{"id":1786,"date":"2015-03-31T15:21:53","date_gmt":"2015-03-31T21:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theawakenministry.com\/?p=1786"},"modified":"2015-04-07T15:42:35","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T21:42:35","slug":"4-questions-you-should-be-asking-yourself-if-you-want-to-grow-as-a-leader-pt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theawakenministry.com\/?p=1786","title":{"rendered":"4 Questions You Should Be Asking Yourself If You Want To Grow As A Leader, pt. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week I gave you the first question that will help you grow as a leader which was to ask, \u201cWhat are my primary responsibilities?\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 Below is\u00a0part two in the series on “4 Questions You Should Be Asking Yourself If You Want To Grow As A Leader.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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No one sets out to be an ineffective leader.\u00a0 However, if you don\u2019t have a plan to fulfill your primary responsibilities each week, you are destined to be an ineffective leader.<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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2. WHAT IS My\u00a0PLAN FOR ACCOMPLISHING My Primary\u00a0RESPONSIBILITY THIS WEEK?<\/b><\/h2>\n

I have made this mistake countless times.\u00a0 I am a bit of an adrenaline junkie, so I tend to gravitate toward the “buzz” in\u00a0my organization.\u00a0 I secretly tell\u00a0myself that these “crisis” oriented\u00a0issues in my ministry deserve my attention because they are a\u00a0“urgent.” \u00a0So I know that I am\u00a0easily convinced that urgent matters\u00a0demand my full attention in any given\u00a0week because it feels good to be needed (and to help). \u00a0But when I gravitate toward the tyranny of the urgent, I am not attending to my primary responsibilities. \u00a0When I am not attending to my primary responsibilities, I am actually failing to lead others in my ministry well.<\/p>\n

Good leaders don\u2019t make a living on responding to the urgent.\u00a0 Good leaders set plans based on their primarily responsibilities and follow through.\u00a0 So I have learned the hard way to ask this question every week: \u201cWhat is my plan for accomplishing my primary leadership responsibilities this week?\u201d\u00a0 Without this question, I am\u00a0prone to give my best energy to things that are urgent but not\u00a0critical for fulfilling my primary calling in ministry.\u00a0 Without setting specific plans for my week, I am\u00a0like a sailor lost at sea without a rudder. \u00a0Responding to the urgent feels like positive movement, but it’s not because I won’t be leading people\u00a0in the direction God is calling us to go.<\/p>\n

Good leaders don\u2019t make a living on responding to the urgent. – Scott Vermillion <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

It is crucial not only to gain clarity on our primary responsibilities in ministry, but also to gain focus by setting a weekly plan for how we are\u00a0going to fulfill those responsibilities this week.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Asking the question, \u201cWhat is my plan for accomplishing my primary leadership responsibilities this week?\u201d helps us\u00a0break down our\u00a0job responsibilities into actionable steps each week.\u00a0 That way we form our\u00a0agendas around the things that are most important, and it forces us\u00a0to spend our\u00a0best energy on the most important leadership concerns without getting distracted.<\/p>\n

God helped the Levite leadership accomplish their responsibilities by giving them a focused plan when the children of Israel left Egypt.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In Numbers chapter 3, God gave the Levites their primary responsibilities, and he divided their duties of into three parts in accordance with Levi\u2019s three sons.\u00a0 The Kohathites were responsible for all of the holy furniture in the tabernacle.\u00a0 The Gershonites were responsible for all of the fabric and cloth of the tabernacle.\u00a0 Finally, the Merarites were responsible for the structural beams of the tabernacle.\u00a0 But God didn\u2019t just hand these leaders their responsibilities and let them figure it out on their own.\u00a0 In chapter 4, God also gave each clan a specific plan of action in order to fulfill their primary responsibilities.\u00a0 God gave a specific plan of action to the Kohathites for how to take care of the holy furniture.\u00a0 God gave a specific plan of action to the Gershonites for how to look after the cloth, and God gave a specific plan of action to the Merarites for how to take care of the beams of the tabernacle\u2019s structure.\u00a0 When we read this section of Numbers today, our ears are prone toward boredom.\u00a0 Yet the step by step plan given to each Levite clan is instructional to God\u2019s leaders today.\u00a0 Without developing a detailed plan for how we are going to fulfill our primary ministry responsibilities each week, we will be ineffective to carry out the good works God has prepared for us to do.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why it is crucial to ask yourself at the beginning of each week, \u201cWhat is my plan for accomplishing my primary responsibilities this week?\u201d<\/p>\n

Below is a practical guide for making plans to fulfill your primary responsibilities this week:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    Review your list of primary responsibilities.<\/h1>\n<\/li>\n
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    What did you accomplish\u00a0last week to help you further your\u00a0primary responsibilities?<\/h1>\n<\/li>\n
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    What are\u00a0three goals you want to accomplish this week that will help you fulfill your primary responsibilities?<\/h1>\n<\/li>\n
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    What steps do you need to take to accomplish each goal?<\/h1>\n<\/li>\n
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    Who are the people you need to contact that will help you accomplish your goals?<\/h1>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    After you answer these questions, refer back to them at the beginning of each day so you can note your progress and stay grounded in carrying out your plan.\u00a0 After a few weeks of keeping this rhythm, you will no doubt find yourself more energized by the progress you are making in your leadership.\u00a0 Not only will you be more satisfied with your work, but those you lead will be smiling as well.<\/p>\n

    What results have you seen from making plans to accomplish your primary responsibilities each week?<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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