Delegate like Jesus - What have we learned?
Colin Baron
So this week I have been talking about the importance of delegating like Jesus.
In part one I discussed the need to delegate properly by giving authority as well as a task. “Jesus was a great delegator. The principles we find in the narrative as he sends out the twelve disciples give us a fantastic insight into the skill of effective delegation.”
In part two of the series I looked at what our motivations for delegation can and should be. “When we give people authority, we are affectively empowering them by giving them the right to get on with the task. This should involve them having access to the personnel they need with the appropriate equipment and support from others necessary to get the job done.”
Yesterday in part three, I suggested that there is no short cut when developing people and so delegation must be done effectively. “It takes time and hard work to instruct and train people. Jesus knew when to give some very lengthy and broad reaching instructions and at other times he gave very specific and detailed instructions.”
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Colin leads Christ Church Manchester (CCM), a new church on the east side of the city birthed out of a passion to see significant churches planted in each of the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.
Colin also travels internationally for the Newfrontiers team, encouraging and equipping church planters as well as coaching leaders and developing teams in established churches.