Never too late to change our leadership style

I was about to go point by point, and then share how the Church views it, etc. I had these discussions many, many times with the leadership of the church I was on staff at in Los Angeles. That was a difficult situation, because we were PCUSA, so Gen Y didn't get the mainlines, and the mainlines didn't get Gen Y.

One only need to look around at what is going on to see the paradigm shift taking place in management/leadership styles….and Gen Y is leading the way. I think that if we don't adjust some, many institutions, churches included, will find themselves a dying breed. There are a lots of great things that this Generation can teach us all, and hopefully we can all learn together from each other, and adjust when necessary.

I could talk about this topic all day….Obama winning the presidency is just one example of how someone was able to capture the hearts and minds of Gen Y, and empower their leadership skills. It's happening all around…not a surprise that some of the fastest growing churches around are pastored by those with these same set of leadership skills.

let's grab coffee again soon….

rhett

It's been a change for me during the last year and a half to adapt to that ethos, even though I've embraced (without knowing it) much of that list in my personal work style. When you come from a place where you are way ahead of the curve to a place where you're way behind the curve, it's a bit unsettling . . . while at the same time liberating.

Anyway, this will get make the rounds here. I'm very interested to what my cohorts at IBC think . . .

It gets my wheels really turning as well….lots of great articles on this stuff out there. I will check out yours.

Rhett