Authentic Credibility

In your ministry, are you credible? Credibility is determined by how people answers these two questions about us:

1. Does she know what she is talking about? That's Competency.
2. Will he do what he say he will? That's Reliability.

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Blinded by Experience

Our experience is an asset as well as a liability. It gives us grids or categories in which to make sense of the world around us. But it also "colors" what we see because we make false assumptions based on previous experience.

There are ways to use your experience to see clearly.

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The Myth of the Expert

In the cross-cultural ministry world, many field leaders and workers hold to the Expert Theory. This theory says that if a person hasn't become fluent in the local language, planted an indigenous church, or out-performed and out-lasted others in ministry, then they are not qualified to lead others.

Some try to use the Expert Theory to determine who is qualified to coach others.

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