Leadership in the Church: making the church run better
Significance of Leadership Types of Leadership Potential Lids of Leadership
Significance of Leadership No Nation without Abraham leading his family No Freedom without Moses leading God’s people No Country with Joshua leading God’s people No Jerusalem without a David defeating the Philistines and building the city No Walls without Nehemiah leading the rebuilding No Epistles without Paul leading 47 others in planting churches No Church in Ephesus without a Timothy leading God’s people
Significance of Leadership Leaders create life: They seize their opportunities They see themselves as in control They see their life full of choices of what they can be They give life to others They seek God’s dream for themselves, regardless how large--then they step out They cause others around them to stretch
Significance of Leaders Leaders give meaning to ministry (e.g. setup) They remind people why the church exists They keep the vision in focus They clarify values or “how” we do ministry Leaders give significance to others Leaders are needed to create opportunities Leaders are needed to handle problems
Significance of Leaders Leaders never retire, they just change their venue This church will grow as large as it’s leaders Without Leaders, this church will not reach it’s destiny Leaders are built through intentional effort, one step at a time
Types of Leadership Innovator (King David) Broker (Joshua) Producer (Paul) Director (King Saul) Monitor (Pricilla) Coordinator (John) Facilitator (Timothy) Mentor (Barnabus)
Types of Leadership Mentor Innovator Facilitator Broker Monitor Producer Coordinator Director
Potential Lids of Leadership Acts 6.1-Organizational Acts 13.1-Vision Acts 15.32-Confict
Potential of Leadership FIVE types of People in congregation VIP VTP VNP VHP VDP
VIP-Very Important People They do the work They actively support the work ($) They are leaders & non leaders All are consistent and dependable They support leaders As a leader you must spend time with these valuable people
VTP-very teachable people They have full potential to do the work They are growing They can be leaders with training Willing to sacrifice to growth Capable of being apprentice in ministry
VNP-Very Nice People Avoid the work Not willing to go out of comfort zone Comfort is their lid Give small amount to ministry Fill up space until crises Keep relationship open until crises opens their life
VHP-Very Hurting People They have needs They bring a lot of baggage They have are willing to work on issues They respond to wholeness Counseling is needed to bring order and healing
VDP-Very Draining People They are the work They will suck leadership dry They use excuses for lack of progress They never honor boundaries Viet Cong Test to see if they will get help 1 Timothy 3.10