Health Matters :: More than Leaders may Think
After nearly 11 years of leading Next Level Church, I have become convinced of something.
Health Matters.
In fact, one of key leadership axioms we say often is: “We are never going to prioritize Growth over Health.” Because we know that Healthy things grow. Health sustains growth. Without Health, our teams and our organizations break down.
I am privileged to be speaking once again this year at the Velocity Conference in Atlanta, GA presented by Church Planters.com on February 18-19, 2013. The subject I’ll be talking about will be centered around How to Spot Unhealth on our Teams and in our Organizations. Whether we lead a church, church plant, start up or established business, health Matters.
Here’s why Health Matters:
1. Health is Attractive whether we Realize it or not.
People are attracted to healthy things, whether they realize it or not. And the opposite is also true. When there is unhealth on our teams, it will push out the best leaders, volunteers and givers. That’s why its paramount we leaders have a mechanism to spot unhealth.
Week in and week out, people approach us and say things like, “I don’t know what it is about this place and about your team, but it just feels different than anything I’ve ever felt before.” Of course, we know that’s the presence of the Lord, but it’s also the presence of Health in the organization as well. We work hard to create an environment of health on all the teams across our church.
2. Unhealth on our Teams has the Ability to Paralyze the Move of God in our Church.
The only way for our churches (and businesses) to live out their full redemptive potential is when they are healthy. In our coaching of other churches, non-profits and businesses we regularly come in contact with organizations with Huge Upside Potential, but because of the presence of unhealth among their teams can’t seem to breakthrough to the next level. Our organizations will only grow as tall as the foundation of health they are built upon.
3. The Healthier our Teams Become, the More Capacity our Teams have.
Health is like the base of a skyscraper. The wider and deeper the base, the taller the building above. When we know the right questions to ask and the right ways to develop health among our teams, we effectively broaden the base and create the platform for our organizations to sore. Pursuing health in our organizations isn’t sexy or glamorous, but the long-lasting results are well worth the effort.
4. Being able to spot Unhealth is the Make or Break for the long term Success of our Organization.
We can never get where we want to go, if we don’t first, know where we are. Having the simple tools to identify unhealth on our teams is priority #1 to taking them to the next level. I’m so excited to be able to share these 9 principles or tools in just a few months at Velocity 2013.
If you’re unable to attend, but are interested in learning more about the tools of spotting Unhealth in your business or organization, feel free to contact us at:
chelsie@mynextlevel.me
For more information on the conference go to:
May the Organizations we lead continue to pursue health in the future,
#AddingValue