Between the pace of change and the complexity of modern life, congregational leadership isn’t just one thing and can’t be done by just one person. In order to stay balanced and effective, leaders must learn to engage the complexity of both making individual disciples and mobilizing a group of people to engage a shared mission. We call this Two Feet Walking.
In this episode, we talk about integration–the ability to walk with both feet in a natural cadence and rhythm of leadership. We also address the obstacles to this way of leading–overwhelm and fatigue, job descriptions and congregational expectations and the danger of trying to do it alone.
Conversation overview:
- Living in liminal space
- Integration: the rhythm of walking with both feet
- List of skills related to leading individuals to maturity and transformation
- List of skills related to leading groups of people to accomplish a shared mission
- Making new maps
- Addressing the obstacles: overwhelm, job descriptions and congregational expectations and giving the work back to others
Resources
- How to Lead When You Don’t Know Where You Are Going: Leading In A Liminal Season by Susan Beaumont
- Family Systems and Congregational Life by Robert Creech
- Doing the Math of Mission: Fruits, Faithfulness, and Metrics by Gil Rendle
- Traction: Get A Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman
- Generating and Sustaining Creative Tension: An Overview by Jim and Trisha
Resources for deconstructing your first formation:
- Becoming a Healthier Pastor by Ronald Richardson
- An Introduction to Trauma for Leaders: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
- Quit Getting In Your Own Way
- Faithwalking
Resources for Skill Development:
- Being an Emotional Grown-up: Defined and Connected in an Emotionally Charged System
- Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, et. al.
- Leading in a Politically Charged Culture
- Managing Leadership Anxiety: Yours and Theirs by Steve Cuss
Resources for Coaching:
- An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization by Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey
- Coaching: The Art of Creating a Safe and Challenging Space
Resources for Skill Development:
Resources for Missional Living:
Resources for Skill Development:
- Canoeing the Mountains: Christian Leadership in Uncharted Territory by Tod Bolsinger
- The Gospel Next Door: Following Jesus Right Where You Are by Marty Troyer
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