Effective Leaders

[Jaylen]

I would be very pessimistic to think that I cannot develop my leadership skills. Everyone can, and everyone should be, everyone starts from a different place, and everyone excels through that journey at a different pace.
For me I think I can develop my leadership skills by being a learner through the experience of being a leader. I think different opportunities should always be learning opportunities and if you are very vigilant about soaking up and stretching yourself as much as you can you will come out with more character and skill that you could have had if you didn’t put that much effort in.

[Kimberly]

I think the idea of leadership capacity makes a lot of sense. A person’s effectiveness leading a group relies heavily on them being confident in their task, and some people do not have the confidence for leading large groups. As for myself, I am very confident leading a small group, but doubts can seep in when I am leading a large group. I do believe that with training and mentorship I could increase my leadership capacity though.

[Deleted User]

• The idea of leadership capacity is something I don’t think I learned enough about until recently. I am the kind of person who leads from behind the curtain, leading small groups and impacting small amounts of people. At the stage I am at right now, I would not be able to lead groups of 1000 people effectively. It can be hard to compare your leadership capacity with those around you, especially if they seem to get more recognition or praise for their leadership gifts. However, I have come to realize that there is a need for people with lower and higher leadership capacities. Within the body of Christ, there needs to be people who illustrate these different levels of leadership. I think it is important to know your leadership capacity and always try to grow that capacity by growing with Christ.
• I definitely think it is possible to increase my current capacity as a leader. I think some practical steps I can take to grow my leadership capacity would be to put myself in more situations out of my comfort zone and be more intentional about receiving Christian mentorship. It is easy for me sometimes to let other people be the leaders, but it is important for me also to grow my leadership capacity.

[Melany]

To increase personally I would need to be far more patient and gracious. I still fail daily in these areas but I know when I’ve missed it and can immediately repent and I believe that that is key to growing