Ownership of Results, Not Tasks

Do YOU own the vision of your ministry? This has been something I have giving a lot of thought too as it relates to our students. I envision the day where the students and volunteers in my ministry take ownership of this ministry much like their first car....they invest in it and take care of it while utilizing it as a means of taking them somewhere.

Team members own the outcomes of their organization, the actual results not just the description of their job or place in the organization. When members of the team see something that needs to be done in order to accomplish thier team goals, they do it, whether it is their job or not. A good team takes pride in the results of their unit as well as their personal contributions. They look for ways to support one another, to fill in the cracks, to do whatever is needed to achieve the results the team is seeking. A good team always keeps the larger picture in view and measures its success by results.

A challenge to everyone....leadership in times of change, which is something we have seen and will continue to see here at Barefoot, is going to require us to focus on results rather than tasks or strategies. It is so easy for us to lock into the way we do things, the tasks or strategies, as though the strategy is the mission. If not careful, we can lose sight....we must focus on a vision of results (students taking their first step towards Christ and their next steps with Christ) and be willing to change our strategies if necessary to fulfil the mission. Our vision must be written in stone but our plans written in the sand.