Legacy Leaders…making an Impact
Pastors are busy! The priority of raising up the ministry and leaders can find itself placed on a back burner. It becomes another issue requiring attention. Some leaders like keeping the circle of authority small for control purposes. Fear drives that mindset; it is not kingdom-minded. Others say they do not have the time. They need to delegate; these things consume their time.
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Effective leaders are visionaries who take people towards a destination.
This requires taking a risk to move toward what they envision. Critics will rise and attempt to stop or impede any forward movement.
Critics come from 2 camps. First camp: most critics that emerge have no authority or jurisdiction to make any judgments at all; or cannot offer viable solutions. (Opinions are not necessarily solutions.) As these people have no responsibility to make something succeed, leaders must shut out this avenue of criticism. 2nd camp: Peers or ‘wannabes’. A leader should ask, “Is their criticism based on a truth? Does it stem from jealously or do they want to exert control over people?”
