When I was new in leading a team, someone once said to
me, “If you want to be a leader – start thinking like a leader.” “What on earth does a leader think about?!” I
asked myself. Since I’m not a natural
leader, I put myself to work in learning
what a leader thinks about.
I learned that a leader often turns to questions to help
him evaluate whether or not he is on the right track. He asks himself how the people he works with
are doing. He asks himself about the
health of the ministry… I began compiling a list of questions and printed them
out and kept them in my notebook. As I
did my weekly planning, I took out the list and chose which questions to give
special attention to that week.
Perhaps you might want to do something similar. You can check out my list of Movement Questions to help get you started if
you like. This list is most definitely
not a complete list – I keep adding to it and have compiled other lists as well
(in the near future I will send you another list of questions focused on
planning).
Simply learning to think like a leader is a great skill,
but without reliance on the Lord to guide your thinking, your discoveries will
just be the thoughts of man. Ask Him to show you what He wants you to consider
as you look over your list. Go to Him
with an open mind – if He leads you in questions that aren’t on the list, be
flexible to go where He leads your think.
He will direct you in your thinking as a leader.
