The Ongoing Leader: Overcoming Weaknesses

We all have things that we do better than others. I’m a foundation person. I’m good at helping others kick off their next idea. That’s why I started LaunchAny.com. It allows me to build up others by using my strength, rather than trying to work on things I’m weak at doing.

The important thing to remember is that you will always have more weaknesses than strengths. God wired each of us for a specific purpose. If we try to do things outside our strengths, we’ll not only do a poor job, we’ll be unhappy as well.

John C. Maxwell suggests that we focus on our strengths, not our weaknesses. So, what does this look like for your team? Here are some thoughts:

1. Your team is probably better at certain things than others. The sound team is probably better at making the worship team sound good than sounding good on the worship team
2. Within your team, some team members will be better than others at certain tasks
3. Whenever possible, match team member strengths to opportunities
4. If you have to place someone is a role that isn’t a strength, ensure that they don’t remain there for long or you’ll lose them
5. Be willing to defer to others that are stronger than you for the benefit of your team and your church

Find your strengths and the strengths of your team. Stick to them. Let go of the weaknesses, or hand those things off to others that are qualified, have a passion, and are willing to take them on.

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