critiquing vs. criticizing

tony wrote this post several weeks ago and it really resonated with me...this is me to the core - which is one of the reasons why i love my new job working with existing churches toward revitalization...anyway, here are four points from tony's blog that he got from an andy stanley talk - got that....andy to tony to rick to you.

• "Change is preceded by challenge, and challenging the status quo is where leadership begins."
• "As a leader, there is something in you that leans toward evaluating and critiquing everything you bump into organizationally."
• "Deep in your heart you feel that if you were in charge, things would not only be different, they would be better."
• "When you stop challenging, you have stopped leading and begun managing." And that's a problem!

One final thought...what if the resistance that is met because a volunteer is challenging evreything is really a leadership quality trying to arise and your system of leadership development won't allow for it to reach its potential?