1. LEADERSHIP THAT WORKS
“Too many Christians have confused the call of leadership with a desire to be a hero. Heroes are rare, but leaders are everywhere. What leaders do is not spectacular or heroic – it is work.”
Leith Anderson
These notes were written by Leith Anderson, Pastor of Wooddale Church, Eden Prairie, Mn and are developed in his book, Leadership That Works. The author of these slides is unknown. The source is also unknown.

2. Ownership Definition
“A commitment of the head, heart and hands to fix the problem and never again affix the blame.”

3. #1 – DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE
Leadership is not about beauty, brilliance, or eloquence. It is about figuring out what needs to be done at a specific place and time and doing whatever is necessary to get it done.

4. #2 – LIVE CHRISTIANLY
How you live in circumstances you wouldn’t want or choose may be your best leadership tool. Our credibility to lead comes in the worse of life’s problems.

5. #3 – CHOOSE MULTIPLE MENTORS
Mentors are those we get to know so well that we would predict what they would do in a situation that they have never encountered before. They help shape you into the person and leader God wants.

6. #4 – LEARN THE LEADERSHIP CONTEXT
Leadership never takes place in a vacuum. A leader should discover the history of the community and the church. Don’t assume that the latest book or conference will work in your setting.

7. #5 – BEWARE OF THE CUTTING EDGE
There is a problem with the cutting edge. When you play with sharp instruments, you could get cut. Let someone else figure out which mushrooms are poisonous. Effective leaders are those who watch the pioneers and learn from them. They don’t risk their church on the latest fad.

8. #6 – TRUST GOD FOR THE LONG TERM
Some church leaders minister for a moment while others minister for a lifetime. The most effective years of churches begin in the seventh, eighth, or ninth year of the senior pastor’s tenure.
Anderson had served in the same church for 27 years at the time he made this statement.