I spent part of yesterday doing some
teaching to church leaders about how to be better leaders. I started off with the premise that John C
Maxwell coined as the ‘law of the lid’.
It says that the limit of the kingdom you’re building is determined by how good
you are at leading.
This gives us two options. See, I really want God’s kingdom to grow and
be fruitful in Leeds especially among students. What can I do? Either I can get better at leading it; or
support things that I’m not building. I’m
committed to get better at leading – but I’ll never be good enough as a leader
to see God’s church grow enough for my liking – let alone for His!
Here’s my solution: I will encourage,
support and pray for things that I’m not building. I will not get the credit for their
successes. Sometimes their successes
will make me look less good. I will
advertise other people’s churches – not because they’re better but because we
need each other. I will support the CU AND
I will support the local church – because we need all the help we can get.
We've just released a map (below) pointing students
in Leeds to churches who are working together with the CUs for the gospel. There are 12 churches on my list. I wish there were hundreds. There are around 70,000 students in Leeds and
I can’t find more than 350 in Christian communities in this city – I’ve been
looking for three years now.
