The Leadership DNA of a Pastor

If you are a pastor or ministry leader I wrote a new series at my blog, Making Difference Makers.

Lots of stuff was packed into this series this week. This weeks series called, "The Leadership DNA of a Pastor", was a series devoted to helping a pastor or ministry leader to be more effective.

All week we dug into some leadership principles for a pastor or department head that can help make them more successful.

To read any and all parts here are the links:
Part 1 - Intro
Part 2 - PACESETTER and VISIONARY
Part 3 - DIRECTOR and RECRUITER
Part 4 - COACH and FRIEND
Part 5 - Wrap Up and Resources

Purpose

I love this quote from Agent Smith in The Matrix Reloaded. It is one of my top movie quotes of all time.

Church Mentoring

Got some great advice from Tadd today that is going to be a huge help. As a church planter or pastor it is important to look for mentors.

I hear all the time from guys..."I'm must gonna pray and only listen to God." Although I think that is the most important thing we should do, it is not the only thing we should do. I would have to say that it is not using the wisdom or even sound biblical principles God has laid out for us.

Paul had a mentor and mentored someone. Proverbs lays it out clear that plans are established in a multitude of counselors. There is some wisdom to be learned in partnering with others and gleeming from their experience.

You can cut your learning curve tremendously. I'm not saying you need to copy cat. I'm saying that people who have been where you are going can help you get where you want to go.