2025-08-30
2 Korintiërs 3:5 NLV
‘n Leierskapskundige skryf: ‘Dit verg sterk leiers aan die bopunt van die leer om die leiers wat vir hulle werk, volle deelnemers aan die organisasie se leierskapproses te laat wees. As middelvlak leiers hulle bevraagteken, neem sterk leiers dit nie persoonlik op nie. Wanneer die leiers onder hulle idees deel, kan hulle nie bekostig om bedreig te voel nie. Wanneer mense op ‘n laer vlak as hulle risiko’s wil neem, moet hulle bereid wees om hulle die ruimte te gee om te slaag of te misluk. Leierskap daag verouderde idees, ou maniere om dinge te doen en die status quo uit.
Die geheim vir die ontwikkeling van nuwe leiers is om hulle die ruimte te gee om nuwe maniere te vind om dinge te doen – maniere wat beter as joune is. Beweeg meer na die agtergrond wanneer jou leiers tot hul eie reg begin kom. Probeer die rol van wyse raadgewer en hoofbemoediger aanneem. Verwelkom die begeerte van jou beste leiers om die organisasie te vernuwe en te verbeter. ‘n Oorwinning vir die organisasie is immers ‘n oorwinning vir jou.
Watter rol speel jy dus in jou organisasie? Is jy ‘die kenner,’ of is jy meer ‘n raadgewer en voorstander? Vra jouself af: ‘Verskaf ek ‘n omgewing waar mense vrae kan vra, idees kan deel en risiko’s kan neem?’ As jou doel is om God se koninkryk te bou, kan jy die antwoord op hierdie vraag in God se Woord vind: ‘Nie dat ons op eie houtjie iets kan bedink asof dit ons eie breinkind is nie. Ons bekwaamheid kom van God, wat ons bekwaam gemaak het…’ (verse 5-6 NLV).
Sielskos: Eseg 22-23; Matt 22:23-33; Ps 142; Spr 19:21-23
2 Corinthians 3:6 NIV
In the Bible, you discover that leaders were most often trained “on the job.” A leadership expert writes: “It takes secure leaders at the top to let the leaders working for them be full participants in the organization’s leadership process. If [mid-level] leaders… question them, they don’t take it personally. When they share ideas, the leaders cannot afford to feel threatened. When people lower than they are… want to take risks, they need to be willing to give them room to succeed or fail. Leadership by its very nature challenges out-of-date ideas… old ways of doing things… [and] the status quo…
The secret to developing new leaders is to] remain secure and let them find new ways of doing things – ways that are better than yours. Instead of trying to be Mr. Answerman or Ms. Fix-it, when your leaders start coming into their own, move more into the background. Try taking on the role of wise counsellor and chief encourager. Welcome the desire of your best leaders to innovate and improve the organization. After all… a win for the organization is a win for you.
So what role are you playing in your organization? Are you ‘the expert,’ or are you more of an advisor and advocate? Ask yourself, ‘Am I providing an environment where people can ask questions, share ideas, and take risks?'” If your goal is to build God’s kingdom and not your own, you know that the answer to that question can be found in these words of Paul: “Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent” (vv. 5-6 NIV).
Soul food: Eze 22-23; Matt 22:23-33; Ps 142; Pro 19:21-23
2025-08-29
Romeine 12:8 NLV
Daar is ‘n tweevoudige uitdaging om leiers te ontwikkel. 1) Opkomende leiers wil baie keer leiding neem voordat hulle werklik gereed is. 2) Potensiële leiers kan slegs volwasse leiers word wanneer hulle toegelaat word om hul inisiatief te ontwikkel en uit te oefen. Hoe gebeur dit? Deur goeie tydsberekening!
Paulus skryf: ‘Moet nooit oorhaastig ‘n ouderling aanstel nie…’ (1 Timoteus 5:22 NLV). Weer skryf hy: “‘n Ouderling moet nie ‘n onlangse bekeerling wees nie, want as hy so gou gekies word, kan hy dalk verwaand raak, en die duiwel sal dié verwaandheid gebruik om hom tot ‘n val te bring” (1 Timoteus 3:6 NLV).
Hier is dus die uitdaging: As jy die tydsberekening deurjaag, omseil jy die groeiproses, maar as jy leiers terughou wanneer hulle gereed is om te beweeg, inhibeer jy hul groei. Iets wat jou kan help om die tydsberekening reg te kry, is om te identifiseer of jou mentaliteit een van gebrek of oorvloed is. As jy dink dat jy ‘n onvoldoende hoeveelheid hulpbronne en ‘n beperkte aantal geleenthede het, kan jy huiwer om jou leiers risiko’s te laat neem – omdat jy dalk glo die organisasie nie foute kan bekostig nie. As jy egter dink dat geleenthede onbeperk en God se hulpbronne hernubaar en oneindig is, sal jy meer geneig wees om risiko’s te neem.
Dink terug: Hoe het jy ‘n leier geword? Deur ondervinding en deur foute maak – nie waar nie? Dis hoe ander mense ook tot leiers ontwikkel! Die Pulitzer-prys-bekroonde skrywer Garry Wills het gesê: ‘Leiers gee insae oor waarheen hulle op pad is. ‘n Leier wat dit stil hou, bevind hom gou sonder volgelinge.’ Dit verg ‘n sterk leier om ander aan die proses te laat deelneem en te laat ontwikkel.
Sielskos: Eseg 20-21; Matt 22:15-22; Ps 111; Spr 19:18-20
Romans 12:8 NLT
There is a two-fold challenge in developing leaders: (1) Emerging leaders many times want to take the lead before they’re actually ready. (2) Potential leaders can only become mature leaders when they’re permitted to develop and exercise their initiative. How does this happen? Through good timing! Paul writes, “Never be in a hurry about appointing a church leader” (1 Timothy 5:22 NLT). Again he writes, “An elder must not be a new believer, because he might become proud, and the devil would cause him to fall” (1 Timothy 3:6 NLT).
So, here is the challenge: If you rush the timing, you bypass the growth process, but if you delay leaders when they’re ready to move, you inhibit their growth. Something that can help you execute the timing concern is identifying whether your mentality is one of lack or abundance. If you think you only have an inadequate amount of resources and a restricted number of opportunities, then you may hesitate to let your leaders take risks – because you may believe the organization will be unable to recoup from mistakes. But if you think opportunities are unlimited and God’s resources are renewable and infinite, you will be more inclined to take risks and have faith in your ability to recover.
Think about this: How did you become a leader? Through experience and making mistakes – right? That’s how others become leaders too! Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills said about levels of leaders, “Leaders have a say in what they are being led to. A leader who neglects that soon finds himself without followers.” Bottom line: It takes a secure leader to let others participate in the process.
Soul food: Eze 20-21; Matt 22:15-22; Ps 111; Pro 19:18-20
2025-08-28
1 Corinthians 9:27 NLT
Physical exercise strengthens your immune system so that you can fight off heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, thyroid malfunction, impaired memory, and a host of maladies. The best kind of exercise is the one you like and is the most convenient. Here are the two biggest reasons we’re inconsistent in following an exercise program: First, we lose interest in it because we don’t get much satisfaction out of it. Second, it demands too much time or effort.
Whether you go for a fast-moving walk or attend a high-energy fitness class, almost any physical activity will relax and reenergize your body. Exercise at least thirty minutes a day, a minimum of five days a week. And the apostle Paul gives us the key to success in one word: discipline. “I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should” (v. 27 NLT).
Additionally, physical activity can help you to reduce stress, lose weight and keep it off, and feel better about yourself. If you can’t find time for an official workout, try gradually growing the activity into your lifestyle. Park farther away from the store so you have to take more steps to enter it. Walk up the stairs instead of riding the elevator.
As a redeemed child of God, here is an all-important reason for staying physically fit: “Your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you… therefore glorify God in your body” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NKJV). Prayer: “Father, help me to do some sort of physical activity regularly.”
Soul food: Eze 16:53-19:14; Matt 22:1-14; Ps 103:13-22; Pro 19:17
