All I Have Is Second String
Can my B-players make an A-team?
John Arnold
October 1, 2007
Rich makes his living as a draftsman. This field is in transition, so he takes the work he can get. At one point in the summer, Rich left his home at 4:30 a.m. to drive two hours to work. After eight hours on the job, he drove home another two hours in a car without air conditioning, but on prayer meeting night, he was still at church at 7 p.m. with a great attitude. Rich doesn't stand out. Rich operates a camera in the church's video ministry, but he's not seen on the screen. His heart and hands belong to Christ, but he is not a star. Rich illustrates a recent article in USA Today, "Employers learning 'B Players' hold the cards.'" Author Del Jones points out that most employers spend their time trying to steal A players from their competition: "But some of those employers are coming around to the realization that failure and success might not lie among the weakest and strongest links, but in the solid middle, the B players … the 75 percent of workers who have been all but ignored… "The backbone of every company," he says, "is in the middle where the ether of great thoughts is hammered into reality." The same is true of 21st-century ministry. The A players are sought after and esteemed, while B players are often ignored. The Church That B's Built
My wife and I once visited an "A church," well publicized and renowned for bringing people to Christ, sending and supporting missionaries. I had never heard the senior pastor preach, and I was expecting a lot. But when I left that day, I thought, He is a B player. He wasn't an eloquent speaker or a magnetic personality, but he led with a calm presence and delivery. B players do not depend on their own superior talents. It's their quality of servanthood that renders them ...
Please complete one of the following:
If you're a Leadership journal subscriber...
...but have not yet registered for online access to CTLibrary.com, you can receive a full-year's access for just $29.95!
Register Here | | If you're NOT a Leadership journal print subscriber...
You're entitled to a special, introductory offer for new subscribers only! Subscribe now and receive a one-year Leadership journal print subscription and one-year access to all Leadership archives for just $39.95!
Subscribe now!
When you log in as a Leadership Journal subscriber, you'll see additional articles noted as premium content only available to CTLibrary.com members. To access the entire CTLibrary requires a CTLibrary subscription. If you would prefer this option, select the offer below that best fits your needs.
|
Like the preview? To read this complete article
and 18,013 more in the archive—JOIN NOW!
Easily find high-quality, well-researched materials that provide a Christian perspective on topics ranging from headlines to history.
Start using this invaluable tool TODAY for preparing your Bible studies, presentations, class lectures, sermons, meetings, and more.
|
It's easy and quick to join:
Brought to You by Christianity Today Int'l |  |
|
| 
Find similar articles
E-mail this page
