We just finished as a team reading the book "Practicing Greatness" by Reggie McNeal.....what a super book! There are some super ideas contained in the book and Reggie is an author who gets it! We had him a few years ago to do a staff meeting and he knocked it out of the park.
He hits throughout the book certain disciplines that a leader has to have to practice greatness. One of the disciplines that he hits is the discipline of belonging. In fact McNeal says it this way, "Great leaders belong to their followers". It is really in leadership to serve "over" our people and we forget how huge it is to belong to our people. That is what makes a great team and what makes churches! This is how churches become a force for change and are able to embrace a community with love because they do it "with" their people and everyone has a part in it!
If you are a new leader and just getting started in leading a church......take note of this quote from Reggie off page 141......it is good stuff!!!
“Great spiritual leaders belong. They belong to their families, their friends, their coworkers, their mentors, and their followers. This belonging provides them with both an anchor and a platform for their leadership. It provides them with both with both identity and credibility in a sphere of leadership that is ultimately about relationships. They have determined that the benefits of belonging outweigh the risks involved. These leaders have made the courageous decision to be real where it counts the most.” Page 141
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