Repost: What leaders need
Loved these thoughts from
Griff and
Katie Edwards regarding what Stu Min Leaders need at different levels.
These were on Josh's blog last week:
Rookie Leaders -ATTENTION
This part of your team needs the most time. Pour into them, offer trainings, round table discussions, mentoring, encouragement and coaching. This should take up the bulk of your leader time, but that should be expected and will make sense because you are preparing them to mature as leaders into the next two categories.
Experienced Leaders -BELIEF
This group is trained and prepared, and has already seen their fair share of youth ministry successes and failures. What they need most is belief. Belief from the leadership that they can do this. That they are an integral part of changing lives, that you believe in them and what you are doing.
Veteran Leaders – CONTACT
This select group that make it through the attention (newbie) and belief (experienced) levels of experience need occasional contact more than anything else. They have been coached, trained and believed in for years, you just check in every once in a while to lend a hand or offer advice and they’ll be just fine.
(By the way, we have THIS resource, it's awesome! I've used MANY thoughts from it for our leaders.)
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