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Quotes About Leadership

Your role as a change leader has three major components. First, you have to lead the congregation to face reality. Then you have to communicate that reality and the steps needed to move forward again and again. Finally, you must communicate with a sense of urgency.
~ Thom S. Rainer
Sin definicion, se da lugar a la ambiguedad. La mayoria de las iglesias es ambigua en cuanto a su proceso ministerial, o porque no tienen uno o porque esta apenas definido. Y donde existe la ambiguedad, con frecuencia hay confusion.
~ Thom S. Rainer
Los lideres deben discutir el proceso con regularidad. Si el corazon de los lideres no late con pasion por eso, la gente no lo tomara en cuenta. Si el piano ministerial es confuso Para los lideres, ni siquiera lo consideraran los miembros de la congregacion.
~ Thom S. Rainer
Max Depree declaro sabiamente: ,El liderazgo es como tercer grado: hay que repetir las cosas importantes»
~ Thom S. Rainer
Predicadores, lean la siguiente oracion: no alcanza solo con hablar de la vision o del proceso ministerial desde el pulpito. El proceso simple debe transmitirse en las reuniones y alrededor de la mesa. Cuando la gente ve que no se trata simplemente de <
~ Thom S. Rainer
As a leader, you are constantly confronting realities, communicating realities, and communicating the urgency of the moment. You may tire of the redundancy. You may think it's time to be quiet for a season. But it's not. You communicate. And then communicate. And then communicate again.
~ Thom S. Rainer
Si alguien sabe de discipulado, ese es Jesus. Su mctodo de discipulado fue simple. Jesus llamo a doce hombres, los capacito y dio rienda suelta al movimiento del evangelio por medio de ellos. Es mas, hoy lees esto porque esos hombres tomaron en serio su llamado. Jesus no tenia un plan B. Los discipulos eran el plan. El dejo el mensaje en sus manos.
~ Thom S. Rainer
Resulta tragico. Las iglesias necesitan lideres que esten profundamente comprometidos con un sistema de creencias basico y esencial. El alineamiento teologico entre los lideres de la misma iglesia es importante. Este alineamiento no implica que el equipo de liderazgo tiene todas las respuestas o que esta de acuerdo en todos los pasajes o pensamientos acerca de Dios. Sin embargo, deberian estar en sincronia en las doctrinas teologicas principales.
~ Thom S. Rainer
A true Great Commission church is always urgent about making disciples. Church
~ Thom S. Rainer
Vision is critical to lead change. Vision statements are likewise important in the process. But leaders who shape a vision without a foundation of hope are not doing the church any favors. Such is the reason I shared the hope factor first.
~ Thom S. Rainer
The essence of this facet of change leadership is simple and clear: become a voice of hope and provide a clear vision for the church to move forward in a strategic fashion. Change leaders who provide hope and vision are the most successful change leaders.
~ Thom S. Rainer
Do not enter into change leadership lightly. Do not begin the process without concerted prayer. And realize that change is all about people. If you don't deal with people issues in leading change, you will fail. It's just that simple.
~ Thom S. Rainer
Healthy church membership means you find your joy in being last, instead of seeking your way and being first.
~ Thom S. Rainer
If you love change more than you love people, you have already failed as a leader.
~ Thom S. Rainer
Leaders are first to care for the sheep. They are to love the sheep. They are to serve the sheep. If change is attempted without love, you have failed already.
~ Thom S. Rainer
change leadership involves an ongoing prayer conversation with God to give you love for all the sheep. He will teach you how to love these sheep.
~ Thom S. Rainer
If you are not being criticized, you are not leading. Such is the reality of leadership. Such is the reality of change leadership.
~ Thom S. Rainer
As leaders, we do not want to change people. We want God to change people. And that includes us leaders as well.
~ Thom S. Rainer
Simple church leaders are designers. They design opportunities for spiritual growth. Complex church leaders are programmers. They run ministry programs.
~ Thom S. Rainer
Turnaround begins with you. Outward focus begins with you. Revitalization begins with you.
~ Thom S. Rainer
Confident and courageous leaders have no problems pointing out their own weaknesses and ignorance.
~ Thom S. Rainer
The churches were purposeless. They were engaged in an activity called, "This is the way we've always done it.
~ Thom S. Rainer
Fearful leaders love to stay in the morass of insignificant details. Because the details are usually unimportant, it is difficult to make a mistake of consequence. Of course, it's impossible to do anything of consequence when your focus is on those things that really don't make a difference.
~ Thom S. Rainer
Prayerful Commitment 1 God, open my eyes that I might see my church as You see it. Let me see where change needs to take place, even if it is painful to me. And use me, I pray, to be an instrument of that change whatever the cost.
~ Thom S. Rainer