Shared Learning Experience

1. Shared Learning Experience

2. WELCOME! Session Three Aiming Real Leaders at the Mission Field

3. Core Purpose Our core purpose today is to help participants understand the kind of leadership and communication needed to lead a church through change.

4. Objectives Understand how critical communication is to change process. Identify the qualities of effective leaders. Discover methods to use to determine spiritual, physical, social needs of your community and how God wants your church to address them.

5. Objectives Learn the importance of recruiting, developing and reproducing effective leaders continually.

6. Objectives • Understand the importance of establishing 3 key teams -Prayer -Vision -Leadership Development

7. Ground Rules • Be on time • Be engaged • Be curious • Be respectful: Please silence cell phones

8. Spiritual CenteringExodus 18:13-27 13 The next day Moses sat as a judge for the people, while the people stood around Moses from morning until evening. 14 When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, “What’s this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, while all the people are standing around you from morning until evening?”

9. Spiritual CenteringExodus 18:13-27 (Common English) 15 Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God. 16 When a conflict arises between them, they come to me and I judge between the two of them. I also teach them God’s regulations and instructions.”

10. Spiritual CenteringExodus 18:13-27 (Common English) 17 Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing isn’t good. 18 You will end up totally wearing yourself out, both you and these people who are with you. The work is too difficult for you. You can’t do it alone. 19 Now listen to me and let me give you some advice. And may God be with you! Your role should be to represent the people before God. You should bring their disputes before God yourself.

11. Spiritual CenteringExodus 18:13-27 (Common English) 20 Explain the regulations and instructions to them. Let them know the way they are supposed to go and the things they are supposed to do. 21 But you should also look among all the people for capable persons who respect God. They should be trustworthy and not corrupt. Set these persons over the people as officers of groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.

12. Spiritual CenteringExodus 18:13-27 (Common English) 22 Let them sit as judges for the people at all times. They should bring every major dispute to you, but they should decide all of the minor cases themselves. This will be much easier for you, and they will share your load. 23 If you do this and God directs you, then you will be able to endure. And all these people will be able to go back to their homes much happier.”

13. Spiritual CenteringExodus 18:13-27 (Common English) 24 Moses listened to his father-in-law’s suggestions and did everything that he had said. 25 Moses chose capable persons from all Israel and set them as leaders over the people, as officers over groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens. 26 They acted as judges for the people at all times. They would refer the hard cases to Moses, but all of the minor cases they decided themselves.

14. Spiritual CenteringExodus 18:13-27 (Common English) 27 Then Moses said good-bye to his father-in-law, and Jethro went back to his own country.

15. Reflection Questions… Describe a time you stopped to ask yourself in the midst of ministry busyness, “Why am I doing what I’m doing?” Have you ever been in a similar situation to Moses? What did you do about it? Are you there now? In what ways do you and your church leadership develop teams to carry out the mission of the church?

16. Action Plan Review

17. Action Plan ReviewTips for a Good Discussion Time-keeper and Facilitator Each person share Move the discussion along-20 min Away from “right or wrong” and toward learning and growth 5. Peer mentoring opportunities

18. Action Plan ReviewQuestions • Application Learning:How did you apply what you learned to your specific situation? • Peer Mentoring:How can your teammates help you achieve your plans? • Accountability:Were you able to accomplish your plan? If not, what got in the way?

19. Action Plan ReviewAssignments Did you make a plan for how you will spread what you are learning with others in your church? Did you register with MissionInsite and discuss your findings in your debriefing session with your pastor?

20. Direct Hit – Key Concepts

21. Direct Hit – Key Concepts Two reasons churches remain inwardly focused: People are not willing to lead, or don’t believe they are leaders. The leadership of the church doesn’t have a well-developed communication strategy to lead the church through change.

22. Direct Hit – Key Concepts Leadership Topics for Today: • The Importance of Communication • The Qualities of Effective Leaders • Leadership Development and Reproduction • God’s Heart for Your Community • Three Teams of Leaders

23. Direct Hit – Communication The ability of an organization to effectively accomplish its purpose is ultimately determined by leaders who are effective because they communicate well.

24. Direct Hit – Communication Your job as a church leader is to lead the congregation to find strategies that enable followers of Jesus to effectively reach lost and dying people with the Good News.

25. Direct Hit – Communication Renewal that refocuses believers on seriously carrying out the Great Commission is perhaps the greatest priority facing the church. Leaders desiring to drive such change must understand that this demands the strategic use of words.

26. Direct Hit – Communication A major overhaul of communication strategy is required to lead a change to fulfilling the Great Commission.

27. Direct Hit – Communication One of the most effective ways to motivate people to get involved in a mission is to show them examples of others carrying it out. Show them people hitting the target. Celebrate successes elaborately.

28. Direct Hit – Communication The vision must be communicated allthetime and everywhere.

29. Direct Hit – Communication Vision is cast primarily through well-told stories with compelling metaphors.

30. Direct Hit – Communication A crucial element of communicating effectively in order to move a church from being inwardly focused to being mission focused is communicating urgency. The presentation of vision must always be accompanied by a presentation of urgency.

31. Direct Hit – Communication Wise leaders always give people a choice between a preferable future and an unacceptable present.

32. Direct Hit The Great Commission 8 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authorityin heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciplesof all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obeyeverything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always to the very end of the age.”

33. Direct Hit The Great Commission “The Great Commission” by arikodi Jesus gave all His authority to us, and He expects results.

34. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities Passionfor God, for reaching the lost. Willing to die for this.

35. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities Courageto shift the power center of the church away from those who are not mission-focused to those who are.

36. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities Flexibilityabout how the mission is carried out. Unbending about the mission itself.

37. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities Missional.Think strategically about how to bring the Kingdom of God to earth.

38. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities Missional leaders welcome accountability. Missional leaders make sure people are discipled to: Find their place in ministry. Be engaged in the mission of the church to make disciples.

39. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities Wisdom:the ability to apply biblical knowledge to human experience to produce a spiritual behavior that honors God.

40. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities Wisdom directs a pastor that if a congregation member chooses not to participate in making disciples, then they are not given a voice or authorityin how the mission will be accomplished.

41. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities Positiveabout the Lord’s ability to go before us and produce Victory.

42. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities Positive leaders believe that the people they lead: Want to serve. Want to be effective. Are willing to sacrifice for the cause.

43. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities Positive leaders don’t use guilt. God has wired humans to not respond to service on the basis of guilt. We respond when we get avision of a great God who has called to great things.

44. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities Responsibility:Effective leaders don’t blame others or make excuses when things are not going well.

45. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities Unfortunately, the church shies away from responsibility perhaps better than any other organization in society. Pastors and lay leaders often perform in an environment where faithful endeavor is honored, but fruitful results are not expected nor demanded.

46. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities The importance of Leadership Development and Reproduction!

47. Direct Hit Leadership Development A congregation grows in proportion to the number of new leadersthat are being developed every year.

48. Direct Hit Leadership Development One of the reasons churches become inwardly-focused and begin to die is that people in the congregation do not believethey are leaders.

49. Direct Hit Leadership Development The key to growing a healthy, fruitful congregation is to develop a leadership community that is constantly identifyingand growingnew leaders.

50. Direct Hit Leadership Qualities God’s heart for your community.