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Author:	jimwideman	Created:	6/12/2009 10:52 AM
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12 things anyone can do to set themselves apart and lead others better!-part 4

By jimwideman on 1/5/2011 2:46 AM

#4- Communicate well
Return calls quickly or have someone do it for you. Check emails regularly (Set a time to check and return emails) Never do business in the hall (Follow up all conversations with an email or
memo) Take advantage of websites, brochures and e-newsletters (Constant Contact has been a wonderful tool because you can tell who opened it.) Carry business cards and use them. There is a reason cards are still around.

12 things anyone can do to set themselves apart and lead others better!-part 3

By jimwideman on 1/3/2011 2:29 AM

#3-Take steps to learn how to get more done
If you have not read my book "Beat The Clock" you should. In fact you should buy one for every person on your leadership team. Contact us at JWM for wholesale info. Here's 5 of the secrets I practice daily...

12 things anyone can do to set themselves apart and lead others better!-part 2

By jimwideman on 1/1/2011 11:43 AM

#2- Set the example of what you want others to do. If you have ever heard me speak or read my stuff youve heard me say that everyone who works for me is told I've got some good news and bad news for you. The good news is I'll never ask you to do something I wouldn't do and the bad news is I'm willing to do anything that needed! My Mom has told me my whole life "What’s good for the goose is good for the gander!" Which is Alabama for "set the example of what you want others to do!"

12 things anyone can do to set themselves apart and lead others better!

By jimwideman on 12/29/2010 3:04 AM

#1-Be someone worth following
You've heard me say this before but positional leadership is the lowest form of leadership. So many times we try to lead by our function rather than our practice and example.
Jesus practiced what He preached He said "Be holy for I am holy. We also see that He knew the Word and did it. Those are still smart things to practice.

Join Us for Intend

By jimwideman on 10/13/2010 9:11 AM

My church is hosting a conference on November 16 & 17 right here in Murfreesboro, TN we have named the INTEND CONFERENCE. I think you should attend!
Yeah that's just what my church needs another conference. I understand but we don't think INTEND is just another conference. It's actually our story about how for the twenty consecutive years World Outreach Church has experienced ministry growth.

Super Size Me -Part 6

By jimwideman on 7/25/2010 11:38 PM

#7. Identify the things that you are doing that others can do and commit to do the tasks and functions that only you can do. (v. 22-23) Remember all believers can do ministry. They won’t be able to do it as good as you can at first but you weren’t that fabulous yourself when you started. You grew and got better and you need to return the favor. Doing the things that someone else can do for you keeps you from being totally effective.

#8. The proof that you heard is that you do what needs to be done (v. 24) James 1:22-25 tells us “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it --he will be blessed in what he does. Obedience is always best! Thus saith the Lord always works, it’s so much better than thus saith the seminar speaker or the children’s minister blogger.

Super Size Me -Part 5

By jimwideman on 7/24/2010 11:35 PM

#5. Teach and model procedures and policies (v.20b) There are two questions that every volunteers need to know. What do you want me to do and how do you want me to do it? (Policy and Procedure Manuals are important!)

Here are the steps to follow to make sure you are staffing for excellence. Identify all positions. If people were no problem where could you use a worker. Make job descriptions. Everyone does better when they know what to do. Write all policies based on your desired action. I give everyone each other’s job descriptions and duties so everyone knows what everyone else should be doing.

Be sure and operate by policies, don’t make exceptions on a regular basis, if the policy needs changing, then change the policy.

Super Size Me -Part 4

By jimwideman on 7/23/2010 11:30 PM

What a story he came, he listened, he watched, he coached, he taught, then he left. Here are 10 Steps that I got from these verses to enlarge the abilities of your volunteers.

#1. Learn to be a listener. (v.8-10) Listening to others is one of the smartest thing a leader can do. Who do you listen to? Staff, coordinators, teachers, helpers and parents. In other words listen to anyone who will talk children’s ministry with you. Listen to experts and the voice of experience. Listen to learn. Experience is the best teacher but it doesn’t have to be your experience that you learn from.

Super Size Me -Part 2

By jimwideman on 7/21/2010 11:25 PM

The answer is to get to the heart of the matter and dive into what I call the excellence model. Let’s set up the story. Moses was doing what a lot of people in the ministry do he was doing the job alone. He was seeing a measure of success but it was not the best for his ministry or his family. You see what got Mr. Excellence (that’s what Jethro’s name means…) to pay Moses a visit is because Moses’ wife took the kids, left Moses and went home to daddy. In Exodus 18:6-10 we pick up the story…” Jethro had sent word to him, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons." So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and then went into the tent. Moses told his father-in-law about everything the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel's sake and about all the hardships they had met along the way and how the LORD had saved them. Jethro was delighted to hear about all the good things the LORD had done for Israel in rescuing them from the hand of the Egyptians. He said, "Praise be to the LORD, who rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who rescued the people from the hand of the Egyptians.

Super Size Me

By jimwideman on 7/20/2010 11:59 PM

I am not the same leader today as I was when I started. I hope I’m not the same leader I was last month. I want to be a constant learner. I hear people say all the time Jim I wish I knew the things you’re teaching years ago. The truth is I do too. I learn something everyday if I want to and guess what I want to! I wish at times I could go back to the first three churches that I worked at and show them that I’m not as dumb as I used to be. My dreams are bigger, my thinking is better and my abilities have been enlarged. How has all this come about? Believe me it wasn’t by accident and it just didn’t happen on it’s own. It came about through intentional actions and steps.