In our shepherding, we all default to one or the other; calling people to more service or celebrating their past victories, but we need to respond to the posture of our followers’ hearts.
Let’s Fill This Town With Servants
Aaron Ivey talks about Jesus’s servanthood, and how being a servant is an inherent desire of ours. We were designed and created for servanthood. Our aim should be for the name of Jesus to be lifted high and glorified.
Delegation Produces Growth
Kyle Lent talks about delegation and its use to lessen the load on your own plate while using tasks to develop other members of your team. The early Church used this method in Acts 6 to accomplish tasks and multiply disciples.
Everyone Must Strive for Unity
Aaron Ivey talks about the necessity of unity in a band or team. It’s up to everyone in the band to strive for unity, not just the leader. We must over-communicate our thoughts and vision in order to create unity in the team.
What Hinders Collaboration?
Kyle Lent teaches about how pride is the biggest hindrance to collaboration. We must humble ourselves in submission to each other, and we see a perfect example of submission in the trinity.
Positivity is Required in a Healthy Band
Aaron Ivey talks about how crucial it is for a healthy band to maintain a positive environment. Negativity can ultimately lead to ineffectiveness, so we must strive for positivity and unity within our team.
Money Isn’t Always The Best Compensation
Aaron Ivey talks about different methods of compensating musicians that lead in worship on Sundays. There are ways to compensate musicians that are more valuable than anything money could ever buy.
How to Set a Vision for Your Band
How is vision actually set? Aaron Ivey shares five tips for creating a vision for your band or team.
Setting Culture Starts With Vision
Aaron Ivey teaches about the process of setting a culture in your church. Even if you don’t know how to set culture, you are nurturing or fostering something in your church. The culture-setting process must begin with a vision of where you are going.
Using Tasks to Develop People
Chris Collins teaches how we, as pastors and leaders, can use tasks to develop others into leaders. Rather than tasks becoming a nuisance and filling our schedule, they can actually be delegated to other people in order to grow them.
