Mistakes

a Biblical thought...
Those heretical teachers go to great lengths to flatter you, but their motives are rotten. They want to shut you out of the free world of God's grace so that you will always depend on them for approval and direction, making them feel important. (Gal 4:17)

a Book thought...
Boomers are looking for spiritual renewal in their lives, they are not always returning to the denominations they attended as children. (p95 McIntosh)

a Dave thought...
Here are the top 3 mistakes most leaders make which I have adapted from a Leadership magazine...

1. Managing instead of leading. "Managing has more to do with directing day-to-day tasks, whereas leading has more to do with casting a vision, goal setting, and motivation," When a leader spends more time managing than leading, morale suffers among the troops. Most people would prefer a goal to shoot for and some freedom to figure out how to reach that goal. "We all crave at least a partial sense of control,"

2. Mistaking individual loyalty for team building. We shouldn't neglect the individual relationships with those who work closely with us. We also can't miss the important steps necessary to putting those people together in team situations where they learn what it means to work together.

3. Failing to apply what motivates us. A leader may know what motivates him, but he forgets that the same things motivate those who work for him. We want our people to be competent so that everything always runs smoothly. But when we lock people into the routine of sameness, we wind up killing their motivation. When we stretch people into new areas of challenges, we know they are going to make mistakes. But when we keep them "safe," we take the motivational wind out of their sails.

Just a thought.