Catalyst One Day Chicago: Craig Groeschel Creating Personal Spiritual Momentum
Craig Groeschel began his second talk at Catalyst One Day Chicago with two questions. I posted those questions HERE. Those questions offered a springboard for challenging leaders to create personal spiritual momentum.
Craig’s primary challenge was for all of us to commit that:
I will do TODAY what I can do, to enable me to do TOMORROW what I can’t do TODAY.
Then he shared four things to do today:
Do something everyday to defeat your dark side. Every person has something that keeps him or her from being all that God wants him or her to be. It could be pride, or laziness, or insecurity, or a desire for approval, but identifying that trait is vital to defeating your “dark side”.
Most leaders (in ministry especially) will never really be done with their work. One of the biggest problems with ministers today is that we never really feel finished. Creating artificial deadlines to make decisions forces leaders to complete something, make decisions, and take risks and allows freedom to plan, dream and be with family.
Delegate what someone else can do. In the ministry world, we have a hard time saying no to requests for more of our time. If another person can do a task 70% as well as you can do it, let him or her have the authority over the task.
Don’t delegate responsibilities; delegate authority. Delegating responsibility develops followers. Delegating authority develops leaders.
Do something only you can do. You’re the only one that can truly rest for your soul. “Come to me all you who are weary and heavy burdened…” (Matt 11:28) You are the only one who can truly let your soul be fed by God. Take time to maintain your spiritual momentum.
Wow! I needed this…do you?
Related posts:
- Craig Groeschel – Generational Tension #Cat10
- Catalyst One Day Chicago: Andy Stanley on Momentum in our Practices
- Catalyst One Day Chicago: Two Powerful Questions by Craig Groeschel
- Catalyst One Day Chicago Session Two: Craig Groeschel on Mindset Changes
- Catalyst One Day Chicago Session One: Andy Stanley on Momentum
