{"id":78841,"date":"2023-09-27T10:14:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T16:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/?p=78841"},"modified":"2023-09-27T10:14:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T16:14:24","slug":"7-practices-for-inclusion-of-young-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mesonaz.org\/en\/7-practices-for-inclusion-of-young-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Practices for Inclusion of Young Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"

7 Practices for Inclusion of Young Leaders<\/strong><\/h2>\n

By Dan Reiland<\/a><\/h4>\n

Leadership has never been a spectator sport; we must get in the game from day one. When you\u2019ve invited a young leader onto your team, it\u2019s important that you\u2019re prepared to develop them, willing to give them the ball and let them go. How fast and far you let a young leader go depends on their skill level, experience, and growth rate as they are developed.<\/p>\n

However, my experience is that most young leaders are more capable and ready to go than their coaches perceive them to be.\u00a0Young leaders are our future; let\u2019s help them lead!<\/em><\/p>\n

How can you know when a young leader is ready?<\/p>\n

One way to discern a young leader\u2019s readiness is through the process of inclusion. In short . . . Include them in the game! If we allow fear that a young leader might make a mistake, not do it as well as we can, or just flat drop the ball to be reasons not to include them, they\u2019ll never learn to lead.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t tell you how many times I made a mistake as a young leader, but my coaches kept putting me back in the game. Leaving a young leader on the sidelines does not help them become the leader they were meant to be.<\/p>\n

My mentors did have standards. While there were no penalties for mistakes, there were consequences for making the same mistake twice because that indicated I wasn\u2019t learning. Those consequences, however, were not imposed by those who led me; they were delivered by everyday life. My mentors were trying to help me grow!<\/p>\n

7 practices for inclusion of young leaders<\/strong><\/p>\n

1) Inclusion starts with your beliefs, convictions, and security as a leader. \u00a0<\/strong>
\nI\u2019ve never worked with a church that couldn\u2019t use a few more good leaders. If your programming outpaces your ability to lead it well, you can back yourself into a difficult corner, yet there is often very little attention given to a pathway to raise up more and better leaders.<\/p>\n

We agree on the need.<\/p>\n

So, where does this break down? Sometimes it\u2019s no more complicated than there is no process to find and develop leaders. But it often starts with things like:<\/p>\n