{"id":547,"date":"2009-01-01T16:44:12","date_gmt":"2009-01-01T21:44:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=547"},"modified":"2009-01-01T16:44:12","modified_gmt":"2009-01-01T21:44:12","slug":"book-review-leading-from-the-second-chair-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/?p=547","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Leading From the Second Chair (Pt 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have really enjoyed reading “Leading From the Second Chair”<\/a> by Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson.\u00a0 Tons of great stuff regardless of whether you are a first or second chair leader.\u00a0 I am currently a second chair leader and trying to spend some time this year deciding if that role is permanent or if God has different plans for me…can’t wait to see how that unfolds!<\/p>\n

Here are some notes from the first couple of chapters.\u00a0 Hopefully they will be helpful to you, they’ve given me\u00a0 a bunch to think about the last several days.<\/p>\n

Preface<\/strong>
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When a group of leaders is willing to be used by God and is unified in following His vision, exciting things happen.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Being in the second chair is the ultimate leadership paradox.\u00a0 It is the paradox of being a leader and a subordinate, having a deep role and a wide one, and being content with the present while continuing to dream about the future.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Those who thrive in this role, whether for a season or for the long run, learn to live with the tension that this creates.
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\nChapter 1: Living in the Paradoxes<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 God desires to use this experience in the second chair as a transforming season in your life.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This role challenges your ego, buffers your speech, and keeps you anchored in your calling.\u00a0 It is a place of growth and development, a place of real contribution, and a place that tests your commitment.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A second chair leader is a person in a subordinate role whose influence with others adds value throughout the organization.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Regardless of where you are on the leadership development journey, there is room to grow and learn.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ultimately, in Christ\u2019s Kingdom, we are all in the second chair, submitting to Christ as the head.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Three tensions that are three apparent paradoxes of second chair leadership: subordinate-leader, deep-wide, and contentment-dreaming.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The second chair requires a special leadership lens that brings clarity to the challenges of the three paradoxes.\u00a0 The lens must be trifocal, allowing you to focus on how you manage your relationships (subordinate-leader paradox), your work habits (deep-wide paradox), and your emotions (contentment-dreaming paradox).\u00a0 As you see and understand more clearly the tensions experienced in the paradoxes, you will be better equipped to navigate your way through them.\u00a0 Being better equipped, you will become a better leader, making a more significant contribution to God\u2019s Kingdom.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Too many leaders focus all their energy on moving to the next chair as quickly as possible, and they miss the opportunity to develop their gifts in the current chair.<\/p>\n

Chapter 2: Am I A Second Chair Leader?<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The key to leading in a subordinate role is identifying and understanding opportunities to cultivate influence each and every day.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How much credibility do you have with the people who are affected by your ministry?\u00a0 Do they see you as someone they trust at a deep level?
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Without credibility and trust in their eyes, you will not have influence.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Building credibility and influence requires putting the prestige of your position aside and picking up the towel of service.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leadership is relational.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Second chairs who are committed to cultivating influence and adding value have the opportunity to make the entire organization better.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A person\u2019s position may be a platform from which to lead, but a title is not what makes someone an effective second chair leader.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Those with a leader\u2019s temperament have a strong desire for the ministry to reach its fullest potential, and they always work toward that goal.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Genesis 39:2-4 tell us: \u201cThe Lord was with Joseph and he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.\u00a0 When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did, Joseph found favor in his eyes, and became his attendant.\u201d
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joseph\u2019s choice to honor his God and do his tasks with diligence and excellence led him to a place of great influence.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An essential attitude in the second chair is submission.\u00a0 This is recognition of the authority God has placed over your life; it calls you to submit willingly to that authority.
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An attitude of submission is not a loss of authority.\u00a0 It is recognition of the source of authority.\u00a0 If you are to model Christ to the world and to those in your ministry setting, you must be willing to be under the authority that God has established.\u00a0 It is paramount that you possess this attitude of a submissive heart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have really enjoyed reading “Leading From the Second Chair” by Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson.\u00a0 Tons of great stuff regardless of whether you are a first or second chair leader.\u00a0 I am currently a second chair leader and trying to spend some time this year deciding if that role is permanent or if God […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meganstrange.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}