Ouch!
They are few and far between but there is a good thread going on at Pastors.com. The thread is talking about insecure leaders. I think this is something many of us struggle with. God has blessed me with a very good staff. I am thankful for them and I am excited when they receive praise from others but, that is something I have had to grow into. I have a great admin. pastor who does a GREAT job teaching. Our people love him and the first time he taught I hate to admit it but, I struggled with that. I know that is bad but, I am being honest. He has since taught many times and I am thankful that our people have someone else who can teach and I can get a break. As pastors and planters, we cannot be insecure. We don’t always have to be the one who gets the praise. Matter of fact, I love it more when the people at RSC praise my staff. They make me look good by all they do.
In the thread on p.com, Dan Southerland posted his thoughts on if you are an insecure leader. Here is his list to check yourself out with:
Insecure leaders:
1. Take all the credit.
2. Take none of the blame.
3. Surround themselves with “yes” men.
4. Surround themselves with less gifted staff.
5. Have to be in charge.
6. Have to keep their hand in everything.
7. Have to know everything that is going on.
8. Rarely take risks.
9. Rarely have intimate friends.
10. Need to leave ministry and go sell life insurance.
I don’t know about you but there was a time when that would have hurt me to read.