Empowerment

– Helping others to become great leaders –

When you do well in something or when you become excellent in some area, you start to get attention.   Others look at what you have done and they may even look up to you.  Or maybe you have shown responsibility and now you are a leader for others.  These are examples of ways that God can give you influence.  When you have influence you have been given responsibility but you also have authority (the right to make decisions).  Empowerment is sharing your responsibility and authority with others.  When you empower someone else, you allow them to be a leader on your team in some way.  It can start with doing one small part or by leading others but by allowing someone to play a bigger part, they grow and so does your team.

” Anything that is too important or complicated can be brought to you. But the smaller matters they can take care of themselves. That way it will be easier for you because you will share the burden with them.” – Exodus 18:22b (TLB)

To empower others, you can start with three things:

1. Give someone something to do that is bigger than what they did last time (new responsibility)
2. Allow them to make the choices
3. must encourage others.  Everyone needs to hear encouraging