Participation in a healthy relationship significantly increases the level of trust an individual has in leadership.

How you approach leadership—your leadership style and your conduct as a leader—has a direct impact on your relationships and trustworthiness. When you understand the purpose of your position and its limits and act accordingly with humility, you cultivate trust.

Trust is built.

It can be strengthened as you meet the trust-related expectations of those you are leading.

You can built trust as a leader by authentically demonstrating concern and compassion.

Authenticity is vital in this area.

Care should not be feigned and it must be practiced regularly.

Trusted leaders actually care for others—they are concerned and have compassion for them.

Authentic demonstrations of concern and compassion significantly influence the trust-related expectations of others. These behaviours reinforce trust-related expectations.

Trust is built.

Bit by bit over time you can build trust.

Healthy leadership practices that meet the trust-related expectations of those being led establish and reinforce trust. Your approach leadership—your leadership style and your conduct as a leader—has a direct impact on your relationships and trustworthiness. In fact, when someone continually sees you practicing healthy leadership, their trust significantly increases in you and in the leadership of the ministry.

The importance of trust in leadership cannot be overstated.

Leadership is built on trust.

Unfortunately, trust is tenuous.

Trust is really quite fragile, and it is only ever lent to leaders.

The fragility of trust reinforces the need for consistent, stable leadership.

Three factors noted to influence the degree to which people trust you as a leader are competency, care, and integrity. The influence of these factors is so significant that leaders and ministries are trusted to the extent—and only to the extent—that their practices and processes consistently exemplify each one.