Let Leaders Lead

Tony Morgan had a great post a few days ago called Drive the Car, where he challenged leaders to allow their team members to step up. Preach it Tony! Far too often, I’ve seen ministry leaders think that to be a leader means you do the most work. WRONG! To be a leader means to step back and allow others to step up – “you must decrease, while they increase.”

I recently have been doing the same thing with the project I’m currently leading. I have strong leaders on my team, including some up-and-coming ones. When a project first starts, I am usually the one responsible for drilling down early, sitting in endless meetings, and asking the questions necessary to ensure I understand what needs to be built. During those few days after the project is defined and new developers are coming up to speed, I have to lead the team and set the pace. After that, it is time to allow them to lead. Even if they don’t quite write the code that I would have, that is good. Sometimes, it is often better. Other times, it is a teaching exercise. In the midst of it, they grow, and so do you as a leader.

Let your leaders lead – you will be amazed at what God will do with them and with you. And, you may just be helping to grow the next leader in your church!

[tags]leadership, software management[/tags]

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