Leading an Organization

We've looked at how the leadership journey begins with leading self , how we lead others based on trust, and how we can lead teams around a shared mission. We now turn to organizational leadership which has the potential to flow from these three.

One of the fascinating things about Jesus is how he set others up for success. "Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father" (John 14:12). By equipping and empowering his disciples, Jesus set them up for multiplicative and organizational effectiveness. He never wrote a book, never held an official position, and never led an organization. Yet today the largest entity in the world is a group of believers who call themselves the body of Christ. Jesus instilled in his disciples the DNA for organizational expansion and sustainability.

Organizational leadership is all about achieving effectiveness and unity of purpose. In Matthew 28:18-20, Jesus commissioned his disciples to build an organization with representation from every ethnic group. Revelation 5:9 and 7:9 depict the prophetic fulfillment of that vision. It will happen! In John 17, Jesus prayed four times that all who would join his worldwide organization would be united as one. Organizational leadership produces synergy for tremendous success both unimaginable and unattainable apart from the collective and focused efforts of many around a grand vision.

Question: How can we rally around the John 17 prayers of Jesus, finding "in essentials, unity; in doubtful matters, liberty; in all things, charity" (attributed to various sources)?

[My next post will look at the reverberating effect of influence; how something seemingly small can have a significant impact.]