A
Ability gap, 134–135
Actions: letting habits decide, 124; supporting vision with effective, 146
Acts 6:3, 28
A.D. Players, 32, 35, 102, 122, 172
Adding value: defining, 15; by dreaming with your team, 147–148; lacking in, 72; as a matter of perspective, 16, 71; pointing the way to, 114; satisfaction in, 39; through open communication, 38
Advance preparation, 152, 159–160 Advance warning, providing, about
problems, 101
Affirmation, practicing, 95
Ahlquist, S., xiii, 16, 105, 141–142, 171 Allegiance, divided, problem of, 109 Apollos, 109
Apologizing, importance of, for crossing the line, 53, 54
Apprenticeship, 105
Arrogance, 139
Assumptions, 142, 143, 158
Attendance, declining, 8
Attention to detail, importance of, 80–81, 106, 107, 109–110, 145–146
Attitude: capabilities matching, 111; importance of, 7, 14, 31, 125; letting
circumstances determine, 124; organizational, assessing, 100–102; of passion, 23; of service, 23, 30, 41, 96,
97; of submission, 22–23, 36; supporting vision with positive, 146; to take ownership, 107; in teams, 86, 89, 91; of thankfulness, 23; for thriving in second chair, choosing the, 22–24, 60,
160; toward boundary lines, 59; toward
trust, 63, 140; watchdog, 109, 110 Authority, lines defining. See Boundary
lines
Authority paradox, 11, 22
Autocratic leaders, 55
Autonomy, increased, permitting, 62 Awareness: of complementary skills, 37,
42; of God’s plan, lack of, 133, 134; of
higher calling, 29–30, 31–32; of
warning signs, 155–156
B
Backwards, going, 158 Balance in life, gaining, 154
Barner, R., 17, 154, 160, 161, 162
Barnes, T. (pseudonym), 52 Bean counters, 109
Biased perspective, 72, 75, 76, 77
Big picture, seeing and understanding the.
See Organizationwide perspective Billings, T., xiii, 29, 30–31, 32, 61, 62, 89,
106, 107, 171, 173
Blaming, avoiding, 35
Blessings, giving and receiving, when leaving, 163, 168
Blind men and elephant parable, 75 Blind spots, 75
Boldness, importance of, 36 Bonem, B., 162
Bonem, M., 7, 18, 44–45, 49, 50, 55–56,
57, 75, 77, 78, 84–85, 90, 95, 112,
114, 131, 142, 146, 150, 154, 157,
158, 162, 164
Both-now-and-later principle, practicing the, 140–142
Boundary lines: accidentally crossing, 44–45, 47, 53–55; always walking,
102; changing, 57–59; clear, and space
to take initiative, 147; crossing, 53;
defining, 43; finding, 45–53;
horizontally crossing, 84–86; intentionally crossing, 55–57; job descriptions setting, 82; knowing, 168; living with, 59–60; moving and shifting, 51–53, 57; subtleties in, 50–51, 52
183
Bradshaw, C., 105, 171
Bridge Fellowship of Sugarland (Texas), The, 134
Built to Last (Collins and Porras), 4 Burning bridges, avoiding, 162–163 Burnout, increased, 8
Buy-in, congregational, increased, 39
C
Calling: and contentment, 131–132; to discipleship, 28–29; fulfillment of dreams through, reflecting on, 137, 138; higher, awareness of, 29–30,
31–32; to leave, 147, 153, 162, 168;
sense of purpose found in, 136 Calvary Community Church, 6, 27, 142,
156, 174
Careless conversations, avoiding, while leaving, 162–163
Caskey, G., 31, 100, 101, 126–127, 128,
132, 154, 171
Caskey, K., xiii, 15, 31, 86, 88, 89, 100,
101, 126–127, 128, 131, 132, 137,
154, 171
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