Startup Team

Six Dream Dynamics 1.Your mission? 2.Your core values? 3.Your vision? 4.Prayer Team? 5.Funding Team? 6.Startup Team?

Planter Profile 1.Spiritual Leader 2.Missionary Leader 3.“V” Team Builder 4.Resource Developer 5.People Gatherer 6.People Developer 7.Ministry Developer

Four Support Teams

QUESTION How will you mobilize a missional core to go with you?

 Interaction You are meeting a potential startup team leader for lunch. You have three minutes to use your vision to convince him to get in the raft and join you on the whitewater adventure of church planting. Go!

Leadership Pipeline

Jesus & Team Building

Team Building Culture 1.Capacity: Harvest great, labors few (Mt. 9) 2.Attitude: Greatest is servant (Mt. 20) 3.Action: Empowerment: You’re Rock (Mt. 16) 4.Focus: Lost matters (Mt. 15)  Planter: Study Jesus!

Healthy Startup Team Ten Missional Families –Synagogue number –High mission ownership 1.Ministry Partner 2.Lay Elders: Team Leaders: 7-10

1. Ministry Partner: 2x2 Principle 1.Pray: Mt. 9:38, Lk.10:2 2.2X2 Teams –Mt. 10: Six Teams –Lk. 10: Thirty Six Teams –Paul: Ministry Teams –International: 2x2 Teams

2. Lay Elders (2-3) Acts 14: 23 –Appointed Elders Titus 1:5 (NIV) 5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you might straighten out what was left unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you. Healthy: Self Governing Within 6-18 months EFCA: Provisional Leadership Team Future Staff

3. Team Leaders (7-10) 1.Worship 2.Assimilation 3.Technology 4.Children 5.Evangelism 6.Discipleship 7.Small Groups 8.Finances 9.Set up/Take down Leader vs. Worker Leadership DNA 2D 2 Principle –II Timothy 2:2 –4 th Generation

Fractal Teams

1.Circle 2.Crosshair: Purpose 3.Quadrant Ministries 4.Quadrant Gifts 5.Quadrants Leaders 6.ASK

ASK Where do you find startup leaders? 1.Prayer 2.Your Network 3.Your Church/s 4.Target Community

Building Team Is A Major Accomplishment

Video: Miracle- Again The name on the front of your jersey is more important than the name on the back of your jersey.

Question How Did Jesus Train The Twelve?

Team Building Principles 1.Selection 2.Association 3.Commitment 4.Impartation 5.Demonstration 6.Delegation 7.Supervision 8.Reproduction

1. Selection He choose twelve: Luke 6:13

Selection Jesus looked for disciples –Pray for God to raise them up: Luke 6:12-14 –Focused on responsive: Mt. 9, John 6 –Didn’t ignore masses, but invested in the few Planter: Look for leaders –They are in the crowd before you: Fishermen –Don’t treat everyone equally –Be prepared for criticism

Selection Application 1.Call 2.Character 3.Competency 4.Chemistry 5.Capacity 6.Courage 7.Coachability

2. Association Lo, I am with you always. Mt. 28:20

Association Jesus stayed with his disciples –The essence of Jesus’ training program: follow me, come and see. –He brought them into the routine of his daily life … as they were walking … fishing … etc –He spent time after sermons … what does this mean? Who do people say I am? –Occasionally, arrange extended periods for reflection together

Association Application Planter: Hang out together –We must be close to growing disciples –Stage of informal leadership training –Seek ways for casual fellowship –Visit other church plants together –Arrange times prayer & study –Occasionally, extended retreats

3. Commitment Take my yoke upon you. Mt. 11:29

Commitment Jesus expected obedience. John 15:14 –Leveraged up commitment 1.Come & see: John 1 2.Follow me: Mt. 4 3.Abide with me: John 15 4.Deny yourself: Luke 9 5.Count Cost: Luke 14

Commitment Application Planter: Stair Step Commitment –Day 4: Intentional Disciple Making –Discipleship: Obedience (Mt. 28: 20) –Give realistic planting expectations –Expect drop outs –Model personal obedience

4. Impartation Receive the Holy Spirit. John 20:22

Impartation Jesus gave them his Spirit –I am going to give you my Spirit and you are going to do greater works –Jesus Christ: He’s alive (Acts 1:3) –Holy Spirit: He’s available (Acts 1:8, 2:38-39)

Impartation Application Planter: Give yourself away (I Thess. 2:8). –Teach dependence upon Holy Spirit –Ambassadors with authority: Mt. 28:18 –Listening prayer & Answered prayer –Personally model: Spiritual empowerment –Trust leaders to Holy Spirit

5. Demonstration I have given you an example. John 13:15

Demonstration Jesus show them how to minister –We must model Christ’s teaching! –Let them see our priorities and values lived out –Share the inner life of the soul –Make clear what is meant by personal ministry –Shortcomings and failures can become means of teaching

Demonstration Application Planter: Model life and leadership –Starts with family: I Timothy 3 –Continues with inner spiritual life –Model ministry skills: Show How Training –Failures: great teachable moments

6. Delegation I will make you fishers of men. Mt. 4:19

Delegation Jesus gave them something to do –He assigned them work Mt. 10: Mission of 12 Luke 10: Mission of 70 Acts 1:8: Mission of 120 –Make specific assignments

Delegation Application Planter: Involve learners in ministry –Utilize gifts & skills –Give more & more demanding assignments –Teach team ministry: Fractal teams –Leadership flows out of service & harvest focus

7. Supervision Do you not yet perceive? Mark 8:17

Supervision Jesus made his disciples accountable –Jesus checked up on them –Mark 6:30 Debriefing retreat –Mark 8:17 Do you not yet perceive? –Luke 10:18 Rejoicing in success –Work on attitudes and character traits –Affirm their strengths and self worth

Supervision Application Planter: Inspect vs. expect –Model: Coaching (Up/Down relationship) –Culture of debriefing and refinement –Separate ministry and ego –Affirm strengths & self worth –Working on short comings –Keep focus on Christ, not yourself

8. Reproduction Go and bring forth fruit. John 15:16

Multiplication Jesus anticipated fruitfulness He expected them to reproduce –John 15:6 Go and bring forth fruit –Mt. 28: All peoples –Acts 1:8 Jerusalem, Samaria, World

Multiplication Application Planter: We must make disciples –Born to reproduce (II Tim. 2:2) –Develop a vision of multiplication –Evangelism: Each one, Reach one –Leadership: 2D (Two Deep) –Church: Beyond four walls –Keep Planting … The Harvest Is Coming!

 Startup Team Plan  How will you use Jesus' eight team building principles to build your startup team?

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