This is a guest blog post from @ScottWilliams, a campus pastor for LifeChurch.tv. Check-out more of his thoughts on leadership & the Church at BigIstheNewSmall.com

 
There are tons of Leadership Books, Quotes and Tips on how to be an effective leader.  In my opinion The Best Advice A Leader Can Receive is to truly believe in their people.  If someone has been afforded the opportunity to be on your team, as a leader you have the responsibility to believe in them.  If you are not going to believe in them, who is?

Believing in your people is more than a lip service of saying "I Believe In You!"  Actions truly speak louder than words.  You have to believe in your people enough to let them fail, encourage them to lead up, allow them to truly lead in their areas of gifting and even trust them to make decisions on your behalf.

For as long as I can remember, one of my potential leadership criticisms is the fact that I may believe in my people too much.  Too much, well that’s a matter of opinion.  Until I receive some sort of confirmation that my belief in people is a hindrance, I will continue to believe in my people "Too Much!"  So far, so good!

People will believe in the leader if the leader believes in the people!

What do you think?