Discussion Questions
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Before this lesson, how would you have described what a good leader does? How would you describe what a good leader does now?
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A person who is empowered to use the knowledge he/she has to pour into & grow others past where they are to a place they are called to go.
I feel the initial idea remains. I do think this has made me reflect on leading vs managing.
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I would have said a good leader serves the people he is leading. Now, I would say the same but I did like his illustration of where we ain’t
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Previously, I defined a leader as a person who takes a group from where they are to where they are trying to go in a way that is most effective for the group. Now, I describe a leader as a person who leads.
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I would have described a leader as a servant, and one who ultimately submits under the authority of scripture. I think it was helpful thinking about the aspect of how a leader is trying to get someone somewhere where they haven’t been.
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I would have descirbed leadership in one word, service.
Now, I would say a leader knows what they are going towards, they bring people there, and as a result, everyone is better for it.
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What is the difference between leadership and management?
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The difference is being involved in the workload. As a previous manager at Target , I was taught that effective management is excluding myself from the workload as much as possible. In a retail/business setting obviously the most important thing is numbers/sales and the work being completed. In ministry of course we should be more concerned about the well being of others, as we must remember that we are family! One in Christ Jesus, brothers, mothers and sisters to each other just as Jesus called those who followed him and believed in Him his brother, sister and mother.
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Leaders teach and empower vs manage direct and control
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Leadership is more visionary and looking towards the future. Leaders are focused on getting to where they are going. Management takes care of the here and now.
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Leadership is personal, relational, and a good leader serves the people they are leading. Leadership helps and contributes. Management generally is less personal, less relational, and demands rather than serves. Managers ask and take rather than contribute.
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Management tells people what to do
Leadership leads then and empowers them