanstudios.com.

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DISCIPLINE 3: Rely on Inspiration More Than Control to Lead

The first step that effective leaders need to take is not to ask “What can I do?” Rather they should ask “Am I needed at all? Will my actions, or even my presence, do more harm than good?” The best leaders know when and how to get out of the way.

Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert I. Sutton, Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths, and Total Nonsense

“I’ll never forget my very first meeting as a senior pastor in this church,” recalls Dan Steffen, who shifted from pastoral staff to lead pastor of Pure Heart Fellowship in Glendale, Arizona, one of the churches we visited for the book. “I brought all the pastors around a table and said, ‘Everything’s scrapped. We’re starting over. What do we value as a church? What’s our vision? What’s our mission?’ We then had a one-hour argument over the vision, the mission and what comes first. I thought I was going to lose my mind. I had walked in there going, ‘This is going to be the greatest thing ever because we’re joining arms, talking about our pain, praying for each other, ministering to each other. We’re all in this now together.’ But the reality was, our relationship was going to suck unless I could get the team on the same page.”

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