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Spiritual Leadership of the Area

Spiritual Leadership of the Area. Moving missionaries to where God wants them to be. What are we talking about?. Not just leadership that is spiritual Leadership of others in spiritual matters

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Spiritual Leadership of the Area

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  1. Spiritual Leadership of the Area Moving missionaries to where God wants them to be

  2. What are we talking about? • Not just leadership that is spiritual • Leadership of others in spiritual matters Enabling the missionaries in our area to strengthen their personal and corporate experience of God's presence and power, and their ability and desire to glorify God's name • The risk of dichotomizing life

  3. Misconceptions about spiritual leadership of the area • It is not necessary to lead missionaries in the areas of personal spirituality • It is not possible to for us to provide leadership in this area

  4. It is not necessary to lead missionaries in spirituality • because missionaries are already "spiritually fit" and don't need the help of mission leadership in this area • because it really is none of our business how our missionaries fare in their personal relationship with God

  5. Our responsibility as a mission • SEND International, recognizing its responsibility before a holy God to do His will, shall endeavor to provide spiritual encouragement, servant leadership and sufficient resources for you to carry out your ministry as a missionary. (Spiritual Covenant) • The Mission recognizes its responsibility for the ongoing development of its members and thus is committed to its personnel to: 3. Help strengthen family life and maintain vitality of Christian life. (MM, p. 34)

  6. Our responsibility as leaders • Leaders are responsible to serve as well as to lead and administer and promote spiritual vigor in the fellowship by prayer and the ministry of the Word. MM, p. 12. • It is the responsibility of leaders to endeavor to provide conditions and assignments that will sustain the spiritual, social and physical well-being of both missionary families and single missionaries. MM, p. 13.

  7. It is not possible to for us to provide leadership in this area • because we feel inadequate to help fellow missionaries in this area. • because we feel unable to do so in our capacity as supervisors

  8. What does it mean to lead others in their spiritual lives? • John R. Mott - A leader is a man who knows the road, who can keep ahead, and who pulls others after him. • John Piper: I define spiritual leadership as knowing where God wants people to be and taking the initiative to use God's methods to get them there in reliance on God's power.

  9. Where does God want our missionaries to be spiritually? • Can we describe spiritual vigor? Spiritual well-being? What does that look like?

  10. How can we determine where our missionaries are at spiritually? • Become vulnerable yourself • Annual assessments • Asking them to share their spiritual journey • Small groups • Mentors for younger missionaries • Invite a pastor to missionaries to visit your area • Anonymous survey

  11. How do we move missionaries to where God wants them to be? • Leaders are responsible to serve as well as to lead and administer and promote spiritual vigor in the fellowship by prayer and the ministry of the Word. (MM, p. 12) • What type of public ministry do ADs need to have in area meetings?

  12. How do we move missionaries to where God wants them to be? • It is the responsibility of leaders to endeavor to provide conditions and assignments that will sustain the spiritual, social and physical well-being of both missionary families and single missionaries. One vital condition for this is the provision for the practice of Christian community and interdependence in the Body of Christ. (MM, p.13) • What conditions and assignments sustain spiritual well-being?

  13. How do we move missionaries to where God wants them to be? • Components of Member Care a. Spiritual Growth – activities such as team retreats, prayer meetings, and Bible studies. (MM, p. 32) • Area Conferences b. Priority should be given to use conferences for the development of spiritual life, vision and planning for future expansion, training, study, and information exchange. (MM, p. 65) • What have your areas done to encourage the spiritual lives of your missionaries?

  14. Resources • Thomas, Gary. Sacred Pathways. • Books on WEA website (http://www.wearesources.org/) • Doing Member Care Well • Too Valuable to Lose • Piper, John. "The Marks of a Spiritual Leader", article on Desiring God website.

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