Participants from 4 different ministries came together for a leadership training session with Dr. Matt Rawlins where we talked about ‘Leading in the midst of tension’. Dr. Rawlins challenged our perspective on tension. Most of us would think that tension is something we need to ‘get rid of’ or something we need to ‘fix’. But how does God see tension? Tension isn’t necessarily a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ thing. It just is. God views tension as an opportunity to get our hearts right. And when we allow God to deal with the issues of our hearts, it becomes an opportunity for love to be discovered and expressed.
As leaders, we were able to identify our own reaction when there’s tension, explored the 5 core incompetencies that appear when we try to control or avoid tension and were equipped with some keys to help us be fully present in the midst of tension.
Tension is a part of life. And as we are fully present, tension becomes an opportunity for growth for myself and the team/organization I am serving.
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