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A Leadership Challenge!

Four Essentials for Effective Stewardship of a Ministry
Curt Swindoll | posted 11/02/2007
This article provided by the Engstrom Institute

INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM

To: The Leadership Team
From: Your New CEO
Subject: Balanced Leadership!

Some time ago I heard about an executive of a large corporation who went on vacation for a couple of weeks, only to find 2,000 emails waiting for him upon his return. His solution? Hit the delete button and assume if anything is important it will surface through other means!

I know a little how he feels. This is my first day on board and I'm facing emails and paperwork from people I haven't even met yet! This situation illustrates a problem we all face every day: balancing our focus between strategic opportunities and tactical, daily demands.

I'm going to resist the natural tendency to "produce," showing you how quickly I can turn around an approval, write an article for our newsletter, or contact a donor. We'll get to that. But first, I want to focus your attention on a few essentials.

These four essentials will help balance your attention across different areas of our ministry. All are equally important ...

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