1. Presented by Lauren Wiebe and Rick Wilminko
Godly Servant Leaders
Presented by
Lauren Wiebe and Rick Wilminko

2. Agenda Opening Prayer Presenter Introductions Devotional
Definition of “Leadership”
John C. Maxwell’s 5 Levels of Leadership
Bringing it Home – Servant Leadership
Q&A
Closing Prayer

3. Devotional
2 Corinthians 12: Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the LORD to take it away from me. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Paul does not stress the awesome revelation that he received but rather Christ's supernatural power resides in him, not through special privilege, status or rank, but through his being weak. 
Weakness is unappealing in modern day culture - we often boast about our accomplishments and our self-reliance. But who is really in charge? God!
 Embracing the idea that weakness puts the focus on God and glorifying His accomplishments rather than on the servants.
Submitted Leadership - this type of leadership is more than committed leadership. Committed leadership can be for a cause, that may even be willing to sacrifice much for it. But submitted leadership is turning one's will and authority to Christ to have Christ himself work through us, which is, in effect, his gospel work. It truly is dying to self, denying self, and finding place for the person of God in our vulnerabilities and weaknesses. Such a state throws us wholly into Jesus' arms and forces us into complete reliance upon him...and not on money, status, position, name, rank, family. This state then becomes the place where the death of Jesus becomes so readily seen in us by others in the gospel sense that attracts others to Jesus and also radiates in us the resurrection hope and life even now that the gospel promises.
Submitted Leadership...when I am weak, then I am strong.

4. Leadership
In the beginning…

5. How do you define “Leadership”
John C. Maxwell: “Influence”
God has assigned each of us an area of influence
How would any of you define “leadership”?
Maxwell’s definition is “Influence” – The ability to influence others to follow.
Can anyone name people that were great influencers?
Being in Kairos, we are all influencers – So, whom do we influence?
I have one question: Are you “ALL IN” to positively influence those you serve (participants and team members)?

6. 5 Levels of Leadership Mentoring Production Relational Positional
Pinnacle
Mentoring
Production
Relational
Positional Leadership is…
Biblical example of Positional Leadership (Ezekiel 34:1-8 and Mt 23:1-12)
Relational Leadership is…
Biblical example of Relational Leadership (Proverbs 15:1 and 1 Pt 5:1-14)
Production Leadership is…
Biblical example of Production Leadership (Titus 1:5 and Acts 16:1-5)
Mentoring Leadership is…
Biblical example of Mentoring Leadership (2 Timothy 2:2
Pinnacle Leadership is…
Biblical example of Pinnacle Leadership (Mark 10:42-45)
Characteristics of Kairos Volunteers – Page 57 and 58 Kairos Inside Manual
Love, Sacrifice, Obedience, and Stewardship
Ecumenical – Page 25 in Kairos Inside Manual; Page 33 Kairos Outside Manual; Page 12 Kairos Torch Manual It’s not about our denomination, our traditions or our worship style – it’s about bringing the unconditional love of Christ to those in prison and to their families.
Real life example – being part of the team. Kitchen Team not staying for the entire team meetings or not participating in team formation altogether. Page 57 in Kairos Inside Manual and page 117 in Kairos Outside Manual emphasizes the importance of being part of the team. Servant leaders.
Connecting with others – attend reunions. Page 32 Kairos Inside Manual and Page 185 Kairos Outside Manual.
Put other people first – it’s the Warden’s House! Page 34 Kairos Inside Manual.
Positional

7. Bringing it Home – It’s not about us
“Connecting is all about others… It’s not about us”
“If you help other people get what they want, they’ll help you get what you want.” – Zig Ziglar
“You put other people first”
Real life experience – as a weekend leader for a Kairos Outside weekend, I received notes of encouragement and support from team members. It was very reassuring to know the team was praying for me and thinking about me.
Role of the Advising Leader – wisdom of Kairos is to have an experienced leader walk alongside the Weekend Leader. Page 49 in Kairos Torch Manual; Page 70 in Kairos Outside Manual; Page 84 in Kairos Inside Manual. Kairos takes the idea of mentoring leaders very seriously. Leaders and future leaders are not alone, there is a support system in place to guide, train, and walk alongside them.
Role of the Advisory Council – Every weekend leader is prayerfully selected by the Advisory Council and ratified by the State Chapter Committee. Page 57 in Kairos Inside Manual. Page 45 in the Kairos Outside Manual (read through this page as an example of the careful preparation and consideration that is given in selecting a Leader or read pages 44 and 45 in the 2012 Kairos Torch manual.

8. Bringing it Home – The top’s not lonely
It’s NOT lonely at The TOP
Some people say “it’s lonely at the top” but that’s not true.
“If you’re up at the top all alone, and nobody’s following you,” THEN it’s lonely at the top.
What real leaders do, is they get off of “the top”. They go to where the people are.
Then they bring the people (followers) to the top, with them. We’re “ALL IN” this together.
A Kairos Weekend Leader is a leader only once. Page 62 in the Kairos Inside Manual. Reasons why: avoid pride, if a leader were able to lead again the weekend could become all about them; need to develop leadership for the ministry, once the weekend is over there is a need for leaders to serve in a governance role at the Advisory Council, State Chapter Committee and at the Board level; and avoid temptation to take ownership of the program, bring in new volunteers with a fresh perspective.
Real life example of someone not being selfless: Attendee at an Advance Kairos Training was very proud that he was leading a Kairos weekend in a few weeks. He felt his experience in other 4th day communities had prepared him to lead a Kairos weekend. He had not attended AKT months prior, did not have EZRA and was practically scoffing at the idea that he needed any training to lead a Kairos weekend.
Example of selfless service – Clergy. Page 64 in the Kairos Inside Manual - Despite their denomination or faith tradition, clergy lay that aside and focus on the beliefs that we as Christians hold in common. Clergy also do not preach but listen with open hearts to the Participants and the Guests.

9. Bringing it Home – Being Selfless
Selfless or Selfish
When someone thinks of themselves first, they’re immature. They’re selfish.
That’s okay when you’re a small child.
However, it’s not okay when you’re 35, 45, 55, and you haven’t figured out that it’s not about you yet!
“When you become a leader, you give up your right to think about yourself first. Leadership is always about others first.”
Selfless leaders take the time to connect with their team. Real life example: I recently attended a church conference called “Navigate.” The conference was about creating discipleship pathways for our churches. One of the speakers had a workshop just on mentoring, which is another way of saying “intentionally connecting.” His formula for mentoring went like this:
I do; You watch; We talk
I do; You help; We talk
You do; I help; We talk
You do; I watch; We talk
You do; Someone new watches; We talk
We connect by listening. Leaders sometimes think they are being very clear in their team formations or in their communications, but if something can be misinterpreted or misunderstood, it will. Follow up with the new members on the team after a team formation to give them an opportunity to ask questions or to share their impression of how the meeting went.
Simply say:

10. Bringing it Home – Intentional Connect
Connecting Requires Intentionality
“Connectors understand if they’re going to connect, they’re going to have to give it a lot of energy.”
“It requires intentionality, it requires energy to connect.”
Who is that person you need to expend energy to connect with?
Find Common Ground
“What makes connectors effective is they are constantly looking for common ground.”
Make time. Walk slowly through the crowd. Let people connect with you.
“Anybody that’s kept at a distance won’t hurt you, but they won’t help you either.”
Intentional connections creates an “ALL IN” environment. A “Let’s all work together on this” attitude.
Have you ever had someone in your life that was difficult to lead or be around?
Working to connect with that person to build a relationship and common ground needs to be intentional – It grows and builds both you and the other person into what God wants you to be.
Being humble, gracious, kind and loving while doing this demonstrates a real servant leader.

11. Bringing it Home – Are You “ALL IN”?
Serving or Servant – What’s the difference?
Serving is Part-time
Being a Servant is Fulltime
Which are you?
Give examples of being a server or being a servant.

12. Question and Answer

13. Ask for a volunteer to do the closing prayer