In his book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, John Maxwell speaks on something he calls "the law of the lid". In the simplest of terms Maxwell compares a person's leadership ability to a flea that has been put in to a jar. Before you give up on reading this blog let me explain. When you put a flea in a jar and put the lid on it that flea will jump and jump; continuously hitting the lid above it. However, after a period of time you can take the lid of the jar and the flea will only jump as high as the place where the lid once was. You see there was limit placed on the flea that did not allow it to get any higher.
The application of this chapter, for the leader, is to set the bar or the lid very high so that those under his leadership can go higher. As a new pastor, filled with excitement, joy and uncertainty I want to set the set the lid high for those in my flock. I want my congregation to know and experience the joy and fulfillment that comes when we reach places that are higher than we ever imagined.
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