Delgate like Jesus - part 3

"There is no short cut to developing great people. It takes time and hard work to instruct and train people."

Bill Hybels: “A recruit’s hesitance is often directly related to lack of information. People need to know their exact responsibilities, where they have to show up, who’s going to be there, how much time it’s going to take. They cannot say yes to a bunch of unknowns”

After giving authority Jesus then gave the disciples some specific instructions regarding the scope and sphere of the delegated task. “Do not go among the Gentiles or enter any town of the Samaritans. Go rather to the lost sheep of Israel”. Having underlined their role to preach about the kingdom and heal the sick he then gave very specific instructions about the way they were to conduct themselves as they went from village to village. Undefined tasks with little instruction will not help to develop people.

There is no short cut to developing great people. 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. For example he sent the disciples to rent a room or to get a Donkey.

Learning how to encourage and give appropriate information and feedback without overly interfering is an art often learned the hard way. With a volunteer organisation there are many variables to take into account when delegating that affect how you manage specific volunteers.

To be continued

Delgate like Jesus - part 3

Bill Hybels: “A recruit’s hesitance is often directly related to lack of information. People need to know their exact responsibilities, where they have to show up, who’s going to be there, how much time it’s going to take. They cannot say yes to a bunch of unknowns”