3. Start With Who You Have
Sure, you don’t have your dream team. Dream teams don’t randomly assemble. They’re built.
But leaders who wait forever for a dream team to appear eventually have nightmares.
You need to realize, however, that’s where most leaders begin. When I started ministry at three tiny, stagnant churches over 20 years ago, the buildings weren’t exactly teeming with high capacity leaders.
So, start with the best leaders you can find. If you begin by working with the best people you have in the room, eventually higher capacity leaders will fill the room.
Want more on building a high performing team from scratch? Listen to Episode 39 of my leadership podcast with Chris Lema. You can subscribe to my podcast for free here.
4. Focus on What You CAN Do
It’s so easy to be negative. In fact, it takes zero work. It’s the default of the human condition.
As a result, it’s easy to complain about everything you lack and what seems impossible.
Leaders who focus on what they can’t do, always miss what they can do.
What CAN you do? Answer that and go do it.
Keep doing it, and eventually you’ll be accomplishing far more than you ever thought.
5. Believe This Is Only the Beginning of Your Church Outreach
Often as a leader you can grow so discouraged that you think of your current lack of whatever as the end.
Your attitude leaks.
When a leader loses confidence, so does the team.
When a leader is bored, the team grows bored.
