Show Up, Serve, Stay

Leadership is everywhere. Leadership books, leadership conferences, leadership podcasts. This week, we’ll look at a few ways to get some easy leadership wins and help you develop trust with the people you serve.

Show Up
Being consistent day after day in your church is a huge win. People will quickly learn that you care about them and their church when you give it your all every day. When you’re around, you’re all in. Make your office hours public and stick to them. Communicate when you’re going to be gone and when you’re going to be back.

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Serve
It goes beyond showing up; it’s the attitude you bring to the table. You’ll never lose when you lead with humility. Learn to serve and you’ll lead people to Jesus. Be the first to arrive and the last to leave as often as possible. Look for the “grunt” job that others are avoiding, and instead of asking the intern to do it, do it yourself. When you serve in ways you aren’t required to, two things happen: 1) You do what Jesus would do and, 2) you build trust with those you lead.

Stay
Want to be a good leader? Stick around. The “revolving door” of youth ministers in most churches hurts the “office of the youth pastor”. In other words, when you leave after a short stint, you hurt the person who comes behind you. Tough it out and be a leader who sticks around for a while. When you make it through some challenges yourself, it helps others realize you can be trusted with their stuff, too.

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So listen to leadership podcasts, read the latest book, or go to the next event. But know that every day when you show up, serve and stay you’re leading people quite well.