As part of the IgniteUs process that Hillcrest Baptist (the church I pastor) is going through, a recommended book is Leading Turnaround Teams by Gene Wood and Daniel Harkavy. The book is a follow-up to Leading Turnaround Churches. In the introduction of the book, the point is made that the local church must have a clear direction/purpose and thus only one leader. That is not often the case in the church. Most churches are going in multiple directions with no clear direction and no single leader, but groups of leaders and opinion makers.
On that line of thinking I thought the following excerpt from the book would be helpful:
“You know, if you were to go out in your back yard, and your dog had two head, you’d shoot that thing. That’s no dog–it’s a monster.”
As best I can see, everything God created has only one head. Why should the church be any different?
Leaders must do what only the leader can effectively do.
Just a thought.