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Pastors, NEVER Mix Up These Two Things

What I discovered was that he, in fact, did not micromanage me.

Instead, he pointed me in a very intentional direction and told me the vision behind it. The reason he wanted me to invest in parents and volunteers was because doing so would ensure that students would not fall through the cracks.

He set a specific direction on a macro level (30,000 feet) and then set me loose to fulfill that vision.

At the end of the day, all of the fine details regarding how I executed this vision were mine to decide. His direction was detailed and clear, but I had tremendous freedom within the boundaries of the vision he had created for me.

What I initially found annoying became something empowering. By letting me focus on the microdetails and decisions on my own, while simultaneously giving me a macrodirection, my senior pastor set me up for huge success. By focusing my attention on adults first and the students second, our youth ministry more than doubled in the next year.

So if you’re a supporting staff member in an organization and you feel frustrated by perceived micromanagement, ask yourself, “Am I really being micromanaged, or am I being given a specific directive and allowed the leeway to fulfill that directive how I see fit?”

Never confuse specifics for micromanagement. Good macromanagment requires plenty of specifics so you’ll know when you’re successfully fulfilling the vision.

Oh yeah, if after you read this post you still feel like your leadership is micromanaging you, remember this statement that I read in a post by Brady Boyd: ”I will only have as much spiritual authority as I am willing to submit to myself. Independence will destroy me, but there is power in submission.”

Thoughts?