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A Simple Plan for Leadership: Purpose and Success

Orginally published on Monday, November 12, 2007 at 9:00 AM
by Todd Rhoades

I heard Pastor Larry Osborne speak at the recent Externally Focused Church Conference in San Diego. His comments on leadership during the first session were not only helpful but also clear and concise. He said there are two main things you need to do as you lead a church or a ministry (or anything). They are... 1) Determine your purpose. 2) Determine how you'll measure success. I know this might seem simplistic, but think about it for a second. As leaders, how many of our frustrations hinge on getting one of these two things wrong?

Maybe we’ve been doing a certain ministry or leading a particular area of our church the same way for a long time and we’re seeing no results. Do we know our purpose? Are we measuring our success? Amazingly…many times we aren’t doing either.

Some will say that only God gives the increase and we just need to be faithful. In truth, God does give the increase, but he also entrusts us to do the best job that we can. To do that, I think it’s imperative that we stay on course by determining our purpose and continually striving to do even better work for the kingdom (which is the measure of our success). This is something, I think, that brings a smile to God’s face.

So…how are you doing in this basic area of leadership in your church? What’s the purpose of your ministry? And how are you measuring your success?

How you answer these questions today will determine the direction, results, and kingdom impact that your church will have in your community tomorrow.

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Todd

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