Leadership Capacity Pirating pt.2

Continued from Leadership Capacity Pirating pt.1

Increasing leadership capacity is a process that takes time and dedication.  There are many different opposing forces waiting to shipwreck your journey.  Identifying these Leadership Capacity Pirates can help navigate through.

Familiarity

Familiarity can hijack your perspective and rot away the foundation of significant relationships.  Familiarity often begins in seasons when we are insecure about our place or position.  Our expectations of God’s timing  will inevitably be met by the reality that God does not move based on our suggestions.  During this time of wrestling with God its easy to shift the blame for our disappointment and discouragement onto team partners and authority figures.  You can easily become convinced that these people are the very reasons why you are not advancing forward.  Humility and surrender are the order of the day.  The sooner you begin to acknowledge the God in the people around you, the sooner you will find that God is repositioning you to continue in His Grace.

Opportunism

There is a difference in carpe diem and jumping ship.  If you have signed on for something worth fighting for then there will come a time when the bullets start flying.  Its in that moment that you may be tempted to look for relief.  Often times young leaders believe the strain and heat of the situation are a sign that God is pointing them away from the fire.  In fact just the opposite it true.  The only way to know you are moving in the right direction sometimes is when you experience the resistance of the culture and of the carnal nature inside.  Jumping out of relational, vocational or ministry tension is simply opportunistic.  You will find yourself facing the same situation again in the next place or worse you could be aborting the very process for growth that will lead you further into the purposes God has for your life.

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