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Developing Leaders for the 21 st Century Church

Developing Leaders for the 21 st Century Church. A missional re-engagement with society. A re-imagination of what church is (and could become). Missional leadership is the key Most models repackage old paradigms Discontinuous change is the norm Congregations still matter

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Developing Leaders for the 21 st Century Church

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  1. Developing Leaders for the 21st Century Church

  2. A missional re-engagement with society

  3. A re-imagination of what church is (and could become)

  4. Missional leadership is the key • Most models repackage old paradigms • Discontinuous change is the norm • Congregations still matter • Leaders need new capacities & frameworks • A church is a unique organisation Alan Roxburgh. The Missional Leader

  5. What does a leader/pioneer for the open seas look like?

  6. Spectrum of pioneering • Pioneer Starter • Pioneer Sustainer • Sustainer Pioneer • Sustainer Developer

  7. Four enduring features? • Dissatisfied • Not grumbler but wanting change for the better • Visionary • Looks beyond what is to what could be • Hopeful • Change is possible and this inspires others • Risk takers • Acts on convictions and out of comfort zones Stuart Murray: Ch 7 Planting Churches: who?

  8. Danger of one model for pioneer

  9. What are we trying to do in these new waters?

  10. ‘The reality is that mainstream culture no longer brings people to the church door. We can no longer assume that we can automatically reproduce ourselves, because the pool of people who regard church as relevant or important is decreasing with every generation’ Mission shaped church report p11

  11. Listening & loving in the Kingdom Building community Exploring Jesus Becoming church with them

  12. Able to listen and discern ‘ if Christian mission is about, “seeing what God is doing and joining in”…. then discernment & the cultivating of an environment which enables discernment are the leadership capacities most needed at this time.’ Graham Cray, The Discerning Leader Grove Book 2010

  13. Able to love and serve

  14. Networker and draw people together

  15. Missionary ‘do the work of an evangelist.’ • envision • encourage • equip • example

  16. Ecclesial former How do we communally express what is happening to us as we meet Jesus?

  17. Reorientation- look out • Reconnection- walls down • Recreation-sent out

  18. What are the key characteristics of such people?

  19. People who are • First • On the edge • Followable • Movers • Bi cultural

  20. Sure of who and where they are • Resilient • Knowing when to go or stay • Knowing when to bring order or chaos • 10.Taking risks

  21. Disturb us Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves, when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little, when we arrived safely because we sailed too close to the shore. Sir Francis Drake

  22. We do not want you to copy or imitate us. We want to be like a ship that has crossed the ocean, leaving a wake of foam, which soon fades away. We want you to follow the Spirit, which we have sought to follow, but who must be sought anew in every generation. Quakers of Balby, 17C

  23. http://davemale.typepad.com/churchunplugged/

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