Weekly Tips
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for Small Groups...
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Where Are You Going?
When all is said and done, there is only one thing that characterizes a leader. It's more important than making things happen, setting priorities, and even hard work. It's more important than intelligence, self-confidence, energy, and knowledge. It's more important than social skills and initiative. It's more important than personality and position. No matter what we have been taught to think, the only true mark of a leader is that he has followers.
No matter how competent a man may feel in his chosen occupation, most men feel inadequate in the area of spiritual leadership. If that's your case, don't get discouraged, because you are in good company. Moses gave several excuses to God why he couldn't be a leader either! So did all the disciples-before Pentecost. But, as intimidating as the word sounds, "leadership" is not that difficult. A leader as "someone who knows where he is going and is able to persuade others to go along with him."
So, where do you want to go? You can't really ask a group of men to join with you if you cannot answer with clarity, "Why are we getting together?" and "What are we going to do?" A leader prepares to lead. To do so he must ask himself the following questions:
1. Who are the men God has entrusted to me? (See John 17:6.)
2. What are their needs?
3. How will this group meet those needs?
4. How will I know that I have ministered to those needs? What will they be saying, feeling, or doing after I've tried to serve them in this way?
5. Where do I want the group to go?
6. What is our game plan?
Questions
1. It's been said, "a man who thinks he is a leader and has no followers is just taking a walk!"What do you think of that statement and why?
2. Do you know where you want to go? Where?
3. What questions would you add to the above list to clarify the goals and direction of a group?
4. What else is required of a leader besides knowing where he wants to go in order to lead effectively?
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