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Leadership that builds the local church

Leadership that builds the local church. Chris Parsons NLC 2012. “God wants his church back!”. It’s about…. Empowerment of the whole body Mobilisation for mission Discipleship that is demonstrated functionally rather than just intellectually

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Leadership that builds the local church

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  1. Leadership that builds the local church Chris Parsons NLC 2012

  2. “God wants his church back!”

  3. It’s about… • Empowerment of the whole body • Mobilisation for mission • Discipleship that is demonstrated functionally rather than just intellectually • Learning to be facilitators of the church • Not drifting back to old models….

  4. This is a spiritual task! It involves everyone! • The Senior Pastors • Staff Members • Ministry Coordinators • Ministry Team Leaders • House Group Leaders and teams • Trustees • Congregations who serve on teams

  5. Identifying seven principles

  6. 1. Taking personal responsibility • Modelling what we want • Changing our leadership approach as our team and the church grows • Giving ministry away - releases people andteaches a model • Developing a team approach to almost everything - discipleship

  7. Questions

  8. 2. Building good infrastructure • That is appropriate to the task • That can continue to develop organically • That is understood! • That involves everyone • That honours everyone’s contribution

  9. A possible House Group structure Example 1

  10. A possible ministry team structure Example 2

  11. Questions

  12. 3. Building teams • is for identify • I • R • T • D • M • N • R • is for recruit • is for train • is for deploy • is for monitor • is for nurture • is for release Remember to go through the WHOLE process!

  13. Too much of X causes symptom Y 4. Staying motivated so move clockwise Disillusioned Not moving forward Tired Burn out Vision Tasks Team Triangle Relationships Strained Lacking direction

  14. Questions

  15. 5. The importance of vision • A big vision helps people see where they fit. Where do we communicate this? • A people focus reminds us what business we’re in. • Serving on a team has a powerful discipling function not just getting the job done! • Being counter intuitive - multiplying not reducing serving opportunities! • Teaching what we want to see - looking at the ‘dials’.

  16. Some of our dials Serving Attending Giving House Groups Church Events

  17. Questions

  18. 6. Being clear about boundaries • Between different leadership roles (e.g. trustee and pastoral) • Between Ministry leaders and Team leaders (e.g. not being too prescriptive) • Between leaders and friends (e.g. being clear about expectations)

  19. 7. Working through leaders • How many leaders have you got in your church? Building a healthy ratio… • Most churches stay small because of this issue • Leadership development is critical in developing a small church from 60-120

  20. Questions

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