1. Effective Christian Leadership (10)
A Leader’s Sixth Sense: Intuitive Leadership
Chapter 8

2. Opening Question
How do you get to the stage in your leadership development that you just “know” the right thing to do?

3. Intuitive Leadership
“I believe that spiritually gifted leaders construct, over time, a value system and experience base that wisely informs each subsequent decision they make. As they diligently add to this personal data base year after year, they automatically increase their leadership batting averages.”
-- Hybels, p. 163

4. Data Sources for Intuitive Leadership
Core convictions
What other good leaders would do
The experience of painful decisions
The Holy Spirit’s guidance

5. 1. The Holy Spirit’s Guidance
Retreat setting
Careful listening with an open Bible
Journaling
Extensive and intensive praying
“Wrestling with God” (Gen. 32:22ff)

6. The Holy Spirit’s Guidance
If the Holy Spirit is God, and the promise of Jesus is that He will lead us into “all truth” (John 16:13), why do we need any more “data inputs” for our intuitive leadership?!!

7. The Holy Spirit’s Guidance
Reasons why we need other “data inputs”—
Not dependent enough!
God wants us to use our minds and experiences in decision making and leading (cf. Heb. 5:11-14; 2 Tim. 3:14-17; 2 Peter 3:18)
Difficulty in discerning Spirit’s voice from our own inner desires/conscience

8. 2. Core Convictions Core convictions build right values
Core convictions build our concept of God
Core convictions inform our perceptions of reality

9. Core Convictions Sampling
Bill Hybels
If I honor God in everything, He will honor me
People matter to God and therefore deserve sensitivity and deference
The local church is the hope of the world

10. Core Convictions Sampling
Rick Warren
Where God guides, God provides
God’s timing is perfect
You cannot outgive God
God’s plan for you is unique
God is in control
(Willow Creek Leadership Summit, 1997)

11. Developing Your Core Convictions
What beliefs and values can you not live without?
What beliefs and values would you die for?
What beliefs and values do you get passionate about?

12. 3. What Other Good Leaders Would Do
Consulting a “risk-assessment” mentor
Extravagant
Risk-taker
Cautious and
Risk-averse
Who is it?
Do you know? Are you aware?
Do you need new advisors?

13. What Other Good Leaders Would Do
Consulting a “staff-assessment” mentor
Do you know how to “hire and fire”?
Who informs your decision making?
Are they the right informers?
Have you obtained the proper credentials and assessments for the person(s)?

14. What Kind Of Assessments?
Spiritual gifts test or worksheet
Personality evaluation
Team work evaluation
Character assessments

15. What Other Good Leaders Would Do
Consulting an “excellence-assessment” mentor
Excellence honors God and inspires people (Hybels, p. 174)
How do I define “excellence?”
Who does this for me and my ministry?

16. What Other Good Leaders Would Do
Consulting my “morale-assessment” mentor
Who is the “Clyde” of your church or team?
What do you do on a regular basis to keep morale from sagging?
Regular cards, calls, in-person contacts
Remembering important dates
Giving quality time off

17. What Other Good Leaders Would Do
Consulting a “theological-assessment” mentor
A person who has taught you the Bible
A person who has the wisdom of years and congregations
A person who may be in books, tapes, CDs, DVDs for you

18. 4. Our “Pain-Files” Leaders learn from their mistakes
Develop a “Top Ten Pain List”
Proverbs 13:20a– “He who walks with the wise grows wise . . .”

19. Your Turn
Q&A

20. Next Time: Developing An Enduring Spirit
“Staying The Course”
(Chapter 12)
FINAL