The following are a few paragraphs taken from Chapter 2.
Use the
Tools, Not the Staff
The Lord
Jesus Himself gave us valuable lessons, while He led His band of men and women
on earthly team, which has proven itself to be most applicable in my leading of
business and ministry staffs. These very effective truths in administrating
were spoken by Him, when He said to His small band, “Do unto others as you
would have them do unto you” and “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
(Matthew 22:39)
These were
two of my key attitudes I took early on in my management positions, as I
learned how to be a “manager of the people”, as one other executive team member
put it, during one of my years with Derek Prince Ministries (1987-1990 and
2001-2005).
Not
wanting to be one who “lords it over others”, demanding my own way and using
the “staff rather the tools”, I took the posture of treating the staff who
served with me as I desired my boss to treat me - honoring them as I wanted to
be recognized and honored, and uplifting them as I often needed, but rarely
received, in some cases. As I sought to encourage each one in my care, even as
a pastor does his flock, I found that the love grew between them and I. When
those bonds were established, staff readily would give beyond the call of duty
and pay, as they knew my heart was not just for the job to be done, but for them
in helping me get it done.
Not only
did we labor together for the cause of the Lord in the ministry, with me as the
recognized leader and their boss, but we became friends for the long haul. I
still treasure and continue to keep relationships with those who were in the
same office setting with me, or on the church volunteer teams, as fellow
servants. Taking a heart position of being their servant, and not one seeking
to be served, created and maintained unique, precious, and long term relationships.
Steve Martin
Author
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Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your head from the Lord Jesus, Yeshua HaMashiach.
Steve Martin
Founder
Love For His People
Charlotte, NC USA