Sharing the Load of Leadership
Sometimes the way that God implements His word into my life is so profound and yet subtle that it allows me to appreciate His power on an entirely different level. For this week’s message I have been doing a lot of research and study on the leadership style and abilities of Moses, and I noticed some things about this man that I never had before; I see struggles that we both share as leaders.
One big problem Moses had was that he was in the habit of shouldering the entire burden of leadership himself. He was constantly being told to share his burden of leadership with others, but to maintain his visionary role for the people of Israel. He didn’t have to do all the work himself.
The time with which this spiritual truth has arrived at my door could not have been anything less than divine. The last couple months at Horizon have been pretty difficult. They have not only been a time of transition, but a time of truth for me; realizing where we are and seeing where we need to be. A big part of our transition has been me handing off a lot of the responsibility I once shouldered alone. Even in few short weeks this has changed my life and freed up more of my time to spiritually focus my efforts on being the vision caster and leader that the church needs me to be. But more than just sharing in the work of the church I have learned that I need help in shouldering the load of leadership. Moses had to learn to do this very thing in Numbers 11.
In every church there needs to be people who are sharing the Pastor’s load of leadership. That means there needs to be others who are sharing his level of passion, spiritual commitment, financial commitment, and ownership. Only when people are sharing the load of leadership will a church truly reach its potential and give their vision casting leader the confidence to be bold in the Lord’s work.
Who is helping your Pastor/Minister share the load of leadership? Do you need to help someone with this very thing?
