Implement the 1st Man's Ideas

The following is from a guest blogger, Trent Cornwell. Trent is the youth director at our church and is also my brother-in-law. God has truly equipped Trent to be a great help to the Jefe.

“Inside every successful organization there is a musical score for
innovation. And every score has three key musicians: the composer (the
idea person), the conductor (the creative people and others who believe in
the idea and put their reputation on the line for it) and the orchestra
(the people who actually implement the idea and make it better).”
- Leonard Sweet, Summoned to Lead

Ideas are either “a dime a dozen” or worth millions. It all depends on the
steps taken after an idea is given. I believe the more people identify
their position on a team the smoother the transition will be from idea to
impact.

At our church, as all should be, our Pastor is the visionary leader. God
has given him the vision and direction the church should go in. So, it is
only natural that the majority of ideas that affect our ministry come from
his office. Many times he comes up with the idea and other times he
creates an environment and leads conversations that yield the ideas
needed.

I believe many great ideas are lost and diluted from the time the
“composer” gives the idea to the time the “orchestra” implements the
plans. It is the job as 2nd men to make sure the idea of
the pastor is protected and improved upon, but never taken in a different
direction then he meant for it to go in.

As 2nd men who conduct and lead in the church one of the best
investments we can make in the church is to better know the pastor. We
need to know his vision, dreams, and everything we can about him so that
we can best implement the ideas God will give him.