LEADERSHIP TEAM: ROADBLOCK OR ACCELERATOR by Brett Clemmer, President of Man in the Mirror It happened again. You’re not really sure how. Your men’s discipleship activities seemed to be trending up. Several new men’s groups had sprouted 4 up over the same time period. And your first ever men’s disaster response trip had come back with stories of lives impacted—both the served and the servers. But then you found out half the groups had stopped for the summer and never started back up again. Retreat sign-ups were disappointing. You missed the last leadership team meeting, so you’re getting all the information second hand. You call a couple of the guys on the team, and they’re frustrated. This scenario is all too familiar. Without doing a lot of investigating, we can predict the cause of this with about 90% certainty. The problem, most likely, is leadership. Men’s ministry leadership is too often built around one or two zealous guys who are passionate and committed to men. Out of sheer will and effort, they coax a ministry to life, pulling guys into activities with their enthusiasm. But if you don’t build a leadership team, you’re limiting the resilience and longevity of your ministry to men. Worse, you’re dooming it to failure in the long run. You need a team. As men made in the image of God, it isn’t good for us to be alone. We can’t adequately express the image of God in us outside of authentic relationships. To be fully human is to connect with people in real ways. David Delk, Man in the Mirror board member and former president and CEO, offers four reasons you need a team (and four reasons why a team needs you). “When you are part of a leadership team, you are expressing this relational aspect of God. You also can fulfill several biblical mandates that enrich your life. ����Encourage One Another (1 Thessalonians 5:11). We need to encourage and be encouraged. What seems insurmountable when we are in the dark by ourselves can be overcome when we have men standing with us in the light. If you will gather around other men they can help you do things you never thought you would be able to do. ����Learn to Not Always Have to Get Your Way (1 Peter 3:8). Nothing brings humility like working with a team, giving in to allow another idea
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