LIVING LEADERSHIP TRAINING SUSTAINING BIBLICAL LEADERS LEADERSHIP Contact

LIVING LEADERSHIP TRAINING & SUSTAINING BIBLICAL LEADERS & LEADERSHIP Contact Us www. livingleadership. org

I wanna be the leader I wanna be the

Can I be the leader?

Can I? I Can?

Promise ?

Yipee! I’m the Leader

I’m the Leader

OK. What shall we Roger Mc. Gough do?

4 ASSUMPTIONS 1. LEADERSHIP EXISTS AT MANY LEVELS IN THE CHURCH 2. CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP IS DIFFERENT TO ANY OTHER KIND OF LEADERSHIP SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

4 ASSUMPTIONS 1. SCRIPTURE, RATHER THAN THE WORLD, IS OUR PRIMARY GUIDE FOR LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES 2. OUR UNDERSTANDING OF LEADERSHIP IS CONTINGENT ON OUR UNDERSTANDING OF CHURCH SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

WHAT IS THE HEART OF SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP ? SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

TWO DEFINITIONS - #1 WORKING WITH PEOPLE FOR THEIR PROGRESS IN THE LORD AND THEIR JOY IN THE LORD SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

TWO DEFINITIONS - #2 WHY DID GOD MAKE CREATION? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH? SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

THE GOAL OF MINISTRY IS… …EQUIPPING AND RELEASING DISCLIPLE-MAKING DISCIPLES SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

THREE DEFINITIONS #3 ü THE GOAL GOD HAS FOR CREATION ü THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ü HOW THE CHURCH GROWS INTO THE PURPOSE OF GOD ü THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST ü A RIGHT UNDERSTANDING OF GOD GIFTING ALL HIS PEOPLE FOR MINISTRY SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

SUMMARY ü THE PERSON AND PURPOSE OF GOD ü THE WORSHIP OF CHRIST ü THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT ü THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH ü THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST ü THE GROWING OF MATURE DISCIPLES ü THE CORPORATE NATURE OF THE CHURCH SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

THE HEART OF THE JOB IS: 1. EQUIPPING AND RELEASING DISCIPLE-MAKING DISCIPLES 2. WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT BRINGING GOD GLORY IN THE WORLD 3. AND WHO ARE OVERFLOWING WITH JOY IN CHRIST SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

• IT’S NOT MY JOB • NOBODY TAUGHT ME HOW • I’M TOO BUSY • MY CONGREGATION DOESN’T WANT IT • I DON’T LIKE TRYING NEW THINGS • I’M NO GOOD AT DEVELOPING www. livingleadership. org SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS NORMALISING LEADERSHIP

GROUP DISCUSSION What hurdles might hinder the emergence of embryonic leaders at in your church? NORMALISING LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

BLOCKAGES • LEADERSHIP BLOCKAGE • CULTURAL BLOCKAGE • SPIRITUAL BLOCKAGE • HISTORICAL BLOCKAGE • NO MODELS TO FOLLOW NORMALISING LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

SIX STEPS • US PRAYING REGULARLY FOR IT • SPOTTING EMBRYONIC LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL • EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY WITH PEOPLE • TAKING NEW LEADERS ALONG WITH US • GIVE GENTLE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org NORMALISING • SUPPORT THEM

GROUP DISCUSSION HOW, PRACTICALLY, CAN WE WORK FOR OTHER PEOPLE’S PROGRESS IN THE FAITH AND JOY IN GOD? SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

WORKING FOR PROGRESS & JOY ü HELP PEOPLE DELIGHT THEMSELVES IN THE LORD ü HELP THEM LOVE THE WORD ü HELP THEM APPRECIATE THE BENEFITS OF CHRIST SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

WORKING FOR PROGRESS & JOY ü HELP THEM SEE THE GLORY OF GOD IN THE GOSPEL OF HIS GRACE ü LOVE THEM AND DO THEM GOOD ü HAVE AMBITIONS FOR WHERE GOD MIGHT TAKE THEM ü HELP THEM PRAY SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP www. livingleadership. org

KEY DISCIPLING VERSE You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings— what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 2 Tim. 3: 10 DEVELOPING DISCIPLING www. livingleadership. org

DISCIPLING SUMMARY Teaching Apprenticing Immersing DEVELOPING DISCIPLING www. livingleadership. org

EXERCISE What level of vision and current resource capacity (people, leadership time, resources) do you devote to any of these areas: high, moderate, basic or little? What are your current structure or vehicles for delivering discipleship growth in these areas? What factors hinder you developing these areas? Are the factors renogotiable? DEVELOPING DISCIPLING www. livingleadership. org

WHY RESIST CHANGE? Individual inertia Structural inertia Vision inertia Leader inertia LEADERS AS AGENTS OF CHANGEwww. livingleadership. org

THE LEADER IS. . . • The one who aligns core motivations to Christ and Christ’s glory • The one who clarifies need with vision based on the purpose of God • The one who helps others understand embrace godly opportunity with clear communication • The one who focuses cooperative teamwork with a clear view of church unity and joy in God • The one who smooths transition with wisdom and the affection of Christ • The one who absorbs angst with prayerfulness, compassion and kindness LEADERS AS AGENTS OF CHANGEwww. livingleadership. org