Leadership Tips

Leadership
Kingdom Mission

  Consider this! God has the divine right to choose anyone He wants to complete the tasks that He desires to see happen. He chose you! You are His hand-selected representative to do the work that He has purposed to do in your area. He must have complete faith in you! If that does not fill you with a sense of awe then someone needs to check your pulse.
  We are too often disillusioned by the circumstances in which we find ourselves to fully appreciate that reality.
  Remember the key points of Kingdom Minded Leadership. God is on mission in your area and He has chosen you as His representative. Your job is to continually place yourself before Him to "seek and find" what His will is and what He is doing. Then, go after it with all the passion you can muster. Your passion and leadership will inspire your other leaders to action.
Remember the scene in "The Patriot" where Mel Gibson picks up the US flag in the midst of retreat, begins waving it, and turns the tide of the battle to victory. That's you... if you were at the feet of the Lord finding His mission and purpose. It's you... that needs to start waving His banner and turn the tide of your organization. It's you... that will receive the fond approval of the One who looks down from above as things begin to change. It's you...
  In case you've never seen the movie, or the scene, click here (Graphic Warning). Below are my Leadership thoughts about the clip (with timeline). The clip is ten minutes long, but you need only watch the first 5:30.

1. At the start of the battle, Cornwallis' army is better trained, larger and more intimidating. This fact motivates the team (soldiers) to have a plan. Much like the obstacles we face as leaders, we sometimes wonder if we are going to get slaughtered. Without a plan, we will.
2. 1:35 The strategy begins to show some fruit.
3. 2:26 The team faces its first overwhelming obstacle, strong opposition during the advance (push-back).
4. 2:47 A DETRIMENTAL EVENT: The leader becomes distracted by his own personal agenda. In the movie, he sees the man who killed his son and shifts from leader/strategist to an operative on the field.
5. 3:00 The team begins to retreat but the leader is unaware of it due to his tunnel vision. It takes one of his trusted leaders to bring his focus back to the big picture.
6. 3:17 A KEY MOMENT: The leader, putting his own agenda to the side, runs back to the front to motivate the team. This puts himself in greater danger but inspires the others to act.
7. 4:14 He waves the banner of the cause AND becomes the most visible man on the field. All this for the sake of victory.
8. 4:30 The tide turns and the victory is won.
9. 5:12 Only after the victory is assured does the leader return to his own agenda. The battle is yours to win. Pray, strategize, and take the field for the Lord...