So it’s Sunday night and my brain is on overdrive!!! I just got finished doing like 6 services or something like that over the weekend and pretty much my mind is just racing thinking about different things and now it’s time to let some it out….so here we go
I was thinking earlier about the difference in leadership and pastoral leadership, or maybe the mindshift from leadership to pastoral leadership. I can see it in my head and I can see where it is in people and ministries, and I’ll try my best to wrap words around it. Leadership is influence. To lead is to have followers and take them somewhere, it’s pioneering, it’s a journey. And when I think about pastoral leadership it’s that, but you’re moving from a team or people and going to a state or engulfing yourself in something. In pastoral leadership you’re not just taking people somewhere but you’re looking after them while you take them, you’re a conflict manager, you’re all thing to all people when you step into this role. It’s a different ball game from leadership. It’s more responsibility…if you choose to take it.
I bring this all up because I was thinking about one of my leaders who I want to take to from a leadership position to a pastoral leadership position. I want him to take on more because he was made for this. I want him to own a ministry. In saying that, there is a level to go up in that mindsets need to be changed, perspective needs to be changed. When people step into this they need to think big picture for a group of people, and also leaders. Caring for both and pastoraly caring for both while taking them somewhere. My perspective is changing as I write and I’m getting new ideas and how to do things. I want to be the best stuard of what God wants me to do, which is lead kids ministries, leaders and kids. I’m sure I’ll have more thoughts on this and maybe it will be more concise. But there it is for now…sorry if there are any typos, I’m typing this on my iPhone so I’m not sure what it will look like….much love
MV
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