Senior Leadership Track - Episode 2 Leading Teams, Not Tasks

Last week, we talked about the weight and wonder of leadership — about the fact that what we carry is both spiritual and significant. This week, we’re shifting the focus outward — to the people we lead. Because here’s the truth: If you’re in senior leadership, your job is not to run tasks — it’s to lead teams. It’s not just about doing things right. It’s about leading people well.

 Key Scriptures:

• Romans 12:8 – “If your gift is leadership, do it diligently.”
• Ephesians 4:12 – “To equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ.”
• Habakkuk 2:2 – “Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.”

Transcript

WEEK 2: LEADING TEAMS, NOT TASKS.

Welcome back, team — Week 2 of our Senior Leadership Track.

Last week, we talked about the weight and wonder of leadership — about the fact that what we carry is both spiritual and significant.

This week, we’re shifting the focus outward — to the people we lead.

Because here’s the truth:
 If you’re in senior leadership, your job is not to run tasks — it’s to lead teams.

It’s not just about doing things right.
 It’s about leading people well.

SECTION 1: FROM MANAGER TO MULTIPLIER.

There’s a big difference between managing output and leading people.
Management focuses on what gets done.
Leadership focuses on who’s becoming what while it gets done.

Tasks are temporary.
 But teams carry the future.

That means:

You lead people with different wiring, experience, and expectations.

You lead through tension, tiredness, and sometimes unclear terrain.

You lead not just with strategy — but with emotional and spiritual intelligence.

As you rise in leadership, your role shifts.
 It’s less about “What am I doing?”
 And more about, “How am I bringing others with me?”

“He who leads, let him do it diligently.” — Romans 12:8
“Equip the saints for the work of ministry.” — Ephesians 4:12

That’s your job now.
 Not just to deliver excellence — but to develop people.

SECTION 2: BUILDING TRUST AND EMPOWERING OTHERS.

The strength of your team doesn’t come from how well they execute your ideas.
 It comes from how deeply they trust your leadership.

Trust is the oxygen of teams.

If people trust you, they’ll follow you through uncertainty.
 If they don’t — even clarity won’t help.

So how do we build that trust?

We:

Listen more than we speak

Follow through on what we say

Take ownership when we miss it

Ask questions instead of making assumptions

Give feedback — and invite it back

Empowering others means we release responsibility before we feel ready.
It means we let others lead in ways that are different to us — and celebrate that.

Remember:

 Your ceiling becomes their floor.

Jesus sent the disciples out before they had it all together.
He trusted them with power, responsibility, and space to fail forward.

At Glow, we want leaders who make space, not just get results.
We want leaders who are secure enough to release, not just skilled enough to hold.

SECTION 3: LEADING ACROSS DEPARTMENTS AND VISION

As a senior leader, you’re not just leading in your lane.
You’re leading across the life of the church.

That means thinking bigger than your Sunday area, your calendar, or your team’s preferences.

It means:

Aligning with the whole vision, not just your slice of it

Communicating decisions that may affect others, not just your team

Anticipating how your team’s culture affects other areas of church life

“Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” — Ephesians 4:3

At this level, you’re part of a senior team, not just a senior task list.

What happens in worship impacts kids.
 What happens in the car park shapes the atmosphere in the auditorium.
 How you lead your team affects how others experience church.

And more than that — your attitude flows sideways.
 Gossip spreads sideways.
 Gratitude does too.
 When you lead from unity, you lead with influence.

SECTION 4: CREATING CLARITY AND MOMENTUM.

Two things your team desperately needs from you:
 Clarity and momentum.

If you don’t give them clarity, they’ll fill the gap with assumptions.
 If you don’t create momentum, they’ll default to maintenance.

Clarity doesn’t mean over-controlling.
 It means being intentional with communication.

Ask yourself:

Have I clearly articulated what success looks like?

Do my team know why this matters — not just what to do?

Am I following up in a way that builds people, not pressure?

Jesus gave His disciples both a mission and a map.
He didn’t just say, “Go change the world.”
He said, “Start in Jerusalem… then Judea… then Samaria… then the ends of the earth.”

That’s clarity with direction.

Momentum comes when you combine clarity with consistency.
 Not hype. Not adrenaline.
 Just repeated, visible leadership.

“Write the vision, make it plain on tablets, so that he who reads it may run with it.” — Habakkuk 2:2

CLOSING – REFLECTION.

So here’s the big idea today:

You’re not just running tasks.
 You’re raising people.
You’re building trust, multiplying leaders, and aligning with something bigger than just your area.

How are you creating clarity and momentum for your team?
And where do you need to shift from managing tasks… to leading people?

Write it down.
 Reflect honestly.
 Bring that into your 1:1 when the course wraps up.

Thanks for leaning into this.
 Let’s lead like it matters — because it does.

See you next session.