Leadership Tips from Nelson

• As a pastor, you have a higher, more intense responsibility to work hard and do your work well more than anyone else in any other profession.
• The “if you want something done right, do it yourself” mindset is poison for pastors who want to be healthy and effective.
• People learn by doing. To equip the people you are leading, trust them enough to hand some responsibility to them.
• Learn to delegate. As a leader, it is a skill you can’t afford to be without.
• Control is a trap that will keep you and your church from growing.
• Average leaders take a passive approach to time; they let urgent matters and other people’s agendas eat away their hours.
• Common mistake: Focusing too much attention on growing your church while failing to prepare yourself to lead at a higher level.

Where there is no vision, the people perish. – Proverbs 29:18

God’s best to you,

Nelson
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About Nelson Searcy

Nelson Searcy is an experienced church growth strategist, pastor, church planter and coach, consulting with churches around the world. As founder of Church Leader Insights and the Renegade Pastors Network, he has personally trained more than 3,500 church leaders in over 45 denominations through live events, seminars and monthly coaching. Nelson is also the Founding and Lead Pastor of The Journey Church, with locations across New York City and in Boca Raton, FL. Nelson and his church routinely appear on lists such as “The 50 Most Influential Churches” and “The 25 Most Innovative Leaders.” He is the author of over 100 church growth resources and 18+ books, including The Renegade Pastor: Abandoning Average in Your Life, Ministry and The Difference Maker: Using Your Everyday Life for Eternal Impact, and At the Cross with the People Who Were There. He and his wife, Kelley, have one son, Alexander.