Leaders love to be around other visionary leaders. Encourage your senior leaders to hear from some of the most influential ministry leaders in the country by attending the Orange Conference, Orange Tour, or a Leader’s Forum. We provide these venues for two reasons. First, we want to cast vision and provide detailed information on things Orange. Second, conferences can advance a team like almost no other venue. We’ve all seen what happens to motivation, team dynamics and optimism when teams have a shared experience they can build on. In our Orange gatherings, top leaders talk about leadership at a level that other senior leaders value. Your team can gain clarity of vision, build networks with other senior leaders and gain insight into how a unified strategy would impact your entire organization.
If you are looking for resources you can use in-house, consider working through Think Orange as a leadership team. If you are looking for other Orange resources, the What If and Essence of Orange DVDs can cast vision for your team at home.
Ultimately, though, you as a leader are responsible for casting vision to your team. If you are not the senior pastor or do not lead your department, here are some tips on leading up:
- Appreciate your senior leadership team’s responsibility for the entire ministry. If you show you understand how the changes you are proposing will affect the wider organization, you’ll gain credibility in your senior team’s eyes.
- Always support your leader publicly, even if you disagree with him or her. Where you disagree, share those thoughts directly behind closed doors. Public loyalty buys you private leverage.
- Do your homework. When you present a proposal that is clear, strategic and reasonable, it makes it easier for you and the team to answer the dozens of questions that will inevitably arise.