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This week. . . Re-imagining church— Part 3: Leadership 3

worship Your text here 4

cultural changes of the past 20 years. . . Like the change from navigating the roads to. . . navigating the oceans 5

navigating the seascape • with creativity 6

navigating the seascape We look at this Son and see the God who cannot be seen. We look at this Son and see God’s original purpose in everything created. For everything, absolutely everything, above and below, visible and invisible, rank after rank of angels—everything started in him and finds its purpose in him. He was there before any of it came into existence and holds it all together right up to this moment. . 7

navigating the seascape And when it comes to the church, he organizes and holds it together as a head does a body. He was supreme in the beginning, and, leading the resurrection parade, he is supreme in the end. From beginning to end he’s there, towering far above everything, everyone. . 8

navigating the seascape So spacious is he, so roomy, that everything of God finds its proper place in him without crowding. Not only that, but all the broken pieces of the universe—people and things, animals and atoms— get properly fixed and fit together in vibrant harmonies, all because of his death, his blood that poured down from the cross. Colossians 1: 15 -20 (The Message) 9

navigating the seascape Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness. ”. . . And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and have dominion. ” Genesis 1: 26 -28 10

navigating the seascape Christology Missiology Ecclesiology 11

navigating the seascape The way (1) we understand Jesus (sent by the Father in the power of the Spirit) leads us to (2) understand what God is up to in the world (mission), which leads in turn to (3) understand what the church should be doing to be in step with God. 12

navigating the seascape creativity and freedom church culture… …can stifle creativity …can foster creativity God did not finish creation! 13

leadership for this time of change will involve helping people and Christian communities explore their God-given creativity 14

Whale Rider 15

What kind of leader is needed to maintain the status quo? 16

leadership in a fresh expression of church Willing to take risks 17

leadership in a fresh expression of church • uncharted territory • exposure to scrutiny • multiple challenges to assumptions, traditions and theology • high risk of failure 18

leadership for this time of change will necessarily involve risk and that risk will come at a price 19

leadership in a fresh expression of church Empowering others and valuing team 20

‘pooled ignorance’? Attitudes about competence 21

The greatest gift a minister can bring to a parish are things that he or she cannot do 22

Peter. . . an unlikely leader

leadership for this time of change will be leadership that is shared and that values team 24

leadership in a fresh expression of church Able to learn and adapt 25

navigating the seascape the learners shall inherit the earth 26

navigating the seascape “Constant change is here to stay!” 27

The Choluteca Bridge, Honduras 28

navigating the seascape Do not try to call [people] back to where they were, and do not try to call them to where you are, as beautiful as it may seem to you. You must have the courage to go with them to a place that neither you nor they have ever been before. Vincent Donovan 29

leadership for this time of change will involve helping Christian communities learn, then respond and change quickly, according to circumstances 30

Leadership for this time. . . 1. Is willing to take risks that may come at a price 2. Empowers others and values team 3. Is able to learn and adapt quickly.

navigating the seascape Building Planes. . . in the Air 32

surprising models 1) Jesus 33

surprising models 2) Frodo 34

surprising models 3) Dorothy 35

surprising models 4) The air traffic controller 36

surprising models 5) The symphony conductor 37

surprising models 6) The parent 38

surprising models 7) The gardener 39

surprising models 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) Jesus which one suits Frodo your situation? Dorothy The air traffic controller The symphony conductor The parent The gardener 40

worship Your text here 41

closing prayer 42

Next week. . . Where do we go from here? See you then! 43