Month: April 2018

Ep 025: Albert Tate

Posted on April 30, 2018 by - Leading Yourself, Podcasts, Relationship with God

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SUMMARY:

Leaders who are told to leave it all on the field are often left burned out with nothing to give. But what if there were a different way to lead? In this episode, Albert Tate, pastor of Fellowship Monrovia, explains that our job is to prepare what we have, surrender it to God and allow Him to multiply our efforts.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

  • Sometimes leaders believe the lie that they are supposed to “leave it all on the field.”
  • In John 6, the boy brought all that he had—2 fish and 3 loaves. Jesus took the boy’s efforts, multiplied it and fed nearly 15,000 people. After the people were full, there were still leftovers.
  • We need to learn to lead with leftovers.
  • We don’t live on the field, we play on the field. We live at home. If we “leave it all on the field,” we go home with nothing.
  • Live for your eulogy, not for your resumé.
  • Philip brought the little boy to Jesus. This may have seemed like a dumb idea, but Jesus used his “dumb idea” to display a miracle.
  • You never know when God’s going to use a dumb idea to do something great.
  • Create a culture where dumb ideas are celebrated.
  • Leaders need to cultivate the posture of “giving God what you have and getting out of the way.”
  • We’re called to surrender what’s limited in our hands to the limitless power of an almighty God.
  • Running on empty is not a sign of a great work ethic. It is a sign of a missed opportunity to see God’s work in your life.
  • Humbly submit what you have to God, and get out of the way.
  • Posture your soul to see the awe and wonder of Him moving in your life.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS:

  1. On a scale of 1-10, with 1 being full of energy and 10 being completely burned out, how burned out are you?1            2            3            4            5            6            7            8            9            10
  2. No matter where you rated yourself, imagine what your life would look like if you moved the dial toward more energy. How would your home or work life look different?
  3. What is one thing you can do/change today to move the dial?

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

John 6:1-15, Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

Exodus 6:28-7:7, Aaron to Speak for Moses

Father Greg Boyle, Homeboy Industries

Burl Cain, CEO and Founder of Global Prison Seminaries Foundation

Greg Waybright

Trinity International University

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Why the Summit Was Just What I Needed in a Season of Transition and Struggle

Posted on April 30, 2018 by - Asia, Diversity, Education, Stories

Transitioning from school principal to administrator was quite hard due to the larger scope of responsibility. But even more than that, I’m having a personal battle with cancer. Juggling my new tasks while undergoing chemotherapy sessions is a challenge, but I’m able to do it because I chose to trust in our faithful God.

My Summit experience gave me a better perspective of my present challenges as servant of God and a leader. My team is better since I started to WOW ideas and potential to life, and my vision is clearer as I plan for the upcoming school year.

The Summit also inspired my grander vision. I want to help cancer patients in the Philippine General Hospital. I believe the Lord has allowed me to experience cancer so that I may understand the suffering and needs of those who are in the battle. God’s faithfulness fuels my passion to raise funds and get others involved for the benefit of these beloved patients.

Attending the Summit helped confirm my calling and understand what needs to be done in my life during this season.

– Maria Eden M. Santiago, school administrator, GCF South Metro Christian School, Philippines

Giving Young Leaders Opportunities

Posted on April 25, 2018 by - Articles, Diversity, Execution, Leadership Development, Leading Others, Performance Management

Every organization needs to find ways to give young leaders more opportunities. At North Point, we’ve established a pattern we call “orchestrate and evaluate.” We are constantly in that rhythm…orchestrate and evaluate, orchestrate and evaluate.

Orchestrate: This is how we do it here.
Evaluate: How can we do it better?


In the orchestrate and evaluate rhythm, giving young leaders more responsibility is a little less risky. They are working in an organization where there are systems. They don’t have to make things up from scratch. And they know there are built-in evaluations.

When you give a young leader an opportunity or responsibility without built-in evaluation, they get in trouble because they do what they think is right. And if it goes bad, the consequences can hurt, both for them and the organization.

If you have a healthy culture to begin with, then you can never give young leaders too much responsibility.

As a leader, someone gave you an opportunity. You weren’t quite prepared. You had to “fake it til you make it.” If you give young leaders opportunities in an orchestrate and evaluate culture, in the end they will grow, build trust and will be given more opportunities.

The Summit is Source of Hope Through Succession Process for Leader Facing Terminal Illness

Posted on April 25, 2018 by - Because of the GLS, North America, People Operations, Stories, Team Building, Vision

Chastidy with her husband and daughter.

Chastidy Ronan, executive director at Alpha Pregnancy Center in San Francisco, credits the Summit for encouraging her to push through hard times when she contemplated giving up. As she now faces terminal cancer, it has also prepared her to put structures in place that support her team, achieve goals and help people identify their passions. Through her succession process, the Summit has been a source of hope through her final stages of leadership.

The Global Leadership Summit has been life changing for me. Each year I have attended has offered some aspect of hope or renewal that felt like the Proverbs 25:11 word spoken at the right time, like apples of gold in a silver basket.

Growing my employees

The first year I attended the Summit, I was hosting an information booth for my ministry, and the host church offered me a ticket to attend the sessions as well. At the time, I had just hired a new employee who was a perfect fit for what our ministry needed. I was almost selfish with wanting to keep her in our ministry forever. At that first Summit, the combined impact of the sessions taught me to uphold her, help her grow and let the Lord determine where He’d use her gifts and at what time.

It was hard to pry my mental grip off such a great employee, but as I’ve invested in training her and helping her reach her own goals, it’s offered more to our ministry than would’ve been possible if I had kept working with her in a selfish way. This mindset has become the rule in our organization for how we train employees and volunteers. I’m certain it has been one of the sustaining factors for many of our long-term employees and volunteers.

Preparing for succession in a difficult season

In 2016, I was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic cancer. I went on medical leave immediately and had to miss the Summit that year because of my treatment schedule. Thankfully, one of the speakers had spoken the year before about creating a succession plan. So I began working with my team to have people in place in case I ever had to take an unexpected leave. Two women in my organization became my right and left hands and I was teaching them everything I did, how I did it, and why. When I had to go on medical leave, it was an emotional challenge for all of us, but my team was prepared.

My final stages of leadership

Just before my medical leave began, the Lord was speaking to my heart that I might be in my final stages of leading that ministry. I couldn’t understand why as I love the organization, its mission, vision and our team. We were growing exponentially, but I kept an open heart to the possibility I might be stepping away from the role God had given me for the past ten years. As my medical leave became longer and longer, and my doctors do not anticipate I’ll be cured, I began to consider an official resignation from my ministry.

Then, at the Summit in 2017, one of the speakers talked about his upcoming resignation. His grace in doing so helped strengthen my belief that God will work out His good purpose through our ministry even if someone else is holding the reins.

I began working with my team again, encouraging them to lead in ways that are authentic to who they are, rather than feeling like they need to imitate me. Again, it was hard for me to let go, but just last week, my board and I agreed everyone was prepared for my official resignation.

I’m hopeful that God will still use my story to lead people closer to Him in new ways. I’m confident my organization will continue to thrive in a way that honors the Lord and is authentic to the new leadership team.

Why you should attend the Summit

I have always left the Summit feeling renewed and strengthened. Each year there are presentations that take my ability to lead to a greater level. My marriage, parenting and organization are all better because I went to the Summit.

My employees are stronger and my understanding of how to lead them is refined. I would not have the confidence or consistency that I have without the Summit. This event is the best conference I’ve chosen to attend. I never regret the investment.

How the Summit Freed My Leadership

Posted on April 23, 2018 by - Because of the GLS, Character, Conflict Management, North America, Stories

Every time I attend The Global Leadership Summit, I take away a gem that will be a part of me forever. The 2017 Summit was no different.

Last year one of the speakers issued a challenge to address unresolved conflict. He explained how untended wounds undermine our ability to lead, steal our energy, and hold back grace. I was struck by this truth, and that God had already begun to move me towards a reconciliation.

The crushing effect of unresolved conflict

Right before the Summit, I had mixed emotions about going. The Summit is exciting, but I dreaded an encounter with my former pastor. I’d left the church so abruptly, the reading on my “awkward-o-meter” was in the total danger zone.

So what went wrong, you might wonder? Conflict.

It was a conflict between my sister and someone else in the church, and the fact that my former pastor was not able to bring about resolution between them. It’s safe to say I lacked objectivity. My sister quit her position at the church when the stress of the conflict impacted her health. I was so crushed by her experience, I cut off all ties. I didn’t talk it out with anyone, or even shake the perceived dust off my sandals when I left.

Moving toward reconciliation

While listening to the interview with Sheryl Sandberg at the Summit, I was suddenly reminded of the remarkable leader my former pastor Mark Hricko really is. Before I cut him off, he encouraged and empowered me in my leadership, not as a woman, but as a fellow leader called and empowered by God. And when I was offered a position at another church, he released and blessed me.

As I sat at the Summit, the conflict in my heart and the hurt I felt began to fade.

Then I saw Mark down front. Here we go, I thought. Do I avoid him? Do I apologize? I decided I just needed to say hi. I marched down and simply said, “Hey, Mark Hricko.” I needed to drop the resentment, but not leave Mark in the past. We talked for a few minutes as easily as we always did. I invited him to meet for coffee the next week.

The ripple effect of reconciliation on my leadership

This reconciliation was God’s grace in action and it continues to have a ripple effect in other areas of my life. Sharing this story with my current boss and colleagues was freeing. It helped me lower my guard with them. My heart is lighter, my leadership stronger. My feet, if they were indeed ever dusty, are beautifully better able to carry the good news. I’m a better leader.

 

During the past 25 years, Tara Mulder served in a variety roles including high school ministry, evangelism training, and social justice ministry. Currently she serve as communications director for Grace Community Church, a 5000+ church in Maryland. She also freelances as a church consultant and meeting facilitator.