1. Which way now?

2. THE JOURNEY “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new.” Isaiah 43:18 (The Message) “The local church is the hope of the world”. Bill Hybels – founder & CO Willow Creek Association “Where the church is on a downward spiral, continuing to do what it already does is not an answer…only change offers the possibility of reversing the slide”. Maggie Durran

3. The Church is in chaos! “Things ain’t what they used to be!” Traditional values have gone Authority is to be questioned Life is for living…now Seek the moment 24/7 culture v traditional view Credibility gap Post-Christendom era THE JOURNEY

4. What is the church response to all this?  Review  Re-configure  Re-structure What is the result of the three ‘R’s? More control Greater internal chaos No real leadership

5. THE JOURNEY So… what is needed is LEADERSHIP: ‘providing direction for the journey’ However….let’s start at a different place!

6. WHAT DO YOU SEE?

22. WE DON’T SEE THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE…….. WE SEE THINGS THE WAY WE ARE……! THE JOURNEY

23. ADraw what come to mind when you hear the word ‘leader’ BIf you could have dinner with any leader, who would you choose and why? CWhat is at the heart of what leaders do? DWhat do other participants think?

24. LEADERSHIP: providing direction for the journey’ KEY CHARACTERISTICS ReflectiveListening DiscipleshipDiscerning VisionaryRadical Team

25. LEADERSHIP: ‘providing direction for the journey’ KEY CHARACTERISTICS ServantMentoring Life long learningInspirational Risk takingManaging conflict What would you add to the list?

26. THE JOURNEY TASK: Read the abstract from ‘What is a circuit Superintendent?’ and discuss the three questions with others nearby. Please ensure that you tackle question two

27. THE JOURNEY RELATIONSHIPS Jesus’ ministry was about RELATIONSHIPS NEW EXPERIENCES Jesus’ ministry was about offering NEW EXPERIENCES INDIVIDUALS Jesus saw people as INDIVIDUALS not as problems CONVERSATION IDENTIFICATION Jesus’ method of working was CONVERSATION and IDENTIFICATION

28. THE JOURNEY TASK:TEAL TRUST Using the scoring sheet, work out your preferred Leadership style type indicator. Share this with a partner or in threes. What surprised you? What challenged you?

29. THE JOURNEY To consider: Creative use of power Clear communication Open and honest Admitting failure Developing creativity

30. THE JOURNEY If I make no change... If I change... What are the dangers? What are the opportunities? What are the advantages? What are the disadvantages?

31. THE JOURNEY If Christian mission is about ‘Seeing what God is doing and joining in’…. What do you need to unlearn? What do you need to let go of? What current assumptions do you need to question? What do you need to embrace?

32. THE JOURNEY If you have come to help me Then you are wasting your time. But if you have come Because your liberation is bound up with mine Then come, Let us walk together.

33. THE JOURNEY “Costly grace…is costly because it calls us to follow, and it is grace because it calls us to follow Jesus Christ. It’s costly because it costs a man his life, and is grace because it gives a man the only true life.” D. Bonhoeffer “The real faith of a Christian is more akin to a rolling jazz session than a march on the barrack square. It is about joy and exhilaration, about dancing on the edge” Richard Holloway

34. www.teal.org.uk Finding your leadership style. Keith Lamdin. SPCK 2012 ISBN: 978-0-281-06479-6 Hit the ground kneeling. Stephen Cottrell. Church House Publishing. 2010 ISBN: 978-0-7151-4209-7 Skills for Collaborative Ministry. S.Nash, J.Pimlott, P.Nash. SPCK 2008 ISBN: 978-0-281-05994-2