Leadership: “We Can Do This”

I like people with a “can do” attitude: those who see a problem, obstacle or challenge and are willing to tackle it. Being around people with this kind of spirit energizes me! We need people like this now more than ever. Living in the present COVID 19 world has presented an entirely different set of challenges for our earth, compounding the normal issues. It has affected businesses, education, sports, the economy, and yes churches.

Ministries are scrambling to create new protocols and rhythms. Reactions range from hunkering down in our proverbial bunkers to blatant disregard for health and safety. For many, our initial approach of “riding it out” has been replaced with “how long will this last?” Some seem to have given up being optimistic while others embrace the moment with creativity and enthusiasm.

If there was ever a need for Can Do leadership, surely it is now. Ministry leaders who choose to view COVID as a challenge rather than a setback will find plenty of people willing to follow them. A few ministries seem to have lost focus and decided to cast blame or simply just coast. However,

effective ministry leaders are approaching COVID with a “what can I learn about ministry now that I missed in the old-norm attitude.”

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 Leaders are people who see obstacles or challenges and look for solutions not escape routes. They are the ones who accept help but will still go to war even if they have to go solo. Can Do leaders keep the big picture even when circumstances try to paint the world in a small frame.

The best leaders are those who have risen to the challenge. They are leaders not because someone positioned them there but because they have faced hardship, navigated rough waters and survived crises. Leadership requires a certain amount of grit in your gut that can still force out the words “we can do this” even when their lives or ministries have taken a body blow.

Leadership is not for the faint hearted. It is for people of vision who don’t quit even when the odds are against them. COVID-19 may have removed some of their normal ministry platforms but it cannot silence their voices or influence. The leaders we need today are the ones willing to move forward – even when doing so means starting on an uphill slant from a dead stop and believing they can make it to the top.