Feb 2020 – Removing Barriers Releasing Potential

God’s Coffee

How often do we as individuals strive to get the best? There’s nothing wrong with wanting to have the best, my question is, in doing so, do we strive, get anxious, get stressed and look to the container rather than what’s inside.

The bible tells us in;

1 Peter 5:7 (AMP) Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.’ In short who do we rely on ourselves or God, hey I’m sure you will all say God!

Empowerment 5 ~ Empowered Individuals

This is the final piece in the jigsaw where we will briefly look at “Empowered Individuals”.

The Empowerment (Trust) Matrix

Low trust Entrenched in Bunkers Caged Eagles

High trust Flying Blind Empowered Individuals

Low Enablement High Enablement

The goal of all organisations/churches and its leaders should be to get as many people as possible into the empowered performer category ~ the lower right quadrant.

The message is obvious for those who want to build an empowered organisation/church: reduce the number of people who are entrenched in bunkers, flying blind or caged eagles. Increase the numbers who are fully trusted (EMPOWERED).

Empowerment 4 ~ Flying Blind

Moving on “Empowerment (Trust) Matrix quadrant “caged eagles”, this session we will briefly look at “flying blind”.

The Empowerment (Trust) Matrix

Low trust Entrenched in Bunkers Caged Eagles

High trust Flying Blind Empowered Individuals

Low Enablement High Enablement

Oxford dictionary ~ Blind

Lacking perception, awareness, or judgement: a blind acceptance of the status quo he/she was blind to the realities of his/her position

not controlled by reason: they left in blind panic

not governed by purpose :a world of blind chance

Empowerment 3 ~ Caged Eagles

Moving on from last week’s “Empowerment (Trust) Matrix quadrant “entrenched in bunkers”, this week we will briefly look at “caged eagles”.

Caged Eagles

The Empowerment (Trust) Matrix

Low trust Entrenched in Bunkers Caged Eagles

High trust Flying Blind Empowered Individuals

Low Enablement High Enablement

Let me be quite clear, I believe there are two types of caged eagles, firstly those who caged in by their mind set (ducks) and secondly there are those who are ready to learn and grow (eagles), however, they are caged in by attitudes, beliefs and opinions of others.

Empowerment 2 ~ Entrenched in Bunkers

Last time I introduced the “Empowerment (Trust) Matrix this week we will briefly look at the first quadrant “entrenched in bunkers”.

The Empowerment (Trust) Matrix

Low trust Entrenched in bunkers Caged Eagles

High Trust Flying Blind ~ Empowered Individuals

Low Enablement High Enablement

As leaders within the church we need to recognise those who appear to be in entrenched bunkers and begin the engagement process. These individuals are recognisable as they hide within the church, they may have been hurt by others in the past and their behaviour is perhaps viewed as marginal not able to offer or expected to do much and thus they are left on the fringes.