LUMC Team 412

#01 - LUMC Team 412, based upon Ephesians 4:12, seeks to "...prepare God's people for works of service...".  Team 412 is designed with YOU in mind - giving you some practical tips, suggestions, helpf…

#02 - The most basic definition of a servant leader is one who leads by serving others.  Servant leaders empower individuals, focus on their growth, and ensure their basic needs are met.  Servant lea…

#03 - An overview of five must-haves for every leader to give you a taste of what you must do and demonstrate consistently to be a better leader:  Trust, Teamwork, Listening, Perspective, and Humor.

#04 - Seven essential values for leaders who serve, helping to describe the core values that you live by and show to the world.  The values that great leaders live by show us who they really are and …

#05 - Listening has been described as the JUDO of communication skills - it's gentle, flexible, and REALLY powerful.  Good listening skills are essential to being a good leader.  listen!  It's the hi…

#06 - SMART GOALS are ones that are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely.  YOU, as leader, must keep yourself and your team on task to complete the goals you have set or have been …

#07 - You need to build a ministry team of good people who can work well together, and assemble those people into a cohesive, well-functioning team.  It's somewhat like Herding Cats.

#08 - One of the greatest tests of your leadership abilities will be how you, as a leader serving others, will help manage change.  Much of the fears about change can be avoided or at least alleviate…

#09 - Accountability is an absolute necessity to getting things done and done WELL.  Being Accountable means taking responsibility for one's actions, decisions and their consequences.  Accountability…

#10 - Meeting Mania - that's a peculiar disease that affects nearly everyone these days.  Some people look forward to the next meeting.   Others look for ways to avoid it.  Managing effective and pro…

#11 - When you find yourself in hot water now and then, will you be like the carrot, the egg, or the coffee bean?  Will you give in like the carrot, resist like the egg, or become an agent for change…

#12 - CODA, a musical term for the ending of a composition, and here we are at the end of our Cohort 2 journey together.  In this episode, we'll take a good look in the rear view mirror to see where …

#11 - PEOPLE WHO NEED PEOPLE.  Leaders are people who need to serve other people.   You need people.  Becoming a leader is a long journey, and there are always more things to learn - about working wi…

#10 - THREE BONES. Reba McEntire wrote, "To succeed in life you need three bones: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funnybone."  You certainly need those three bones in life, and you need them all the mo…

#09 - POSITIVITY - the positive energy you radiate to others.  It's a way of thinking and a way of being.  It's a way to choose the quality of your life, rather than feel you are at the mercy of fate…

#08 - CHALLENGES OF CHANGE.  One of the greatest tests of your leadership abilities will be how you, as a leader serving others, will help manage change.

#07 - HERDING CATS.  YOU, as a servant leader, must build a winning ministry team of good people who can work well together.  Assembling those people into a well-functioning team can seem as difficul…

#06 - SMART GOALS really help everyone know specifically what the goal is and when and how that goal will be accomplished.  SMART Goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely.

#05 - LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN.  Listening is such an essential part of being a good leader.  You can learn so much by listening, REALLY listening.

#04 - SEVEN Cs - seven essential values for leaders who serve, all words beginning with the letter "C" that help describe the core values that you live by and show to the world:  Credibility, Clarity…