furious, and I go sit down with Jesus and I say, meeting today? How do you experience me try them, read them. Usually someone in your
“Banning said this, this, and this, what do you as a leader? Do you feel like I am helping you circle will have something (laughs).
think?” And I can feel the conviction of the Holy grow?” Going to your leaders and saying, “Do Spirit, “Kim, he’s right. These are things that you see anything in me, any bad attitudes that Another really great practical is just being in a
you need to change and grow in.” And I realize need adjustment or need to change? How did team, in a community. Maybe you didn’t make
this is right, and I go back to Banning and I say, I do leading worship today? How did I do with the worship team, you tried out and you didn’t
“I realize you are right and I want to grow in this my team? Do you see me growing or does it make the team, but you know that this is a
and change. What can I do to be better?” look like I’m staying the same?” These are all dream in your heart and what you want to do.
really great starter questions to get feedback. Is there another area within the church where
There have probably only been a handful of
there are musicians gathered together? At
times that I came back and I said, “You know Another practical step is books. I love books, I our old church we had the worship team on
what Banning, I did not feel like the Lord said love, love, love books that are all about change Sunday morning that people auditioned for, but
that this is right, and I actually don’t feel like it is and helping your heart, addressing things inside we also had worship teams in home groups,
correct, and here is why.” And then that turned of you. I read a lot of Christian books like the and we had worship teams for the Saturday
into feedback for him (laughs). And he went, one I was telling you about, “The Artists Way” prayer rooms. And we had worship teams for
“Wow, you are right, I totally didn’t see it that that is written by a Christian but for a secular the school, and we had worship teams for the
way and I am sorry that I said that, and this is crowd. If I’m walking past a bookstore and I youth group, worship teams for the children’s
how I need to grow and how I need to change.” see any kind of book that has a title that speaks ministry. There are so many other places where
Feedback, it’s amazing. It goes all ways and it to me, whatever that book is saying I need it. you can be a part of a team and get involved
helps all of us grow. Everything from “Being Wise with Finances” and be around people.
to “Being a Better Mom” just any books that
So, if you don’t have regular feedback in your speak to me that call out growth and change. And if there isn’t, if you’re in a smaller church
life that is a really amazing practical step, to Ask people if they’ve read any books lately that that maybe doesn’t have so many different
seek out feedback. “How did I do leading that really challenged them to grow, and get those, branches and teams of ministry, you can start
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