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Thoughts on leadership and ministry…

Yesterday we had a great "round table" meeting of the Hawaii Every Nation pastors.  We meet almost every month and it's such a valuable time of sharing, inspiration, and fellowship.

Here are some takeaways from our discussion:

• Get people in their right lanes so they can function and serve effectively.
• You need people who can get things done, but you also need leaders.  (For me, you need people who not only can do stuff, but who can think things through.)
• It's necessary to move people through their seasons of life, especially in a leadership context.
• Choose relationships over methods.
• Just because there's a lot of activity doesn't mean there's fruitfulness.
• Patience, it's God's church and he's working at his pace not mine.
• What I do now will shape my ministry 40 years from now.
• Leaders impart values.  You can never let up on imparting the value of reaching others for Jesus.
• God is always working on the man of God. (As I grow the church grows.)
• People want to hear your heart
• Embrace the process of developing my philosophy and theology of ministry. (What do I believe?)