Grooming Leaders Discussion
According to Smith (1992), “The church has a higher potential for growth if the pastor is a leader more than he is an administrator. A leader, as the next pair of labels indicates, is a visionary; while an administrator is an implementer of someone else’s vision. A church growth pastor is a goal-setter; less growth potential is predicted for a pastor with the self-image of an “enabler”, who encourages the lay people to set the goals. To use an industrial model, the pastor who tends to be more a manager type than a foreman type will enhance the growth possibilities for the church” (p. 98).
The pastor as leader allows lay members to exercise their spiritual gifts while equipping them for ministry. In this strategy,
According to Smith (1992), “The church has a higher potential for growth if the pastor is a leader more than he is an administrator. A leader, as the next pair of labels indicates, is a visionary; while an administrator is an implementer of someone else’s vision. A church growth pastor is a goal-setter; less growth potential is predicted for a pastor with the self-image of an “enabler”, who encourages the lay people to set the goals. To use an industrial model, the pastor who tends to be more a manager type than a foreman type will enhance the growth possibilities for the church” (p. 98).
The pastor as leader allows lay members to exercise their spiritual gifts while equipping them for ministry. In this strategy,