Team-Based Leadership Source: Wayne Cordeiro, New Hope Church, Hawaii john.chandler@vbmb.org

4 Leadership Aptitudes Directing Strategic Team building Operational The goal of team-based leadership: Capitalize on strengths of each

Benefits of Team-based leadership 1. Eliminates the “leader-as-superhero” model 2. Fosters community 3. Synergistic outcomes 4. Increases innovation

Common Obstacles to Team-based leadership Control issues Personal insecurity: am I expendable? Lack of training Church culture rewards solos Absence of vision

Building a Team Culture Restore the primacy of relationships 2. Believe that the leaders are there 3. Develop the eyes of a dream-releaser Believing in people early on Stewarding authority Maintain your individuality and unique assignment Don’t borrow someone else’s model and m.o.

Building Fractal Teams Mathematical term of “a simple, infinitely self-replicating pattern” Skin, brick, ferns Organic, so fits with the NT model of the “body” of Christ

Biblical Fractal: Jethro Now listen to me. I will give you counsel, and God be with you! You should represent the people before God, and you should bring their cases before God; [20] teach them the statutes and instructions and make known to them the way they are to go and the things they are to do. [21] You should also look for able men among all the people, men who fear God, are trustworthy, and hate dishonest gain; set such men over them as officers over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. Exodus 18:19-21

Exoskeleton vs. Endoskeleton Exoskeletons provide some protection but limited mobility In an endoskeleton, the organic skeleton is living It grows with the body It gives freedom of movement

6 Steps to Building Fractals Draw a circle. Represents everything involved in the ministry Your overseer role will be to serve (not control) all in the circle A highly relational role The greater the relational quotient, the thinner the policy manual

6 Steps to Building Fractals 2. Draw crosshairs. What’s the mission? Why? Target segment? How does it agree with the ministry- mission of the church?

6 Steps to Building Fractals 3. If I was to break the ministry into four quadrants, what four things need to happen? What are the aspects of the ministry? What are the spiritual tasks to be accomplished?

6 Steps to Building Fractals 4. Ask, “What gifts would be needed for each of the four quadrants?” Spiritual gifts, practical gifts, experiences Not too exact; don’t think of names here

6 Steps to Building Fractals 5. Think of all of the names in the church, and imagine who would be best for each quadrant. “Who would make a cool team member?”

6 Steps to Building Fractals Ask! Don’t wait on volunteers If people are called, they will respond joyfully

Reduplicating If each quadrant is led by called, motivated people …. If the overseer is serving and helping team members succeed … … then each quadrant will sub-fractal with the same pattern!

The Upshot … When people see a church founded by fractal ministries, they see: A body working together An organic, growing church A low-control, high-investment, passionate environment And a place where they might fit!

Team-Based Leadership Dr. John P. Chandler The Ray and Ann Spence Network for Congregational Leadership www.rasnet.org Copy right John P. Chandler, 2001