If your systems are solid but your team still needs you to run them, you’re not leading a church—you’re running a spiritual startup. In Episode 009 of Church Made Simple, we show you how to empower others without losing control. Because building great systems isn’t enough. You need to become the scaffolding your team can build on—even when you’re not in the room.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to spot the 3 signs of bottleneck leadership, how to use the “3 Buckets of Authority,” and how to coach people to think for themselves instead of just waiting for approval. We’re giving you a 5-part Empowerment Framework to help you define decision zones, build repeatable tools, train for judgment (not just tasks), and grow leaders who can carry the mission and the culture.

🔎 Topics Covered:

• Why every approval still goes through you

• How to stop being the center of every system

• What to give away first—and what to hold onto

• Why your absence causes confusion (and how to fix it)

• How to coach leaders instead of clone yourself

• Why empowering mistakes builds trust

🎁 Free Download: Get your Empowerment Map with the 3 Buckets of Authority, a delegation worksheet, and coaching prompts.

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