A smart phone without wireless or Internet service isn’t very helpful. It gives the appearance of being useful, only to leave its user feeling frustrated and disconnected.
Disconnected leaders are like that.
We become disconnected when we get sucked into the trap of self-sufficiency or unhealthy dependence on the latest ministry model or resource. We see successful leaders around us, so we know how to mimic what we see but the power to lead escapes us.
Our programs keep our schedules full of leadership activities. We say leadership sorts of words and phrases. We read leadership books, attend leadership conferences, and pursue leadership degrees. Disconnected leaders feel hollow and they have the nagging feeling that everyone knows it.
We seem to forget that without a current connection to the Word of God that our ministry lacks transforming power because the Lord uses His word and His Spirit to change hearts. The truth is this: Yesterday’s power won’t win today’s victories.
If you are like me, the truth of disconnected leadership hits too close to home. I often operate like a high-octane powerboat with my hand on the throttle instead of a sailboat navigating the Spirit-produced winds of God’s activity all around me.
As leaders, we can recalibrate our leadership connection by reading and deeply reflecting on passages like Jeremiah 9:23-24 and Psalm 33:16-22.
What are the signs that you maybe a disconnected leader? Here are seven:
When any of these things begin to happen, I think of it as a warning sign that my leadership is becoming disconnected—I am moving from a place of dependence on the Father to a place where my leadership might harm others or myself.
What other warning signs do you see that causes you to be a disconnected leader?
How have you seen disconnected leadership hurt you or people you care about?
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