Martin L. Schroeder, IIP 9/16/2014 St. Paul’s Lutheran Church & School Staff Leadership Orientation

Leadership “The problem with LEADERSHIP is you don’t know when people are following you or chasing you!” Author Unknown

Agenda 1.Systems Theory and Leadership 2.Leaders are the Key Treatment 3.Leaders Restore Balance 4.Leaders Promote Healthy Systems 5.Learning Goals for St. Paul’s Leadership Staff 6.Activities

Systems Theory & The Leadership Role Video

Leadership and You! 1.Are you a leader at St. Paul’s?Yes / No 2.Do others see you as a leader?Yes / No 3.Which leadership style do you tend to use the most? _______________ 4.What is your philosophy of leadership? __________________________ 5.What position on staff has provided you leadership over the last five years? ______________________________________ 6.What was that seat holder’s leadership style? _____________________________________________

Systems Theory and Leadership Opportunities Mapping the Vision Cycle of your organization at transitions. (Adaptive Leadership Style) The System Freezes The System Unfreezes The System Freezes again

Leaders are the Key Treatment 1.Leaders function as the church family’s “immune system.” Leaders are the immune cells of the whole. 2.Leaders promote responsibility in others. 3.Leaders look for where the virus of anxiety begins and how it is reinforced. 4.Leaders of the group design a picture for the future and advance the vision. Leaders assume a research posture!

Leaders Restore Balance 1.Having a plan 2.Expressing problems in terms of relationships 3.Knowing what triggers anxiety 4.Handling anxiety on the level of consciousness 5.Being willing to invest in what is going to be 6.Identifying strengths and resources 7.Creating options 8.Remaining on the side of challenge (tolerance of pain, threat, sabotage) 9.Following a plan 10.Asking questions

Leaders Restore Balance (cont.) HOW CAN LEADERS PROMOTE HEALTH, BE OUR SALVATION RATHER THAN OUR RUIN? 7 RESPONSES LEADERS CAN FOCUS ON TO PROMOTE HEALTH: 1.Self, not others 2.Strength, not weakness 3.Process, not content 4.Challenge, not comfort 5.Integrity, not unity 6.System, not symptom 7.Direction, not conditions

Top Issues Facing St. Paul’s Leadership 1.Promoting Integrity 2.Developing a Unified Mission and Vision 3.Learning how to promote a Healthy Emotional System

Leaders Promote a Unified Mission / Vision What matters most, is not what the vision is but what the vision is doing. “Palace Guards” How you organize says a lot about how you see your mission and vision (i.e. Organization chart).

Leaders Promote Healthy Systems Mandates Expected Outcomes Limits Responsibilities Authorities Accountability Reporting Consistency Avoid Discrimination Healthy Systems Build Trust. Employees look for their leaders to behave with fair and equitable treatment.

Learning Goals for St. Paul’s Leadership Staff Identify our strengths and resources. Understand how policy and procedures are able to influence integration of resources throughout the system. Understand what is really going on in your organization as a whole. Become aware of how my area of ministry impacts the whole ministry. Become aware of how other ministries are connected to my ministry.

Staff Activities  Personality Profile  Organizational Chart  Link Staff to Ministries Thank You!!!

Martin L. Schroeder, IIP 10/28/2014 St. Paul’s Lutheran Church & School Staff Leadership Development

Agenda 1.Critical Incident Reports (CIR) (10 – 15 Minutes) (1) Background, (2) Description of Event or Incident, (3) Analysis, (4) Evaluation, (5) Theological Reflection 1.Creating A Healthier Church” Study and Review (5 – 10 Minutes) 2.Read Chapter 1 (30 Minutes) 3.Freidman’s Systems Theory Made Easy (Handout) (15 Minutes)