love to lead bold apostolic leaders love others into kingdom action Created by Dr. Mark Adams Superintendent, NCC

 love  humble  simple  peaceful love to lead

Within minutes they were bickering over who of them would end up the greatest. But Jesus intervened: "Kings like to throw their weight around and people in authority like to give themselves fancy titles. It’s not going to be that way with you. Let the senior among you become like the junior; let the leader act the part of the servant. "Who would you rather be: the one who eats the dinner or the one who serves the dinner? You’d rather eat and be served, right? But I’ve taken my place among you as the one who serves. And you’ve stuck with me through thick and thin. Now I confer on you the royal authority my Father conferred on me so you can eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and be strengthened as you take up responsibilities among the congregations of God’s people. (Lk ) love to lead

 Level 1: Highly capable individual Contributes thru talent, skill, work ethic  Level 2: Contributing team member Contributes to group objectives, works well with others  Level 3: Competent manager Organizes people well toward pursuit of common goals.  Level 4: Effective leader Catalyzes commitment to vision and stimulates group to high performance standards.  Level 5: Executive Builds enduring greatness “personal humility plus professional will.” level five leadership Jim Collins, Level 5 Leadership, 2005

 “He had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.” Heb.2.17  LoaTzu (tao) “The evolved leader only leads when completely identified with the people, when their concerns become his.”  Maxwell “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” loving leadership

 He came to Simon Peter who said to him, “Lord, are you going wash my feet?” John 13:16  Level 5 leaders, inherently humble, look out the window to apportion credit – even undue credit – to factors outside themselves. If they can’t find a specific person or event to give credit to, they credit good luck. At the same time, they look in the mirror to assign responsibility, never citing back luck or external factors when things go poorly. Conversely, the comparison executives frequently looked out the window for factors to blame but preened in the mirror to credit themselves when things went well. (Collins, L5L) humble leadership

 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, mind soul and strength and love your neighbor as yourself.” Jesus  “Simplicity is an important trend we are focused on, success will come from simplicity.” Sergey Brin, Google co-founder  “He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6.8 simple leadership

 Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness. James 3:18  If you can keep your head when everyone around is losing theirs, then you can actually help. R. Kipling  A well-differentiated person can be separate while still remaining connected, and can maintain a modifying, non-anxious, and sometimes challenging presence and, therefore, be able to take stands at the risk of displeasing. Edwin Friedman, Failure of Nerve peaceful leadership

 Law of Association  Frequency of Contact  Reciprocal Affection  Commonality  Others’ Sensibilities  Similar Appearance  Showing Favor  Humble Demeanor  Positive Attitude loved or feared? pick love

 Narrow the options  Provide deadlines  Build momentum  Demonstrate confidence  Simplify task  Reward immediacy help others take action now

 Identify strength in others  No whining  Build others up  Lay helpful groundwork  Help other to say it  Help others determine time frame  Demonstrate your commitment  Demonstrate interdependence  Help other to visualize help others follow through

 love  humble  simple  peaceful love to lead