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http://davemale.typepad.com/churchunplugged/. What is a Pioneer?. Self identity. Who am I? How do I identify myself as a pioneering leader? Who does the church think I am?. I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated. ‘We are all pioneers’. Archegos.

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

  2. What is a Pioneer?

  3. Self identity Who am I? How do I identify myself as a pioneering leader? Who does the church think I am?

  4. I am not in the office at the moment. Send any work to be translated.

  5. ‘We are all pioneers’

  6. Archegos

  7. Archegos ‘looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfector of our faith’ Hebrews 12;2 ‘in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.’ Hebrews 2:10 ‘and you killed the pioneer (author) of life, whom God raised from the dead’ Acts 3;15 God exalted him at his right hand as Pioneer (Leader) and Saviour’ Acts 5;31

  8. Archegos ‘one who takes a lead in, or provides the first occasion of anything.’

  9. Archegos • derived pioneering • costly • Kingdom innovatory practices

  10. Archegos How was Jesus pioneering in his practice?

  11. A pioneer is a person called by God who has the character and gifting to respond first to the Holy Spirit’s initiatives within a particular context and to create, with others, something in response to these promptings which opens up new horizons.

  12. “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.” Reinhold Niebuhr

  13. 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?

  14. Some important qualifications

  15. There is a spectrum of pioneering Pioneer Starter Pioneer Sustainer Sustainer Innovator Sustainer Developer

  16. Danger of one model/image for pioneering

  17. This is not solo pioneering leadership

  18. ‘ Pioneering gifts are widely distributed in the team and beyond , and the pioneer leader is to help create a context where these gifts can be exercised.’ Mike Moynagh

  19. Pioneering teams ‘ one of the great myths of entrepreneurship has been thenotion if the leader as a lone hero… The reality is that successful entrepreneurs either built teams about them or were part of a team throughout.’ Thomas Cooney, What is an Entrepreneurial Team

  20. Pioneers as apostles or entrepreneurs?

  21. Ephesians 4; 11-12. ‘the gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some evangelists and some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ. ‘ we are convinced that we are dealing with the most foundational genetic codes of ministry in the ecclesia of Jesus Christ……. the primary algorithm of ministry.’ Alan Hirsch, The Permanent Revolution

  22. Ephesians 4; 11-12. apostles = entrepreneur prophet = questioner evangelist = communicator pastor = humaniser teacher = systematizer Frost and Hirsch, The Shaping of Things to come.p175

  23. Missionary Entrepreneur ‘A person who habitually creates and innovates to build something of recognised value around perceived opportunities.

  24. ‘ This 10 to 15 % of the population should be the leaven that affects the whole.The leaven is not able to do its job because our institutions and bureaucratic systems prevent it. The problem lies deep. Our education system are all too often learning regimes rather than talent spotters or developers. Our institutions stifle entrepreneurial initiative.’ p4

  25. Question for discussion? • What are some of the common traits • that you might expect pioneers to • exhibit ?

  26. Ten Common Traits of Pioneers

  27. People who are first

  28. People who are on the edge

  29. People who take risks

  30. People who love people

  31. People who are robust characters

  32. People who know when to stay or go

  33. People who know when to bring order or chaos

  34. People who are moving out

  35. People who are dissenters

  36. ‘There can be no constructive change at all, even in church, unless there is some form of dissent. By dissent I mean simply the proposing of alternatives…. and a system that is not continuously examining alternatives is not likely to evolve creatively.’ Gerald Arbuckle, Refounding the Church

  37. People who reflect, connect and don’t know

  38. Questions for discussion? • Which of these do you • most resonate with and why?

  39. Are pioneers created or developed?

  40. The Innovators DNA

  41. The Five Habits of Highly Innovative Leaders

  42. Questioning /

  43. Observing /

  44. Networking /

  45. Experimenting /

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