It seems that it's pretty rare to have the whole package in a single person. And this goes for any line of work.
But in the case of church leadership, you have the real need for executive organization and leadership. The need for loyalty. Communication skills. And then somewhat further down the list is gospel knowledge and scholarship. Spiritual sensitivity should be high on the list. And of course the visionary part--taking the church where it needs to go. Which can't just be about managing the financial portfolios or sprucing up downtown SLC. Or building a few more temples.
For example me, I would be bad at almost all of this. But the part I would be really bad at is administration and executive leadership. To make a stake work, you actually need a good administrative leader. I'd be more like Obama, a good speech or two once in a while, but complete disinterest in the actual running of things.
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