Being A Creative Leader

I think creativity is overlooked and underrated among Christian leaders today. Quite frankly, we’re afraid of what changes creativity may bring. We’re paranoid some crazy guy will hijack our conservative churches and turn them upside down. But what about a leader who is focused on the Scriptures and simply wants to glorify the Creator by imagining great things? I’m currently reading The Creative Leader by Ed Young. I wanted to record a major quote here for posterity, and to share it with my readers…

So why should we implement creativity in leadership? God invented it. Jesus modeled it. The Holy Spirit empowers it because people need it. If we church leaders are going to live out the challenging mission that God has laid out for the local church, we must unleash the creative potential available to us, develop it, and use it to communicate the most compelling message ever given to mankind. Creativity is not an option for the church; it is a biblical mandate that flows from the very character of the Creator.

I couldn’t agree more!