I got my key team to do this exercise last night: Rate yourself from 1-10 (ten being sensational) in each of these areas. Then add up and give yourself a mark out of 100.
Note: 10 would mean that you cannot possibly improve at all; you are the best that you can be in an area (I would suggest that you probably won’t get any 10’s).
1. Enthusiasm – Your role as leader is a ‘dispenser of enthusiasm’. Are you an enthusiastic, passionate leader?
2. Encouragement – Does your team feel encouraged when you are present, or do they run like scared rabbits when you enter the room, little white eyes glowing in the dark corner they are sheltering in?
3. Innovation – “If you don’t like change, you’re going to like irrelevance even less” – General Eric Shinseki. This is not just doing something new… but finding a new way to do something.
4. Talking to Parents - How many parents do you engage in meaningful conversation during weekend services? Repeat this after me: “Parents are my friend”.
5. Talking to Kids – How is your child voice? How do you rate yourself on talking to kids? Have you ever had a discussion on the lifespan of tamagotchi, or what the heck Jesus was doing when he rubbed spit and mud in that blind mans eyes!
6. Ringing Your Team – Does your team know who you are? Or are they wandering around in volunteer Hades, eyes blinded to the wonders of being an informed, appreciated, loved, passionate leader.
7. Catching up with your Team – Have you ever seen one of your team outside of a weekend service? Has any of your team seen your kitchen?
8. Recruiting new leaders – Have you mastered the art of subtly directing conversation towards finding out if a person involved in church life through serving? Or do your conversations consist of “Hello, hows it going? — Good, see ya”.
9. Remembering Names - Do your conversations with children always start “Hey… um… CHAMPION! — Have you had a good week?” Or do you actually remember the most important word in spoken language — the child’s name!
10. Identifying Growth Areas – If you make your area of responsibility 1% better each weekend, then in two years you will be 104% better! That’s over twice as good! Or do you wander around like a blind man, in a dark room, looking for a black cat that that isn’t there!
Rate yourself out of 10 for each of these areas and then add them up for a score out of 100.
If you are feeling brave, post your score in the comment section below. If not then curl up in a little blanket, sucking your thumb and muttering under your breath… ‘There’s no place like home, there’ no place like home’
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