Building Accountability and Grit Into Your Team

Followers are inspired by their leaders, so be first one there, last one to leave, invite people, worship on the front row like you got saved last night, dress well, and stay energetic in your language. Example is the ultimate way to train your people.

Have your campus or department leaders show you their weekly schedule. If a campus isn't growing and the leader met with nobody that week, not one dream team captain, the schedule says everything. Own your part of it out loud if you haven't taught this before, then teach it.

Telling someone to meet with people isn't good enough, because you've left it to them to interpret. Define it instead. Four lunches out of five days, not with staff and not with friends, strategic lunches in the part of your campus that most needs growth. A specific number of leadership development appointments. Lead a small group.

Every leader should be discipling the layer under them as if they were their pastor and small group leader, asking the questions a pastor would ask: how is your marriage, how are your finances, are you spending time with God every day.

Build in reciprocal accountability too. Ask someone to ask you the hard questions on a regular basis, the same way you're asking your team.