The stupidity of leading alone

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You, alone

are not the Church.

are bull-headed.

are prone to give up.

think you’re right.

are narrow-minded.

only have 24 hours in a day.

have only 2 ears to hear from God.

have only 1 life experience to draw from.

can blindly veer straight into foolishness.

easily slide into pride.

think you’re more amazing than you really are.

are alone.

collaborate.

curate the best ideas.

encourage one another.

refine processes.

think outside your box.

have 24 x ___ hours in a day.

have 2 x ____ ears to hear from God.

can build more relationships.

have multiple life experiences.

fight against pride that any one person is always “right.”

get more done.

pursue the most wisdom.

are the Church.

So quit trying to lead by yourself.

Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. – Proverbs 15:22

http://www.jasonvana.com Jason Vana

Great post, Ben! We tend to forget that alone, we might be able to put 1000 to flight, but with just one more person, we can put 10,000 to flight. There is an exponential growth when we work together.

Kyle Barton

Awesome. I’ve always like Deut. 32:30 in this light. “How shall one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight.” When we are built up together and function in the Body of Christ there is a divine synergy where the group is more than the sum of its parts.

http://danblackonleadership.com/ Dan Black

Amen. It’s all about a community of people doing the work and not just the pastor and leadership team. Great post.
http://www.jeffdolan.com Jeff Dolan

You’re on a roll man!