Leading Leaders

I just finished a call tonight with a man who had visited our church. Nice guy, seemed to really get a lot out of it. But there was a problem: He wants to be in a group where the pastor knows everyone, and everyone studies togther. He wants a small church.

I like some small churches - especially where the pastor and the people are authentic in the Ways of Jesus and they really try to love one another. The problem is that most small churches are ingrown and self-centered. If we are outreach oriented and service oriented, we will be growing.

In growing churches, we must commit ourselves, as pastor/ministers, to leading leaders. Over the last several months this has become crystal clear to me.

Build a Team of Leaders of Leaders. There are no growth barriers, just leadership barriers. If the senior leader wants to have a big impact upon his community, he must develop a team of “leaders of leaders.” There are three ways in which people follow others:

• There are followers of followers (2 talent people)
• There are leaders of followers (3 talent people)
• There are leaders of leaders (5 talent people)

High impact leaders recruit “leaders of leaders.” In so doing, they expand the reach of the church’s ministry, with every leadership addition, to at least three levels of other people.

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