Wise leaders are often repulsed by the idea of a ministry or organizational silo. A silo is, by definition, “a system or department that is isolated from others.”
Silos can cause ministries or organizations to move in a plethora of disparate directions. Thus, a silo sucks funding from the overall mission, causes confusion as to what is really important, and diffuses the impact of the ministry or organization. A local church filled with silos does not feel like one church but rather a disconnected collection of sub-ministries with their own visions and missions.
Silos are always led by silo leaders—always. Silo leaders are rightly passionate about their department but not nearly passionate enough about the overall health of the church or organization. In fact, they foolishly fail to realize that their silo cannot exist apart from the whole.
But do you know if you have a silo leader? Here are ten warning signs.... Keep reading
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