{"id":19158,"date":"2016-05-25T12:53:33","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T19:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharefaithblog.wpengine.com\/?p=19158"},"modified":"2021-01-27T17:16:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T22:16:56","slug":"ministry-leadership-fails-six-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sharefaith.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/ministry-leadership-fails-six-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"Ministry Leadership Fails – Six Reasons Why"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nobody craves failure. Especially not leaders. But why don\u2019t leaders achieve the kind of success they desire? More significantly, why do leaders fail? Whether you lead a small church, a massive organization, or a family, here are six reasons why ministry leadership fails.<\/p>\n

6 Reasons Why Ministry Leadership Fails<\/h2>\n
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  1. Not planning.<\/strong> You\u2019ve probably heard the expression, \u201cIf you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time\u201d (attributed to Zig Ziglar and others). It\u2019s true. If you fail to plan, you\u2019ve failed before you even started! Life requires a plan. Leadership requires a plan. Time taken to plan is time invested in future success. Plan early, plan often, and plan well. You won\u2019t regret it.<\/li>\n
  2. Being stubborn about the wrong things.<\/strong> Leaders are sometimes seen as strong-willed people. Sure, you\u2019ve got to have a bit of grit and resolve if you expect to make decisions and lead other people. But if you have the leadership style of a pit bull with a T-bone steak, you\u2019re headed for failure. You should be stubborn about the right things, but not about the wrong things. Leaders know how to compromise well. Good leaders know how to demur. Good leaders know when the decision they\u2019ve made just plain stinks. There is no value in wrongheaded stubbornness. In fact, according to Jesus, leadership should be characterized by servanthood (Mark 10:42-45).<\/li>\n
  3. Cutting corners.<\/strong> Leaders must have integrity. There\u2019s no question about it. Any leader who expects to slip in some not-so-honest deals, not-so-truthful tales, and not-so-kind words is headed for failure. You will always be tempted to cut corners. When you let a few little slip-ups go by, you\u2019ll eventually let bigger ones slip by. You\u2019re headed directly towards failure. Strive for integrity.<\/li>\n
  4. Trying to please everyone.<\/strong> Stubbornness is one (bad) thing, but trying to pander to everyone\u2019s preferences is another thing. They\u2019re both bad for leadership. It could be argued that you cannot lead if you are trying to please everyone. But you can\u2019t please everyone anyway, so why even try? When you are paranoid about what your coworkers, clients, colleagues, wife, pastor, neighbor, and pet dog think about you, you\u2019re doomed. Focus on pleasing God alone, and let the sparks fly.<\/li>\n
  5. Lacking big vision.<\/strong> Many leaders are simply titular placeholders. They hold a job, make some decisions, but they don\u2019t advance their organizations. Why not? Simply put, they lack vision. You serve a big God. In fact, he\u2019s bigger than you can possibly imagine. So go ahead and dream. Cast your vision, and live it out. If you don\u2019t have a vision, you can still be a leader, but you\u2019re not going to go anywhere.<\/li>\n
  6. Being conceited and prideful.<\/strong> This is the bullseye of leadership failure: pride. That nebulous, biting, nagging, persistent pet sin of millions of leaders can attack you, too. Chances are, it already has. You\u2019re not going to root out pride in a day. It\u2019s going to take a lifetime of patient, prayerful dependence upon God to defeat the dragon of pride and practice humble leadership. Only God can help you do this.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Every leader will face disappointments and even some failure along the way. That\u2019s part of leading \u2014 gaining the experience that thickens your skin, and increases your skill. However, someone who is consistently failing is not qualified to be a leader. Watch for these telltale signs of ministry leadership fails, and ask God for the grace to be a leader who succeeds for His glory.<\/p>\n

    And as you think through this topic, you may also find it helpful to review these 50 Bible passages about leadership<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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