If you want to be successful in leadership long-term, you have to learn to “lead up” or, in other words, influence the people who lead you.
In ministry and business, I have typically surrounded myself with young leaders. Some who are 10, 15, even 25 years younger than me. I love the enthusiasm and creative minds of young leaders, and feel a certain calling to invest in the next generation of leaders. In church revitalization, however, I felt the need to surround myself with people my own age and older. It was a more established, structured church and the experience proved invaluable in an environment that wasn’t as receptive to change.
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