1. LIVING LEADERSHIP Contact Us www.livingleadership.org TRAINING & SUSTAINING BIBLICAL LEADERS LEADERS & LEADERSHIP

2. I wanna be the leader I wanna be the leader

3. Can I be the leader?

4. Can I? I Can?

5. Promise ? Promise ?

6. Yipee! I’m the Leader

7. I’m the Leader !

8. OK. What shall we do? Roger McGough

9. www.livingleadership.org SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP 4 ASSUMPTIONS 1.LEADERSHIP EXISTS AT MANY LEVELS IN THE CHURCH 2.CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP IS DIFFERENT TO ANY OTHER KIND OF LEADERSHIP

10. www.livingleadership.org SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP 4 ASSUMPTIONS 1.SCRIPTURE, RATHER THAN THE WORLD, IS OUR PRIMARY GUIDE FOR LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES 2.OUR UNDERSTANDING OF LEADERSHIP IS CONTINGENT ON OUR UNDERSTANDING OF CHURCH

11. www.livingleadership.org SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP WHAT IS THE HEART OF SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP ?

17. www.livingleadership.org SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP TWO DEFINITIONS - #1 WORKING WITH PEOPLE FOR THEIR PROGRESS IN THE LORD AND THEIR JOY IN THE LORD

18. www.livingleadership.org SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP TWO DEFINITIONS - #2 WHY DID GOD MAKE CREATION? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH?

19. www.livingleadership.org SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP THE GOAL OF MINISTRY IS… …EQUIPPING AND RELEASING DISCLIPLE-MAKING DISCIPLES

20. www.livingleadership.org SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP THREE DEFINITIONS - #3 THE GOAL GOD HAS FOR CREATION THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT HOW THE CHURCH GROWS INTO THE PURPOSE OF GOD THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST A RIGHT UNDERSTANDING OF GOD GIFTING ALL HIS PEOPLE FOR MINISTRY

21. www.livingleadership.org SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP SUMMARY THE PERSON AND PURPOSE OF GOD THE WORSHIP OF CHRIST THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST THE GROWING OF MATURE DISCIPLES THE CORPORATE NATURE OF THE CHURCH THE PERSON AND PURPOSE OF GOD THE WORSHIP OF CHRIST THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH THE CHARACTER OF CHRIST THE GROWING OF MATURE DISCIPLES THE CORPORATE NATURE OF THE CHURCH

22. www.livingleadership.org SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP THE HEART OF THE JOB IS: 1.EQUIPPING AND RELEASING DISCIPLE-MAKING DISCIPLES 2. WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT BRINGING GOD GLORY IN THE WORLD 3. AND WHO ARE OVERFLOWING WITH JOY IN CHRIST

23. www.livingleadership.org NORMALISING LEADERSHIP IT’S NOT MY JOB NOBODY TAUGHT ME HOW I’M TOO BUSY MY CONGREGATION DOESN’T WANT IT I DON’T LIKE TRYING NEW THINGS I’M NO GOOD AT DEVELOPING SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS

24. www.livingleadership.org NORMALISING LEADERSHIP GROUP DISCUSSION What hurdles might hinder the emergence of embryonic leaders at in your church?

25. www.livingleadership.org NORMALISING LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP BLOCKAGE CULTURAL BLOCKAGE SPIRITUAL BLOCKAGE HISTORICAL BLOCKAGE NO MODELS TO FOLLOW BLOCKAGES

26. www.livingleadership.org NORMALISING LEADERSHIP US PRAYING REGULARLY FOR IT SPOTTING EMBRYONIC LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY WITH PEOPLE TAKING NEW LEADERS ALONG WITH US GIVE GENTLE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE SUPPORT THEM SIX STEPS

27. www.livingleadership.org SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP GROUP DISCUSSION HOW, PRACTICALLY, CAN WE WORK FOR OTHER PEOPLE’S PROGRESS IN THE FAITH AND JOY IN GOD?

28. www.livingleadership.org SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP WORKING FOR PROGRESS & JOY HELP PEOPLE DELIGHT THEMSELVES IN THE LORD HELP THEM LOVE THE WORD HELP THEM APPRECIATE THE BENEFITS OF CHRIST

29. www.livingleadership.org SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP WORKING FOR PROGRESS & JOY HELP THEM SEE THE GLORY OF GOD IN THE GOSPEL OF HIS GRACE LOVE THEM AND DO THEM GOOD HAVE AMBITIONS FOR WHERE GOD MIGHT TAKE THEM HELP THEM PRAY

30. www.livingleadership.org DEVELOPING DISCIPLING KEY DISCIPLING VERSE You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings— what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.2 Tim. 3:10

31. www.livingleadership.org DEVELOPING DISCIPLING DISCIPLING SUMMARY Teaching Apprenticing Immersing

32. www.livingleadership.org DEVELOPING DISCIPLING EXERCISE What level of vision and current resource capacity (people, leadership time, resources) do you devote to any of these areas: high, moderate, basic or little? What are your current structure or vehicles for delivering discipleship growth in these areas? What factors hinder you developing these areas? Are the factors renogotiable?

33. www.livingleadership.org LEADERS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE WHY RESIST CHANGE? Individual inertia Structural inertia Vision inertia Leader inertia

34. www.livingleadership.org LEADERS AS AGENTS OF CHANGE THE LEADER IS... The one who aligns core motivations to Christ and Christ’s glory The one who clarifies need with vision based on the purpose of God The one who helps others understand and embrace godly opportunity with clear communication The one who focuses cooperative teamwork with a clear view of church unity and joy in God The one who smooths transition with wisdom and the affection of Christ The one who absorbs angst with prayerfulness, compassion and kindness