Leadership In a Postmodern Context September 25, 2012 Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

Leadership A leader is a Person Who influences People To achieve a Purpose A leader is a Person Who influences People To achieve a Purpose Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

The Day of Mission The day of the professional minister is over. The day of the missionary pastor has come. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

The Day of Mission The day of the churched culture is over. The day of the mission field has come. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

The Day of Mission The day of the local church is over. The day of the mission outpost has come. A mission outpost is more a people than a place. The day of the local church is over. The day of the mission outpost has come. A mission outpost is more a people than a place. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

The Day of Mission Life is a search. Leadership is being a missionary pastor focused on discovery & fulfillment. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

The Day of Mission The missional leader is preoccupied with helping people discover fulfillment in their four foundational life searches. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

Four Foundational Life Searches 1.The search for individuality 2.The search for community 3.The search for meaning 4.The search for hope 1.The search for individuality 2.The search for community 3.The search for meaning 4.The search for hope Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

The Search for Individuality A search for identity. A search for autonomy. It is a search for a sense of freedom, of being independent, of being one’s own self. A search for power. It is a search for the ability & the authority to shape one’s own life & destiny. A search for identity. A search for autonomy. It is a search for a sense of freedom, of being independent, of being one’s own self. A search for power. It is a search for the ability & the authority to shape one’s own life & destiny. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

The Search for Community The search for community is the search for roots, place, and belonging. It is the search for sharing and caring, for family and friends. Construct new communities of reconciliation, wholeness, caring, and justice. The search for community is the search for roots, place, and belonging. It is the search for sharing and caring, for family and friends. Construct new communities of reconciliation, wholeness, caring, and justice. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

The Search for Meaning The search for meaning is the search for value and significance, purpose and understanding in everyday, ordinary life in the light of the gospel. People don’t want their lives to be empty and worthless. They want there lives to count. The search for meaning is the search for value and significance, purpose and understanding in everyday, ordinary life in the light of the gospel. People don’t want their lives to be empty and worthless. They want there lives to count. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

The Search for Hope The art of being a missionary pastor in our time is to help persons who have postponed their hopes to the next-life future discover the realization of some of their hopes in the present and in the immediate and distant future. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

The Search for Hope Two things are true about God’s kingdom: 1. The kingdom is now here, now there. 2. The kingdom is not yet in its fullness. The kingdom is now here, now there, in every event of reconciliation, wholeness, caring, & justice. Two things are true about God’s kingdom: 1. The kingdom is now here, now there. 2. The kingdom is not yet in its fullness. The kingdom is now here, now there, in every event of reconciliation, wholeness, caring, & justice. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

The Missional Leader is: Proactive rather than reactive Intentional rather than responsive Relational rather than organizational Missional rather than institutional Proactive rather than reactive Intentional rather than responsive Relational rather than organizational Missional rather than institutional Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

Missional leadership is more art than skill. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan map-making Missional Leadership is more map-making thanmap-reading.

Major Resources for Leaders Wisdom Judgment – “a missionary pastor doesn’t always insist on being right.” Vision – God’s preferred future Common Sense Prayer Wisdom Judgment – “a missionary pastor doesn’t always insist on being right.” Vision – God’s preferred future Common Sense Prayer Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

Occasional Resources for Leaders Healthy Humor Detachment – don’t take things personally Relaxation – personal sustainability Intensity – knowing the appropriate moments when intensity will be helpful. Healthy Humor Detachment – don’t take things personally Relaxation – personal sustainability Intensity – knowing the appropriate moments when intensity will be helpful. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

“There are really two major theologies of the church – a missional theology & an institutional theology.” Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

“The missional leader understands that to be faithful is ‘to be faithful to the mission’ not to success. Indeed, the missional leader redefines success as mission.” Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

“For the missional leader, one does the mission for the sake of the mission. If, as a happy by-product, there is success (as the world defines success, such as church growth,) the missional leader praises God & continues in faithfulness to the mission. The leader does not allow the success of growth to alter his or her mission.” Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

Faithfulness & Success Some churches are faithful & successful. Some churches are faithful not successful. Some churches are not faithful yet are successful. Some churches are not faithful and not successful. Some churches are faithful & successful. Some churches are faithful not successful. Some churches are not faithful yet are successful. Some churches are not faithful and not successful. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

Faithfulness & Success Some churches use faithfulness as their excuse for not being successful. Some churches us success as their excuse for not being faithful. Some churches use faithfulness as their excuse for not being successful. Some churches us success as their excuse for not being faithful. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

Missional leaders are convinced that compassion & community are more helpful motivations than challenge, reasonability, & commitment. Key church leaders tend to rely on the motivations of challenge & commitment while the grass roots people & the unchurched are best touched by the motivations of compassion & community. Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

Compassion: sharing, caring, loving, giving, serving, supporting Community: good fun, good times, fellowship, affiliation, belonging, family, home Challenge: accomplishment, achievement, goals, objectives Reasonability:logic, data, analysis, “it makes sense” Commitment:dedication, loyalty, duty, obligation, vows Compassion: sharing, caring, loving, giving, serving, supporting Community: good fun, good times, fellowship, affiliation, belonging, family, home Challenge: accomplishment, achievement, goals, objectives Reasonability:logic, data, analysis, “it makes sense” Commitment:dedication, loyalty, duty, obligation, vows Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

“We turned the community of compassion into an institution of commitment.” Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan

“We discover our theology as we engage in specific mission tasks in the world. The theologians most helpful to the theological task are missionary pastors, who discover their theology in the heat of the battle. The discovery of new meanings can best be advanced as missionary pastors and missionary leaders move forward in mission.” Effective Church Leadership Kennon L. Callahan