Category Archives: Delegation

Delegating has many benefits but to reap the greatest potential, it needs to be done well. As church leaders we must avoid the pitfalls of delegation which tend to be either . . . Continue reading Avoiding Pitfalls of Delegation→

Jesus identified the greatest commandments as:

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”

“Love your neighbor as yourself.”

He went on to say, “All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” (Matt. 22:37-40)

Certainly this would suggest that . . . Continue reading What Does Delegation Have to do with Love?→

To delegate because we love God and people, as described in the previous post, requires leaders to not only act intentionally but also constantly examine motivations and means in delegating.

What Does Purposeful Delegation Look Like? . . . Continue reading Delegation Done Purposefully→

We’ve previously noted that delegation shows love for God by valuing what He views important. He values relationships, community, doing life together. It’s how He designed the Church to function — Body Life. Hence, we have a theological basis for delegating which leads to practical outcomes. . . . Continue reading Basis for Delegating→

We could look at Jesus’ earthly ministry and draw a number of conclusions about delegating. Here, however, we want to primarily learn about delegation from Jesus’ Great Commission right before He ascended to heaven. . . . Continue reading Lessons about Delegation from Jesus→

From eternity past, God’s long-range goal has been that people be conformed to the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29). Let’s think of delegation in light of this goal. When we delegate are we doing so in conformity to the image of Christ? And, does the way we delegate help others become more “conformed to the image of his Son”? . . . Continue reading Christ-like Goal in Delegating→

Think about the biblical account in John 4 of Jesus and the woman at the well. Verse eight says, “His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.” While the passage doesn’t say He delegated the task to them, that’s very likely what happened when we look at other passages where food was needed. . . . Continue reading What If Jesus Hadn’t Delegated?→

When leaders delegate, they’re assigning part of their own work to someone else so the leaders can focus on that which is most important for them to do. While they’re able to pass on the responsibility with the needed authority to best accomplish the task, they can’t empower that person in the truest sense. Power for impacting ministry comes from God. — “So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.” (1 Cor. 3:7) . . . Continue reading Only God Truly Empowers→

We know that the Gospel is the “power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes” (Rom. 1:16). We have been entrusted with that power to go out as His ambassadors (2 Cor. 5:20) to tell others of that Good News. In a sense, we might say that the Lord has delegated this responsibility to us (Matt. 28:18-20). Hence, we can learn some lessons about delegation. Influenced by the Gospel, delegating becomes about more than simply getting somebody to accomplish a task for us. . . . Continue reading Delegation Influenced by the Gospel→

We know that “it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast” (Eph. 2:8-9). But, how often do we think of the power and influence of grace in ministry or in all we do as leaders. Even delegation should be influenced by grace. . . . Continue reading Delegation Influenced by Grace→