Shane Ash

As a new and learning leader I am experiencing many things as I fly by the seat of my pants (I don’t even know what that means…but it sounds about right). One of the ways I try to overcome the learning curve is by being willing to lead with questions. When I lead with questions I open the doors for investment in the vision. Questions initiate and invite a response. Here are some of the questions I am asking right now:

• What do I, as a pastor, consider success?
• How do we move the church from being an event, to a movement of people living out the ways of Jesus?
• Can assimilation of new people be a relational process rather than a programmed process?
• What are the differences in expectation between the ‘churched’ and the ‘unchurched’?
• How do we communicate? How can we do it better?
• How can we engage people more in worship? How do we become ‘one’ in praise?
• Can we be about the whole family rather than segmenting them into ministries?
• What are we doing wrong? What are we doing right? What do we need to do better?
• Are our systems for leadership, communication, involvement, etc. clear and communicated?
• Is our vision clear? Is our desire and energy hot?
• Do guests feel wanted? Do they know where and what to do? Is our ‘ask’ clear?
• Are we changing people or entertaining them?

What questions are you asking in your life, business, or church?