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26
Dec

Best Practices for Mentoring – Part 3

Progress You Can Measure

It is important to encourage your potential leaders to review their goals and progress frequently. Ben Franklin set aside time every day to review two questions. In the morning he asked himself, “What good shall I do today?” In the evening he asked, “What good have I done today?”

How do you overcome discouragement so you can move ahead?

  1. Take time to grow.
    I minister better when I take time to relax, read, recreate, spend time with family and friends, and grow professionally. Read more »
26
Dec

Best Practices for Mentoring – Part 2

 

Guidelines For Mentoring Relationships

from “Developing The Leaders Around You, by John C. Maxwell

When you find someone who can personally mentor you, use these guidelines to help develop a positive mentoring relationship with that person.

  1. Ask the right questions: Give thought to questions you will ask before you meet with your mentor. Make them strategic for your own growth.
  2. Clarify your level of expectations: Generally, the goal of mentoring is improvement, not perfection. Perhaps only a few people can be truly excellent – but all of us can become better. Read more »
26
Dec

Best Practices for Mentoring – Part 1

Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

Here are some simple ways to keep the little things from taking over your life:

1. Ask yourself the question, “Will this matter a year from now?”

Is what you are worked up over going to matter a year from now? If not, don’t let it destroy you today.

2. Practice Humility.

The less compelled you are to try to prove yourself to others, the easier it is to feel peace inside. Read more »

23
Dec

The Ingredients of Leaders (in Developing Nations)

“Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13).

The New Testament in Contemporary English entitled, The Message by Eugene H. Peterson tells us, “They couldn’t take their eyes off them-Peter and John standing there so confident, so sure of themselves!  Their fascination deepened when they realized these two laymen had no training in Scripture or formal education. They recognized them as companions of Jesus” (Page 245).

Here stood two men, uneducated and unlearned, and a group of Jewish leaders who could not take their eyes off them, and marveled.  It is time for leaders in developing nations of the world, even with their limited educational background and disadvantages of poverty and adverse situations, to stand up and take their place in leadership. There is no reason for intimidation or feeling you are lesser than leaders in developed countries. Read more »

21
Dec

How to Make Good Decisions

1.         There are four common reasons why people do not perform the way they should:

  1. They do not know what they are supposed to do.
  2. They do not know how to do it.
  3. They do not know why they should.
  4. There are obstacles beyond their control

2.         These four reasons why people fail to perform at their potential are all the responsibilities of leadership.

  1. The first three reasons deal with starting a job correctly.
  2. A training program, job description, proper tools, vision and communication skills will go a long way in meeting the first three issues Read more »
14
Dec

The Signs of a Healthy Church Board

A Healthy Board Will Have…

1.         Great Leaders who deliberately do the following things:

A.        Create the right environment (believe in what you are doing)

  1. Know basic human needs.
    1. Know what is expected of you and each member of the board.
    2. Make sure that you and each member of the board have the opportunity to perform.
    3. Know how each one is getting along.
    4. Give assistance where it is needed.
    5. Recognize each member’s contribution. Read more »
7
Dec

The Character of a Leader – Integrity

Integrity is the quality most needed to succeed.

Integrity commits itself:

  •     to character over personal gain
  •     to people over things
  •      to service over power
  •      to principle over convenience
  •      to the long view over the immediate. Read more »