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Church Leadership
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Life Maturing Phase we learn to minister on the basis of what truth? | Ministry flows from being |
| What does convergence mean? | The leader leads at the maximum of his/her potential |
| 3 questions to evaluate ministry philosophy? | Is this value biblical? Am I ministering according to the gifts the Lord has given me? Is this value culturally viable? |
| Ministry Philosophy in two categories | Character values and values that affect the practice of ministry |
| What percentage of leaders finish well? | 30% |
| 6 obstacles to finishing well | Finances, power, pride, sex, family, and stagnation |
| three things to avoid plateauing in ministry | Read, look for a mentor, expect God to give you paradigm shifts |
| Thesis of this class | God Shapes a leader throughout a lifetime |
| Leader in Formation | as leaders we should know we are a work in progress |
| what is a leader | A person with God Given Gifts and God Given Responsibilities who influences a specific group of the people of God toward the purposes of God for that group |
| What does a person mean in the bible? | Men & women. Leadership is not limited to just men. |
| Phase 1 | Sovereign Foundations |
| Phase 2 | Inner Life Growth |
| Phase 3 | Ministry Maturing |
| Phase 4 | Life Maturing |
| Phase 5 | Convergence |
| Phase 6 | Afterglow |
| 4 Metaphors of Leadership | Steward, Servant, Harvester, Shepherd |
| A Leaders | Local and Internal |
| B Leaders | Local and external |
| C Leaders | Local and regional |
| D Leaders | Regional and National |
| E LEaders | National and International |
| Which leaders have the most influence on the local church | A & B |
| Steward | The Great Commission is everyone's responsibility |
| Servant | Relationships in the Body of Christ are great importance for spiritual growth and the discovery of the spiritual gifts |
| Harvester | We are responsible before God to develop to the maximize the gifts, talents, and skills he has given us |
| Shepherd | spiritual authority is derived from God. This is the principal source of power for a spiritual leader |
| What are the three types of formation God uses to develop a leader? | Spiritual, Ministry, Strategic |
| Spiritual formation has to do with | being |
| Ministry formation has to do with | doing |
| strategic formation has to do with the development of a | philosophy of ministry |
| What is a test | a critical event in a leader's life in which God intervenes for development according to his individualized plan for him/her |
| By response we mean | the way in which a leader responds to God's test determines how rapidly he/she grows, both personally and in ministry |
| A sense of destiny | a conviction that God has a special purpose for our life |
| Historical/cultural context | influence of the surroundings a leader is born into affect the way God will use him/her |
| Family Influence | Family's influence on a leader's early formation |
| Basic Skills | the abilities and values acquired in youth which later affect a leaders ministry |
| In the inner life growth phase God's principal purpose is | to shape the charact of the leader in formation |
| God tests us in three ways | Integrity, obedience, The Word |
| the tests have to do with what type of formation? | Spiritual formation |
| God is testing our | Faithfulness and character |
| In the Ministry Maturing Phase the focus is | Ministry skill development |
| three components of God's gifting for leadership | Spiritual gifts, natural abilities, and acquired skills |
| Formal | Education is an institution. The focus is on knowing |
| non-formal | educations experiences take place outside the control of a formal institution. the focus is doing |
| informal | What is learned in the context of life. The focus is being |
| Formal | focus is knowing |
| non-formal | focus is doing |
| informal | focus is being |
| most ministry experiences are | non-formal |
| A power source | the resources that give the leader the RIGHT to exercise influence |
| a power form | the leader USES to exercise influence |
| The principal power source | spiritual authority |
| 4 ways to read a book | tasted, swallowed, chewed, digested |
| The focus of this phase is on efficiency (doing things right) | phase 3 |
| The focus of this phase is on effectiveness (doing the right things) | phase 4 |
| The leader exercises indirect influence over a broad group of leaders who seek his/her counsel | phase 6 |
| The formation of a ministry philosophy is related to which of the following? | Strategic formation |