This past weekend I had the opportunity and privilege of helping lead a large event in Sioux Falls, SD. The event was a blast, God proved himself in a mighty way by bringing at least 30 people to himself, and a youth movement was catalyzed in our city. This weekend I was exhausted and empty, but completely in awe of Jesus. There are lots of things I could write about as lessons from these last few months of planning, but I'll stop with these four that stand out.
1. Clearly Communicate Vision: It is absolutely imperative to know why we are doing what we are doing. Decide the vision from the get go. Make it clear, concise, and measurable. Cut out everything that does not directly accomplish the vision. If there is not a clear reason that guides the whole event toward the vision for each individual piece then that piece is unnecessary and distracting.
2. Stress Isn't Worth It: In the end stress only clouds our judgement and causes us to not be able to enjoy the thing we are stressing out about. Worry less, worship more. As Christian leaders we are doing things that we firmly believe are from God. If God calls us to it and equips us for it then God is also responsible for it. That does not mean we should be lazy, it simply means we should not freak out over something that isn't even ours.
3. Rest is Essential: It's impossible to not stress if we are running on empty. It doesn't matter how busy we are we HAVE to put in time to rest and recover before, during, and after whatever it is we are leading. When the leader are tired and stressed they lead tired and stressed.
4. God Always Goes Big: Big to God is just sometimes very different than big to us. We could be thinking that big means thousands in attendance, but God could mean big as in connections across the country and initiation of movements... or He could mean big as in small. In the end God does what He knows is best and if we are serving Him we can trust in that.
1. Clearly Communicate Vision: It is absolutely imperative to know why we are doing what we are doing. Decide the vision from the get go. Make it clear, concise, and measurable. Cut out everything that does not directly accomplish the vision. If there is not a clear reason that guides the whole event toward the vision for each individual piece then that piece is unnecessary and distracting.
2. Stress Isn't Worth It: In the end stress only clouds our judgement and causes us to not be able to enjoy the thing we are stressing out about. Worry less, worship more. As Christian leaders we are doing things that we firmly believe are from God. If God calls us to it and equips us for it then God is also responsible for it. That does not mean we should be lazy, it simply means we should not freak out over something that isn't even ours.
3. Rest is Essential: It's impossible to not stress if we are running on empty. It doesn't matter how busy we are we HAVE to put in time to rest and recover before, during, and after whatever it is we are leading. When the leader are tired and stressed they lead tired and stressed.
4. God Always Goes Big: Big to God is just sometimes very different than big to us. We could be thinking that big means thousands in attendance, but God could mean big as in connections across the country and initiation of movements... or He could mean big as in small. In the end God does what He knows is best and if we are serving Him we can trust in that.
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