Monday, March 12
Such amazing leaders...
We had our 5th official Sunday as Crossings yesterday…Another good day.I am just absolutely blown away by the commitment and ‘buy in’ of our leaders. Everything from crawling all over the theatre taping down electrical cords to creating new artwork each week to hang on the walls and set up in the lobby.
Each week I see more and more energy, more and more ownership…but I suspect there’s going to come a time, probably multiple times, when we will ‘hit a wall’ with getting up early and exerting so much effort and energy in setting up a theatre every week. (Don’t get me wrong, I don’t see any of it our leaders, but it seems like a natural progression)
Here’s my question for all you that have been in similar situations…
Can we prevent ‘hitting the wall’? If not, can we minimize the impact of it?
What has worked for you to continue to develop and grow and reproduce a strong leadership culture?
I’m ready…impart your wisdom…
Mark Nelson at 7:59 AM 3comments
3 Comments
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at 8:25 AM
said... We have a much smaller community than yours, but one thing we do (that seems to help) is to get as many people involved as possible--that way the ones who have been helping out for a while can show the newer ones how to help out. Pretty soon the leaders catch on and start recruiting people themselves, rather than staff doing it all. And once there are enough people, it helps to rotate so the same people aren't getting up at the crack of dawn every week.
I'm sure you already know this, but you can't say thank you enough to volunteers--even when they know you appreciate what they do, they need to hear it.
With all this said, you might hit a wall anyway. It happens. And when it does, be honest, let your leaders know how you feel about it, and ask them for solutions on how to get over the wall.
You probably are already doing all this, but these are some things that help us. I've enjoyed keeping track of your launch and am praying for you guys.-
at 3:03 PM
said...
Positional depth. There is a tendancy for volunteers to say to each other, "I've got this role covered, you go do something else." That's when territorialism can creep in. It works better to have a couple deep in each role, even "three strands in the cord." Somebody eventually blows out their ACL.
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at 5:30 PM
said...
I certainly like the idea of having additional people trained to do the work needed and rotate folks so they are not committed every Sunday. Our praise team has suffered in the past because of a lack of folks to rotate in certain positions. As such, people get burned out and drop out and the whole suffers as a result.
Of course, above that, I think it is critically important for leaders to continually "cast the vision" - remind everyone why God has put them where they are at and to remember their individual calling. Take people to the top of the trees of the forest, point in the direction of where God is working and say "this is why we are here".