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Tuesday, March 6, 2012

The Leadership Principle of Empowerment: What do Potential Leaders Need?

The Lord said to Moses: “Gather to Me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people and officers over them; bring them to the tabernacle of meeting, that they may stand there with you. Then I will come down and talk with you there. I will take of the Spirit that is upon you and will put the same upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with you, that you may not bear it yourself alone.Numbers 11:16-17Our culture has blinded us to the call for leaders to equip people to serve and lead – to raise up the next wave of leaders. This has led to a leadership crisis in America that I fear is only going to get worse. Numbers chapter 11 demonstrates that equipping people to lead and serve is God’s idea, not man’s. Leaders are to identify, prepare, and release teams to work. God left no doubt about how Moses was to train the seventy leaders he had selected. In Numbers chapter 11 we see the answer to the question: What do potential leaders need? God says they need: 1. Authority – bring them, that they may stand there with you. 2. Anointing – I will take My Spirit and put the same on them. 3. Ownership of the vision – the Spirit that is upon you will be upon them. 4. Responsibility – They shall bear the burden of the people with you. 5. Specific roles – place them around the tabernacle. 6. To express their gifts – they prophesied. 7. A secure shepherd who will release them to succeed - Moses.Only secure leaders give power to others. Your people’s capacity to achieve is determined by your ability to empower. Theodore Roosevelt once said, “The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”Are you training and equipping the next wave of leadership? Or are you micro-managing them (meddling) once you give them an assignment? Are you giving credit where it is deserved or are you pushing others down to elevate yourself? If you receive value from these blogs, please consider donating to keep this blog site up and running. This ministry cannot continue without the generous donations of its readers. Just click on the "Donate" button in the upper right. For more info on help I can provide check out http://truthatlife.com/ or email me directly at curtis.songer@gmail.com

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