University Fellowship of Christians 2010

In my past ministry I have found it a challenge to lead teams of small group leaders. I want to encourage the leaders to take initiative, but I feel like I accidentally smother people. I have been asking around to get advice on this. There are various possibilities:

1. Give up on making small groups an important part of my ministry - build it around my strengths.
2. Work on my weaknesses and get better at it.
3. Find someone else who is really good at it to do the small group stuff for me.

And I think 3. is the way to go. More than that, I think 3. is the solution to my problems in the past. Defining the role and then getting out of the way is the best way to empower others to take initiative in minitry. I'm beginning to see that one of the best things that I can do in leadership is not go to leadership meetings!