Critical Questions for Leadership
I believe honesty and accountability are vital to leading in the emerging church. Below are some questions I picked up somewhere (can't remember where). Does anyone else have any good ones, bad ones, advice, or insights about accountability/ accountability partners, etc.? Or, maybe you would care to answer a question or two... :)
CRITICAL QUESTIONS FOR LEADERSHIP:
1. At the end of each day, how much time have I given in service to needs other than my own?
2. In my circles of influence, have I gone first in doing what's right, regardless of what others are doing?
3. Am I happy helping others even if no one knows?
4. What are my secrets? How dangerous are they? To whom have I made myself accountable?
5. If today was the last day that I'm paid a salary to be in full-time ministry, what would I do tomorrow? Where would I do it?
6. Are people really encountering and experiencing God's love in and through their encounters with me?
7. Do I care more about my tasks or about the people whom I've been called to love and serve?
8. Am I really falling more in love with Jesus Christ, or simply becoming more religious?
9. If my spouse (or kids) were to give an honest personal testimony at our next worship service about my life as a Christian, what would he/she say?
posted by dan at 8:36 AM
6 Comments:
on # 5 God called me to be a pastor not men. Salary is not a factor in a calling. I would take a secular job to pay the bills. At that job I would show the love of Christ, pray for those in need. I would become the pastor for everyone of that business who needed one, even those who attend church regularly may need an accessable pastor during the week. If money is a factor then maybe that person never really was a pastor to begin with.
I agree, Phil. Sometimes I think it might even be "easier" to pastor if I were bi-vocational. But, then sometimes, maybe it's struggling through the vocation of it that makes it "pastoral."
And I wonder... if a person starts to dream about doing ministry somewhere else... isn't that a pretty good indication that they should be doing ministry somewhere else? I would think so.
Phil,
I think that was the point of the question. Dan has another list that is more straight forward and objective. This list makes you process your thoughts more and I'm not sure they are necessarily to be answered directly. It is kind of like how Jewish Rabbis asked questions to make people think. I prefer this list.
enlfvh - A blessing used when beginning a denominational meeting - from the latin root meaning to enliven. (or just the word verification formula)
I really like that 9th question about the spouse and kids giving personal testimony...that'd be really funny (or maybe sad, or maybe really encouraging) to really do that and hear true testimony of leader families...
Balancing the neccesary task and the service to people is an interesting challenge...I think it is important to ensure that your task are birthed out of love of God and People.
--RC of strangeculture.blogspot.com
The "other" list of accountability questions Tom mentioned:
1. Are you walking in obedience to God?
2. Did you read God's Word and pray this week?
3. What did you do this week to grow in your relationship with Jesus?
4. Have you given priority to your family?
5. Did you pray for the people in your church this week?
6. Have you damaged another person by your words, either behind their back or face to face?
7. In what ways has God blessed you this week?
8. What disappointments consumed your thoughts this week?
9. Are you angry with or bitter towards anyone?
10. How have you been tempted this week?
(I wish I could give credit to the appropriate people for either of these lists, but... I don't know.)
Uh Dan,
There's supposed to be a "total" in front of obedience on question #1. Did you take that out to make me feel better?
klqpenvi - when cliques get jealous of each other.
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