Overcoming Insecurity in Ministry
Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 3:53PM 
Jack Miller on trusting the work to others:
I am constantly in the struggle perhaps you are in, one where I am forced to trust the work to other people. The real test for me is this: would I rejoice if the team got a church started before I arrived on the scene? Would I feel left out if they succeeded or failed without me?...I know I would probably struggle with it - unless God gave me a bigger vision of the kingdom and His working which helped me transcend both my insecurities and my need to be seen as a success. But there is a freedom given by the Spirit when I submit myself to the moving of the kingdom and see myself and others as partners and stewards in God's success. In a nutshell, I must move by faith and not by fear, and certainly guard myself from feeling I need to prove myself or be in control. (p. 141)
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One book that may help is "The Speed of Trust" by Covey (the son of Stephen Covey).It's a helpful, cookbook-style explanation of smart trust - both trusting inthe competence of others as well as the reliability of others.