Building high capacity leaders for the NEXT GENERATION Pastor Derek Sanford derek@whoisgrace.com

4 Foundational realities You weren’t meant to do ministry alone Bottleneck Burnout Block

3 Foundational realities You weren’t meant to do ministry alone Your greatest resource is your people

3 Foundational realities You weren’t meant to do ministry alone Your greatest resource is your people You have more ministry than paid staff can do

X + Y = Z The Y Factor z = ministry potential y = volunteer leaders x = paid staff X + Y = Z

Volunteer Leadership Culture A culture in which volunteers (not just paid staff) are empowered to lead leaders.

3 Foundational realities You weren’t meant to do ministry alone Your greatest resource is your people You have more ministry than paid staff can do Your job is to equip people

And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ Ephesians 4:11-12

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light 1 Peter 2: 9

Building high capacity leaders Cast a big vision Identify your high capacity role Ask personally Treat them like staff Give them authority Point to ongoing training and development

CHURCH LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Building next generation LEADERS

4 Characteristics Parenting Technology Impatience Environment Simon Sinek “Millennials in the Workplace”

Building next generation LEADERS Affirm them Give them a seat at the table and a voice Create environments that feel like family Give them access

Building high capacity leaders for the NEXT GENERATION Pastor Derek Sanford derek@whoisgrace.com