Leadership in the Church: making the church run better

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Leadership in the Churchmaking the church run
better
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• Significance of Leadership
• Types of Leadership
• Potential Lids of Leadership

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Significance of Leadership

• No Nation without Abraham leading his family
• No Freedom without Moses leading Gods people
• No Country with Joshua leading Gods people
• No Jerusalem without a David defeating the
  Philistines and building the city
• No Walls without Nehemiah leading the rebuilding
• No Epistles without Paul leading 47 others in
  planting churches
• No Church in Ephesus without a Timothy leading
  Gods people

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Significance of Leadership

• Leaders create life
• They seize their opportunities
• They see themselves as in control
• They see their life full of choices of what they
  can be
• They give life to others
• They seek Gods dream for themselves, regardless
  how large--then they step out
• They cause others around them to stretch

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Significance of Leaders

• Leaders give meaning to ministry (e.g. setup)
• They remind people why the church exists
• They keep the vision in focus
• They clarify values or how we do ministry
• Leaders give significance to others
• Leaders are needed to create opportunities
• Leaders are needed to handle problems

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Significance of Leaders

• Leaders never retire, they just change their
  venue
• This church will grow as large as its leaders
• Without Leaders, this church will not reach its
  destiny
• Leaders are built through intentional effort, one
  step at a time

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Types of Leadership

• Innovator (King David)
• Broker (Joshua)
• Producer (Paul)
• Director (King Saul)
• Monitor (Pricilla)
• Coordinator (John)
• Facilitator (Timothy)
• Mentor (Barnabus)

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Types of Leadership

• Mentor Innovator
• Facilitator Broker
• Monitor Producer
• Coordinator Director

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• Human Relations Model

Open Systems Model
Toward an Open, Responsive Style
Toward an Inventive, Risk-Taking Style
Toward a Concerned, Supportive Style
Mentor Role Caring, Empathetic (Shows
Consideration)
Innovator Role Creative, Clever (Envisions Change)
Group Facilitator Role Process-Oriented (Facilitat
es Interaction)
Broker Role Resource-Oriented Politically
Astute (Acquires Resources)
Toward a Dynamic, Competitive Style
Toward a Cooperative, Team-Oriented Style
Externally Focused Shorter Time Frame
Longer Time Frame Internally Focused
Producer Role Task-Oriented, Work
Focused (Initiates Action)
Monitor Role Technically Expert (Collects
Information)
Director Role Decisive, Directive (Provides
Structure)
Coordinator Role Dependable, Reliable (Maintains
Structure)
Toward a Directive, Goal Oriented Style
Toward a Cautious, Conservative Style
Toward a Formal, Structured Style
Internal Process Model
Rational Goal Model
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Potential Lids of Leadership

• Acts 6.1-Organizational
• Acts 13.1-Vision
• Acts 15.32-Confict

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Potential of Leadership

• FIVE types of People in congregation
• 1 Thessalonians 5.12-15
• VIP
• VTP
• VNP
• VHP
• VDP

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VIP-Very Important People

• They do the work
• They actively support the work ()
• They are leaders non leaders
• All are consistent and dependable
• They support leaders
• As a leader you must spend time with these
  valuable people

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VTP-very teachable people

• They have full potential to do the work
• They are growing
• They can be leaders with training
• Willing to sacrifice to growth
• Capable of being apprentice in ministry

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VNP-Very Nice People

• Avoid the work
• Not willing to go out of comfort zone
• Comfort is their lid
• Give small amount to ministry
• Fill up space until crises
• Keep relationship open until crises opens their
  life

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VHP-Very Hurting People

• They have needs
• They bring a lot of baggage
• They have are willing to work on issues
• They respond to wholeness
• Counseling is needed to bring order and healing

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VDP-Very Draining People

• They are the work
• They will suck leadership dry
• They use excuses for lack of progress
• They never honor boundaries
• Viet Cong
• Test to see if they will get help
• 1 Timothy 3.10