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Growing Church Leadership March 2009

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Growing Church Leadership March 2009

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    1. Growing Church Leadership March 2009 Greeting: Church Leadership is such a broad topic… So I simply focus on developing leadersGreeting: Church Leadership is such a broad topic… So I simply focus on developing leaders

    2. God Factor Psalms 127:1 Unless the LORD BUILDS the house, its builders labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. Central to our selection and developing of leaders is the GOD FACTOR. Sometimes we simply focus on strengthening the church, but crucial to the success of our ministry are the LEADERS we raise.Central to our selection and developing of leaders is the GOD FACTOR. Sometimes we simply focus on strengthening the church, but crucial to the success of our ministry are the LEADERS we raise.

    3. In takes a lot of prayer, discernment and intuition to sense leadership potential in people. But one of main responsibilities is building leaders. Good leaders - have the ability to see potential in a personIn takes a lot of prayer, discernment and intuition to sense leadership potential in people. But one of main responsibilities is building leaders. Good leaders - have the ability to see potential in a person

    4. Leadership Leadership is about getting things done through other people. Another way of looking at leadership is:Another way of looking at leadership is:

    5. In leadership, success is succession. One of the failures of leadership takes place due to lack of successors or empowered leaders. One of the failures of leadership takes place due to lack of successors or empowered leaders.

    6. Leadership is a great privilege. Success comes when a leader empowers followers to do great things with him. Significance comes when a leader develops leaders to do great things for him. Legacy is created only when a leader puts his organization into the position to do great things without him! Legacy cannot be created without him. Leadership is all about building a LEGACY Ptr Steve pointed to the fact that when people look at the account of our lives, it will talk a lot about our children or our sons and daughters in the faith.Legacy cannot be created without him. Leadership is all about building a LEGACY Ptr Steve pointed to the fact that when people look at the account of our lives, it will talk a lot about our children or our sons and daughters in the faith.

    7. Dr. Hans Finzel… Top 10 mistakes leaders make: Missing the Clues of Corporate Culture The Unseen Killer of Many a Leader

    8. 4 Things wrong with the Picture: Wheels is square (some consider it spiritual) Excuse 1 - lots of potholes Excuse 2 - partner is weak Worst: The answer to the problem is provided in the cart (round wheels)

    9. What is NCD? Based on research in more than 40,000 churches on all six continents, NCD describes universal principles that are applicable regardless of culture or spiritual style. Churches who did 3 or more NCD surveys, increased average growth rate by 51% between the 1st and 3rd survey. Organic: “all by itself” principle based on Mark 4:28

    10. Mark 4:26-28 26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head.

    11. Natural Church Development Eight Essential Qualities Enabling Leadership Gift-based Ministry Passionate Spirituality Effective Structures Inspiring Worship Services Comprehensive Small Groups Need-meeting Evangelism Loving Relationships

    12. 1. ENABLING LEADERSHIP Enabled leader is one gifted pastor surrounded by other leaders and great volunteers to help him turn the church’s vision into reality. Enabling leadership help members develop to their fullest potential. Church leaders equip, support, motivate, empower and mentor their leaders and members to become all that God wants them to be.

    13. This is where long range growth occurs. Your commitment to developing leaders will insure ongoing growth to the organization and to people. Realize your people are your greatest assets. Be a model for others to follow. Develop the top 20% of your producers.

    14. Concepts in Developing Leaders Look within the church for future leaders. Grow leaders from within. 2. See leadership development as a continuous effort. 3. Develop a strategic spiritual plan for leadership development. 7 concepts to developing leaders: 1. This will require prayer, discernment and intuition among senior pastors to spot potential leaders. Help churches to see the value of a young leaders program. 2. Look for the needs to be fulfilled by the next generation of leaders. Learn from churches that have gone through various leadership development stages. Learn from churches how they adjusted their leadership patterns. 3. Churches must develop their strategic plan for developing leaders. 7 concepts to developing leaders: 1. This will require prayer, discernment and intuition among senior pastors to spot potential leaders. Help churches to see the value of a young leaders program. 2. Look for the needs to be fulfilled by the next generation of leaders. Learn from churches that have gone through various leadership development stages. Learn from churches how they adjusted their leadership patterns. 3. Churches must develop their strategic plan for developing leaders.

    15. Developing Leaders 4. Leadership development should be experience-based. A better learning model should involve On-the-job training supported by classroom or peer group debriefing.

    16. Developing Leaders 5. Do not compartmentalize people in developing them as leaders. Expose them to a variety of experiences in a variety of settings for richness and diversity to emerge. 6. Develop leaders in the image of Jesus, not the pastor.

    17. Developing Leaders 7. Develop individualized plans for emerging leadership development. Affirm their gifts and talents. Provide the platform for them to gain the experiences that will build or enhance their talents in the direction of the strategic framework of the church.

    18. Developing Leadership Skills Strong relationship with God - pursue Christ-likeness Recognize your leadership ability Seek ways to constantly develop your leadership skills Practice solving problems In developing leaders, these are some of the building blocks we want to lay down in people. 1. Your top priority as a Leader is your relationship with God. The ultimate leader is Jesus Christ, God’s Son. We should strive to be more like Him. 2. Regardless of how big or small your circle of influence. Your own self-identity as a leader is extremely important. 3. Seek ways to constantly develop your leadership skills. 4. Leaders have the mindset that no problem is so large that it can't be solved. Leaders are solution focused.In developing leaders, these are some of the building blocks we want to lay down in people. 1. Your top priority as a Leader is your relationship with God. The ultimate leader is Jesus Christ, God’s Son. We should strive to be more like Him. 2. Regardless of how big or small your circle of influence. Your own self-identity as a leader is extremely important. 3. Seek ways to constantly develop your leadership skills. 4. Leaders have the mindset that no problem is so large that it can't be solved. Leaders are solution focused.

    19. Developing Leadership Skills 5. Mentoring program. 6. Think. 7. Develop resources. 8. Don’t be afraid to take risks. 9. Follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit 10. Follow your passion 5. A leader should be constantly learning from those "above" them. Leaders know that it's better to learn from someone else's mistakes than to make them yourself 6. Engage in activities that expand the mind. Listen. Ask questions. Examine. A leader is always thinking. One example to develop the mind: Keep a journal of things you've learned (leadership lessons). Read good books or listen to podcast. 7. Invest in leadership books. Find resource persons 8. 5. A leader should be constantly learning from those "above" them. Leaders know that it's better to learn from someone else's mistakes than to make them yourself 6. Engage in activities that expand the mind. Listen. Ask questions. Examine. A leader is always thinking. One example to develop the mind: Keep a journal of things you've learned (leadership lessons). Read good books or listen to podcast. 7. Invest in leadership books. Find resource persons 8.

    20. 7 Laws of Christian Leadership EXAMPLE - People need to be able to depend on your leadership COMMUNICATION -People need to know what you are saying ABILITY - You need to be capable of leading other people As a Christian leader, the following out to be very clear:As a Christian leader, the following out to be very clear:

    21. 7 Laws of Christian Leadership 4. MOTIVATIONS - You need to know why you want to be a leader 5. AUTHORITY - People need to respond to your leadership 6. STRATEGY - You need to know where you are going. 7. LOVE - You need to care for the people around you.

    22. 5 IRREDUCIBLE MINIMUMS IN LEADERSHIP COMPETENCE This will show you how to discover and play to your strengths. The tagline: Do less, accomplish more. Leaders must channel their energies towards those arenas of leadership in which they are most likely to excel.

    23. Dr. Howard Hendricks “The secret of concentration is elimination”

    24. 5 IRREDUCIBLE MINIMUMS IN LEADERSHIP 2. COURAGE This will show you how to harness your fears. The tagline: Courage establishes leadership. The leader of an enterprise isn’t always the smartest or most creative person on the team. He isn’t the first to identify an opportunity. The leader is the one who has the courage to initiate, to set things in motion, to move ahead.

    25. Jim Kouzes Only those leaders who act boldly in times of crisis and change are willingly followed.

    26. 5 IRREDUCIBLE MINIMUMS IN LEADERSHIP 3. Clarity. This will show you how to leverage uncertainty. The tagline: Uncertainty demands clarity. Uncertain times require clear directives from those in leadership. Yet the temptation for young leaders is to allow uncertainty to leave them paralyzed. A next generation leader must learn to clear even when he is not certain.

    27. Markus Buckingham… Clarity is the preoccupation of the effective leader. If you do nothing else as a leader, be clear.

    28. 5 IRREDUCIBLE MINIMUMS IN LEADERSHIP 4. Coaching. This will show you how to enlist a leadership coach. The tagline: Coaching enables a leader to go farther and faster. You may be good. You may even be better than anyone else. But without a coach you will never be as good as you could be.

    29. 5 IRREDUCIBLE MINIMUMS IN LEADERSHIP 5. Character. This will show you how to maintain moral authority. The tagline: Character determines the leader’s legacy. You can lead without character, but you won’t be a leader worth following. Character provides next generation leaders with the moral authority necessary to bring together the people and the resources needed to further an enterprise.

    30. Success without Successors Planning Your Departure the Day You Begin

    31. Mentoring-The Art of Empowerment The Art of Empowerment Changes Lives Forever! Mentoring is the greatest thing you will ever do as a leader.

    32. Steps to mentoring: Evaluate them: Knowledge, Skill, Desire Model for them: Walk your talk Give them permission to succeed: Expect It Verbalize It

    33. MENTORING STEPS Transfer authority to them Publicly show your confidence in them: Supply them with feedback Release them to continue on their own

    34. What makes a good mentor? The ability to see potential in a person Tolerance of mistakes and still see the potential develop Flexibility to respond to people in circumstances Patience Perspective: having the vision and ability to see down the road Gifts and abilities that build up and encourage others

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