Leaders areLeaders areStewards

(1) They identify a family in a difficult situation

(2) They ask people to sponsor the makeover

(3) They plan the makeover after meeting the family

(4) They work together to renovate the home

(5) They keep going despite difficulties

(6) They invite the family to enjoy their new home

A six steps process to steward a leadership task Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task

Step 1: Identify the Need Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task Nehemiah 1:1- 4 The destruction of Jerusalem

Step 1: Identify the Need Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task Nehemiah 1:1- 4 The steward-leader takes initiative in responding to a need and is moved by compassion to bring change It Requires a Burdened Heart

Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task Step 2: Pray for Guidance Nehemiah 1:5- 11 Nehemiah at Prayer

The steward-leader operates prayerfully because they know that God’s intervention is critical. It Requires a Bended Knee Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task Step 2: Pray for Guidance Nehemiah 1:5- 11

Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task Step 3: Plan the Action Nehemiah 2 Nehemiah asks for help Nehemiah surveys the situation

The steward-leader prayerfully creates a detailed plan to tackle the task that is to be completed. It Requires a Clear Mind Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task Step 3: Plan the Action Nehemiah 2

Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task Step 4: Build With People Nehemiah 3 Nehemiah oversees the work

The steward-leader assigns tasks to people based on their spiritual gifts and natural abilities. It Requires a Linked Arm Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task Step 4: Build With People Nehemiah 3

Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task “Even a fox could break down their wall!” “Do these weak people think they can rebuild the wall?” Nehemiah prayed and encouraged!!! Step 5: Encourage the Team Nehemiah 4:10-13

The steward-leader knows that when opposition comes people need encouragement to keep working. It Requires a Steady Eye Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task Step 5: Encourage the Team Nehemiah 4:10-13

Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task Step 6: Finish the Work Nehemiah 5-8 Nehemiah leads people in worship

The steward-leader does not give up before the whole job is done and continues to grow people. It Requires a Calloused Hand Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task Step 6: Finish the Work Nehemiah 5-8

Do you realize that Nehemiah could have had a burdened heart, prayed all day long, built a team, acted courageously and even had a strategy to rebuild the walls but ultimately these would have come to nothing if they were not followed by real and tangible action? Stewarding a Leadership TaskStewarding a Leadership Task

Calloused hands are the result of: a burdened heart a bended knee a clear mind a linked arm a steady eye

“The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Luke 10:2

Symbols of LeadershipSymbols of Leadership The Trowel and the Sword The workers held a trowel in one handThe workers held a trowel in one hand and a sword in the other.and a sword in the other. Nehemiah 4:17Nehemiah 4:17

Think of an area in the church that you are burdened about (i.e. a stage in the faith journey, a small group, a ministry you’re responsible for). Develop your leadership by thinking through the six step process. Leadership Exercise 1.Identify the need 2.Pray for guidance 3.Plan the action 4.Build with people 5.Encourage the team 6.Finish the work