Finishing Well Finishing Well Reality Many start well

Finishing Well

Finishing Well

Reality • Many start well, few finish well. • J. Robert Clinton: 1/3 finish well, 1/3 finish so-so, 1/3 finish poorly • The “danger years”… 35 -55

How do we help leaders finish well? 2 Timothy 4: 1 -8 • • Call them to it! Coach them through it! Model it well! Remind them of the rewards!

Finishing well has more to do with "being" than to do with "doing” 35 to 55

The Stages of Ministry Romance

The Stages of Ministry Romance Reality

The Stages of Ministry Romance Reality Resentment

The Stages of Ministry Romance Reality Resentment Rebellion

The Stages of Ministry Romance Reality Resentment Rebellion Resolve

The Stages of Ministry Romance Reality Resentment Rebellion Ruin Resolve

The Stages of Ministry Romance Reality Rebuild Resentment Rebellion Ruin Resolve

The Stages of Ministry Romance Reality Rebuild Resentment Rebellion Ruin Resolve

The Stages of Ministry Romance Reality Rebuild Resentment Rebellion Ruin Resolve

The Stages of Ministry Romance Reality Rebuild Resentment Rebellion Resolve Ruin Rewards

What are the Rewards? • The Father’s Approval “His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!‘” Mathew 25: 23

What are the Rewards? • Overwhelming Joy “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. ” I John 1: 4

Finishing Well “Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight…” - I Timothy 1: 18 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. - II Timothy 4: 7