Purchase District Clergy Meeting Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Morning Agenda Worship Loving/Covenant Time Deadlines and Items of Order Learning – Doing Worship and Sacraments Leading – Team Building

Worship – Word and Table The Second Week of Advent Luke 3:1-6

Loving – Covenant Time Sharing Personal Joys, Concerns, Glory Sightings

Deadlines – Items of Order Local Pastors – ALPS, Memphis/TN/Holston COS registration open NOW Dec 26 th -Jan 1st – Project Xmas House Stat Tables OPEN Dec. 28 th, Deadline is Feb. 1 st

Deadlines – Items of Order Jan 1 st – Deadline for Project Transformation Internships applications/Memphis Jan 5 th – Apportionments Due Jan 27 th – Deadline for GLA (Feb 26 th -27 th ) Mar 2 nd – Deadline for Clergy/Spouse Retreat (April 15 th -17 th )

Items of Order New church/pastor data available and use in fruitfulness evaluation (for churches and clergy) and appointment process Publically available through Ezra and UMData

Learning – Worship & Sacraments Some General Observations by your D.S. and Critique from Laity: Inadequate sermon preparation ◦ The Holy Spirit doesn’t reject study and prep Rush-thru Holy Communion 1.Inadequate use of a liturgy 2.Invitation/Confession/Pardon omitted

Learning – Eucharist Wesley’s “Duty of Constant Communion.” 1. The first reason why it is the duty of every Christian so to do is, because it is a plain command of Christ. 2. Because the benefits of doing it are so great to all that do it in obedience to him.

Learning – Eucharist Four fold action of the liturgy: 1. Take (  2. Bless/Give Thanks (  ) 3. Break/Loaf (  ) 4. Give (  ) (Scripture ref: Matt 14:19, 15:35-36, 26:26; Mark 6:41, 8:6, 14:22; Luke 9:16, 22:19, 24:30; John 6:11, 21:13; Acts 27:35; 1 Cor 11:23-34)

Learning – Eucharist Essentials Reading of the Gospel Invitation Confession/Pardon Peace Offering of Gifts

Learning – Eucharist Essentials The Great Thanksgiving ◦ Preface ◦ Sanctus ◦ Invocation of the Holy Spirit ◦ Narrative of Jesus’ Acts and Last Supper ◦ Memorial Acclamation ◦ Epiclesis ◦ Doxology ◦ The Lord’s Prayer

Survival Very little or no vision of successVery little or no vision of success Fruitfulness only through personal efforts, not as a bodyFruitfulness only through personal efforts, not as a body No innovationNo innovation Lacking basic trustLacking basic trust Unhealthy ConflictUnhealthy Conflict Independent Success is dependent on the competence and heroics of individualsSuccess is dependent on the competence and heroics of individuals Little innovation around the flow and process of disciple makingLittle innovation around the flow and process of disciple making Lacking UnityLacking Unity Low accountabilityLow accountability Non-repeatable successNon-repeatable success Connected Success is based on Unity and momentumSuccess is based on Unity and momentum Clear focusClear focus Team work is strongTeam work is strong Begin to solve adaptive challengesBegin to solve adaptive challenges FruitfulFruitful Generative Success is based on Momentum, Innovations, MultiplicationSuccess is based on Momentum, Innovations, Multiplication Spiritual Leaders helping others become Spiritual LeadersSpiritual Leaders helping others become Spiritual Leaders Consistently overcome adaptive challengesConsistently overcome adaptive challenges FruitfulFruitful Leading – Team Building

Leading – Essentials The New Testament definition of leadership includes three essential features that remain constant for all ministries. Leadership is: servant ministry, based on spiritual gifts always plural.

Leading – Essentials Leaders are the stewards/shepherds of mission If this is not primary for your leaders then either your mission isn't correct or there is a problem with priorities

Leading – Principles Spiritual leaders model a community that leads together Create environments that foster transformation Biblical leadership is team leadership ◦ Parts of the body ◦ Spiritual gifts ◦ A cord of three strands (not easily broken)

Leading In Covenant Healthy leadership is not possible without Relationship.

Leading In Covenant Armed with a Ministry Action Plan that gives clear and simple definition of what to do and where the community is headed, the next step is to develop great connections between the parts of the body. By clarifying how we relate to each other and giving clear pathways for communication, we can help each other deal with the conflicts that are preventing effectiveness. Clear connections also increase an organizations ability to have alignment between people, teams and strategies

Survival Very little or no vision of successVery little or no vision of success Fruitfulness only through personal efforts, not as a bodyFruitfulness only through personal efforts, not as a body No innovationNo innovation Lacking basic trustLacking basic trust Unhealthy ConflictUnhealthy Conflict Independent Success is dependent on the competence and heroics of individualsSuccess is dependent on the competence and heroics of individuals Little innovation around the flow and process of disciple makingLittle innovation around the flow and process of disciple making Lacking UnityLacking Unity Low accountabilityLow accountability Non-repeatable successNon-repeatable success Connected Success is based on Unity and momentumSuccess is based on Unity and momentum Clear focusClear focus Team work is strongTeam work is strong Begin to solve adaptive challengesBegin to solve adaptive challenges FruitfulFruitful Generative Success is based on Momentum, Innovations, MultiplicationSuccess is based on Momentum, Innovations, Multiplication Spiritual Leaders helping others become Spiritual LeadersSpiritual Leaders helping others become Spiritual Leaders Consistently overcome adaptive challengesConsistently overcome adaptive challenges FruitfulFruitful Leading – Team Building