1. Church Forward Multiplication through Mentoring Ted Johnston

2. 2 The way forward is Jesus’ disciplemaking strategy: Winning the lost to ChristWinning the lost to Christ Building the believers in their love for ChristBuilding the believers in their love for Christ Equipping the workers to minister with ChristEquipping the workers to minister with Christ Multiplying the shepherd-leaders who will lead disciplemaking ministry segments and new congregations (church plants)Multiplying the shepherd-leaders who will lead disciplemaking ministry segments and new congregations (church plants) …all for Christ’s glory

3. 3 To advance his disciplemaking mission, Jesus… Focused on multiplying shepherd-leadersFocused on multiplying shepherd-leaders Used a ‘life-on-life’ processUsed a ‘life-on-life’ process

4. 4 How did Jesus develop leaders? He sought out (recruited) potential leaders (providing access) He invited them to follow (be with) him (providing time) He pointed them to a divine calling to be ‘fishers of men’ (providing vision) He shared his life with them— equipping some to be leaders in this ‘fishing expedition’ (providing a pathway into leadership)

5. 5 Jesus continues this multiplication through the church Ephesians 4:11-13: It was he [Christ] who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare [equip] God’s people for works of service [ministry], so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

6. 6 Will we accept our Lord’s challenge? Part of sharing in Christ’s fullness is to be active workers in his disciplemaking ministry using the grace-gifts he has given to us through the Holy Spirit.Part of sharing in Christ’s fullness is to be active workers in his disciplemaking ministry using the grace-gifts he has given to us through the Holy Spirit. Lead ministry workers can help other workers develop and deploy their gifts—including the gifts of leadership.Lead ministry workers can help other workers develop and deploy their gifts—including the gifts of leadership.

7. 7 In your group Spend five minutes discussing what leadership development looks like now in your ministry segment or whole congregation. Pray about steps forward.

8. 8 Jesus and Paul invested their lives in a few key emerging leaders…sharing several refreshingly simple and remarkably profound principles for developing leaders: In the midst of doing ministry In pursuit of an earthshaking mission With a focus on godly character In the context of a small team With time for reflection Over a long period of time With a greater concern for faithfulness and obedience than for knowledge and skill (from “The Leadership Baton”)

9. 9 Leadership multiplication must be intentional As we focus on building believers and equipping workers, opportunities to multiply leaders will ‘bubble up’ as a bi-product in a ‘life-on-life’ process. But we must move from accidental addition to intentional multiplication (of leaders, then ministry segments, then congregations).

10. 10 Intentional multiplication happens through life-on-life mentoring Mentoring is an intentional and sustained life-on-life relationship with defined outcomes It involves a mentor who is an experienced, trusted and available counselor/teacher/coach And a mentee (protégé/apprentice) who is less experienced but open and available to being mentored

11. 11 Mentoring is a process Mentoring is a process 1. Acquaintance 2. Friendship Spiritual Maturity – growing in the fullness of Christ 3. Deep, familial love Community Leadership Development Mentoring in Ministry CPR

12. 12 15 characteristics of an effective mentor 1.Love for God and for people. At its core, leadership is influence. Godly influence doesn’t arise from titles; it flows from intimacy with God and with people. 2. Passion for Jesus’ disciplemaking mission which includes multiplying shepherd leaders.

13. 13 3. ruit on the tree) 3. Credibility (fruit on the tree) 4. The ability to model and instruct 5. The desire to invest in the life of the mentee

14. 14 6.A good listener To God To the mentee: “To the Jew I became as a Jew…to the Greek I became as a Greek” Understand where they are coming from Listen to their language Speak their language Connect

15. 15 7.An encourager 8. Humble 9. Able and willing to lovingly confront

16. 16 10. Able to create an environment where the mentee can apply what is being learned 11. Able to serve as an advisor 12. Willing to be accountable: To the Holy Spirit To the mission To the mentor’s supervisor To the mentee

17. 17 13. Able to keep confidences 14. Willingness to be available 15. Commitment to point to Jesus…not self

18. 18 7 characteristics of a receptive mentee (protégé/apprentice) 1.Faithful 2.Available 3.Teachable 4.Enthusiastic 5.Accountable 6.Willing to sacrifice 7.Spiritually aware

19. 19 4 characteristics of an effective mentoring relationship 1.Bathed in prayer 2.About a relationship, not a program 3.Planned, yet spontaneous (‘chaortic’) 4.Focused on helping the mentee identify and then bridge competency gaps in: *knowledge *skills *behaviors