{"id":727808,"date":"2020-12-04T02:00:31","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/?p=727808"},"modified":"2020-12-03T20:27:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T01:27:54","slug":"how-do-you-lead-a-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/how-do-you-lead-a-team\/","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Lead a Team?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both large and small churches or organizations use team concepts. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the best teams are the ones that pull the best talent from across multiple disciplines.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For instance a cross-functional team that pulls from the best volunteers in worship ministry, student ministry, and kids ministry could bring new ideas to a first impressions team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every team will be comprised of members with the following types of influence:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Implied Leader &#8211; This is the person in the room that everyone will naturally look to when a decision is being made. Often this person holds the most influence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Positional Leader &#8211; Someone who holds a high ranking title. People primarily listen because of where they fall in the organizational chart.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proven Leader &#8211; A leader that has displayed successful leadership repeatedly over time. They can be seen as an expert.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relational Leader &#8211; A person who everyone loves and respects. This leader is well liked by the entire team.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first question you have to answer is which type of influencer are you? If you hold the title of \u201cPositional Leader\u201d you will need to work closely with the \u201dImplied\u00a0 Leader\u201d of the group. It will only help you get to your goal faster. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each influencer type will provide different strengths toward accomplishing your goal, so be sure to know your team well.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will lead naturally from one type of leadership, but at different stages of the team\u2019s growth you will need to display characteristics of all the influencer types.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For instance:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the implied leader, people will look to you when there are differing opinions.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the positional leader, assert authority when the team gets off course or when you have to update your leader about bad news.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the proven leader, refer to past success to solve a current problem.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the relational leader, be the one that unites the team.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other elements of team leadership include communication and a plan that will fuel the teams purpose. I have blogged about communication <a href=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/communication-can-always-be-better\/\">here<\/a> and fuel <a href=\"https:\/\/churchanswers.com\/blog\/what-is-fueling-your-strategy\/\">here<\/a>. But <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by and large when leading a team it will come down to how well you can work with influencers toward a common goal.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Both large and small churches or organizations use team concepts. Some of the best teams are the ones that pull the best talent from across multiple disciplines. 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