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1 RECLAIMING YOUR CALLING Your story of transformation with Dan Webster Passion and energy for leading ministry is easy when your calling is fresh and new. How does a leader stay energized and engaged when life is difficult, ministry is frustrating, and your sense of calling feels like a distant memory? Four leadership and life calling learnings discovered over 40 years of ministry... Learning #1 - Leadership development is about two LIFE- works. Work #1 - The work of the The Hub: A Mosaic Approach to Youth Ministry = discovering the work that has MY name written on it - the work God wants to do THROUGH me HOW TROUBLE COMES Persona Leads Character Follows Competence Work #2 - The work of the = My heart - soul - integrity - character - the work God wants to do IN me Character Persona Follows Character Leads Watch over your heart with all diligence, for your life flows out of your heart. Proverbs 4:23 LEADERSHIP From The Inside Out Kevin Cashman Character without capacity usually means weakness in a leader, but capacity without character means danger. Historian David McCullough Leadership is not simply something we do. It comes from somewhere inside us. Leadership is a process, an intimate expression of who we are. It is our being in action. Kevin Cashman Authentic Leadership, Inc All Rights Reserved

2 The Work Beneath the Waterline...engaging the WORK of the Heart and your sense of Calling Leaders who engage the work of the heart will be nudges toward: 1- - it s about creating Come unto Me...I am gentle and humble of heart; and you shall find rest for your souls. Matthew 11:28-29 God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble. I Peter 5:5 Humility creates space inside us so that we can hear God and. Great leaders are humble enough to be led by the people they lead. Henri Nouwen Humility creates space around us so that others can it s about creating space My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death. Mark 11:15...select out of all the people men who fear God, men of truth, those who hate dishonest gain... Exodus 18:21 Honesty creates a safe space where others can be. Successful people: 3- - it s about being a Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48 A pupil is not above their teacher, but everyone, after they have been fully trained, will be just like their teacher. Luke 6:40 Pursuing wholeness allows my growth the be a to stimulate growth and healing in others! 1- Set of competencies - * their talent is touching the 2- Are alliance * impact of both lives to a multiply 3- Enough not to blow up their life * they welcome truth and choose integrity INTEGRITY by Henry Cloud Learning #2 - My development and sense of calling is and constantly changing in the breeze of my current life circumstances. Learning #3 - My life and leadership development is orchestrated by God and somewhat mysterious. Learning #4 - My development and sense of calling involves six somewhat predictable. Authentic Leadership, Inc All Rights Reserved

3 Learning #2 - My development and sense of calling is and constantly changing in the breeze of my current life circumstances. The Ever Changing Realities of Life Sense of Calling STRONG OR WEAK Energy Level HIGH OR LOW Family Situation MARRIED, KIDS??? Driving Interests INNER VS. OUTER Experience Level LITTLE OR GREAT Sense of Time SHORT OR LONG Learning #3 - My life and leadership development is orchestrated by God and somewhat mysterious. For My thought are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9 Life s variables + God s Inexhaustible RESOURCES + His Unimaginable CREATIVITY = Innumberable OPTIONS for growing YOU! So my life becomes something worth paying attention to. It is the SCRIPT for my growth and development. Authentic Leadership, Inc All Rights Reserved

4 Learning #4 - Leadership formation and your sense of calling...the predictable and little discussed pathway to leadership maturity and renewal Leadership development involves six somewhat predictable. Fundmentals Phase Excitement Phase Responsibility Phase Wisdom Phase Bored - Tired - Disillusioned Phase Intropection Phase A leader is a person who must take special responsibility for what s going on inside him or herself, inside his or her consciousness, lest the act of leadership create more harm than good. Parker J. Palmer Authentic Leadership, Inc All Rights Reserved

5 The Six Phases of LIFE/Leadership Development The 1st half is about energy, talents and bulding = WHAT WE DO Goal = to become successful and effective Fundmentals Phase PURPOSE = Preparation for Excitement Phase PURPOSE = Energy to Calling fresh, exciting, new Energy high Interests developing competence Experience min-i-mal Family single, newly married Sense of Time i ll live forever Calling still strong Energy beginning to sense limits Interests best ideas, doing my job better Experience increasing Family first (second child?) Sense of Time not really paying attention Responsibility Phase PURPOSE = Contibution and Difference Calling first time challenged...newness is gone Energy health habits become an issue Interests sustaining my effort, staying passionate Experience significant Family growing Sense of Time 20 s were throw away years :) Jeremiah 1:17-19 Wisdom Phase Bored - Tired - Disillusioned Phase Intropection Phase Authentic Leadership, Inc All Rights Reserved

6 The Six Phases of LIFE/Leadership Development Fundmentals Phase Excitement Phase Responsibility Phase Jeremiah 20 Wisdom Phase Bored - Tired - Disillusioned Phase PURPOSE = Refocus for the PURPOSE = Get our Calling reawakening, redefining Energy slow mend Interests i want life first, success second Experience savvy, wise Family rediscover joy Sense of Time finish line matters Intropection Phase PURPOSE = To heal, soften and Eccl. 7:2-4 Calling confused Energy low Interests figuring things out Experience veteran Family hopefully supportive and still around Sense of Time I m really not gonna live forever Calling what s a calling? Energy emotional pay back time Interests myself Experience more than i wanted Family aging Sense of Time i m not going to live forever The 2nd half is about depth and character = WHO WE ARE Goal = congruence and authentic self Authentic Leadership, Inc All Rights Reserved

7 Applying Reclaiming Your Calling To YOU: 1- What phase do you see yourself in at this time of life? 2- What is the best and worst of the phase? Best: Worst: 3. What are you learning about yourself in this phase? 4. What are you learning about God in this phase? 5. Given where I am today, what can I do in the next month to grow concerning... Work #1 - the work of the WORK Work #2 - the work of the HEART Authentic Leadership, Inc All Rights Reserved

8 What Phase Am I In? LISTED BELOW ARE A SERIES OF STATEMENTS THAT CHARACTERIZE THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING IN EACH OF THE SIX PHASES OF LEADER DEVELOPMENT. REVIEW THE LIST AND PLACE A CHECK NEXT TO STATEMENTS THAT BEST DESCRIBE YOU. EXCITEMENT PHASE I feel alive in joyful anticipation for the future. I am excited to have an opportunity to work on this team. I may not have a lot of experience, but I am full of energy to begin new ventures. I want to make an impact. I am still clarifying my calling and passion. FUNDAMENTALS PHASE I am very aware that I do not know everything and that I need to grow. I am busy learning the basic principles that make me successful in my job. I am beginning to recognize that I do some things better than others. I am energized by skill development training and becoming better at my job. I love ministry-building ideas and issues. RESPONSIBILITY PHASE I am comfortable and competent doing my job. I am making a noticeable contribution. I am well into the routines and rhythms of my role. I am experienced at what I do. I am starting to invest in others to help them grow. BORED-TIRED-DISILLUSIONED PHASE My energy for people and life has faded. My life is characterized by have-to s not want-to s. I lack passion for what I do. Things have happened to me that are confusing and hurtful. I never imagined serving God would get me to a place like this. INTROSPECTION PHASE RENEWAL PHASE I am more interested in figuring out my life than I am in making a difference. I am pursuing the healing of past wounds. I am thinking more seriously about life and what it is really about. I am processing how my family of origin influenced who I am. I am letting go of childish and naïve assumptions about how life should be. I have come through a tunnel and can see light on the other side. I have a deeper sense of who I am and what I do best. I am reaching a place of deep gratitude and acceptance for my life and gifts. I see how all my life experiences make me who I am and have prepared me for my best future contribution. sense God s presence with me again. Authentic Leadership, Inc All Rights Reserved

9 Suggestions For Living The Six Phases PHASE What To Remember Books To Read Scripture Fundamentals Excitement PURPOSE: ENERGY TO LAUNCH LESSON: CAPITALIZE ON THE ENERGY Clarify and celebrate your calling Don t apologize for your joy and energy...share it! PURPOSE: PREPARATION FOR IMPACT LESSON: PASS THE SMALL TESTS Stay teachable Pursue a mentor who is doing what you do better than you Become part of a network of fellow workers Clarify strategy, structure & philosophy of ministry The Life You ve Always Wanted - John Ortberg Next Generation Leader - Andy Stanley Finding Your Way - Dan Webster/Randy Gravitt Courageous Leadership - Bill Hybels Jeremiah 1:4-10, Colossians 1:28-29 Acts 2 2 Chronicles 26:5, 27:6 1 Timothy 4: Timothy 2:15 Introspection B - T - D Responsibility PURPOSE: CONTRIBUTION LESSON: KEEP PASSION HOT Clarify your A vs. B priorities Mentor others, give your leadership away Connect with people who fire up your passion Work the Triangle Offense Address the economics issue PURPOSE: TO GET OUR ATTENTION LESSON: ADMIT OUR REALITY Be painfully honesty Embrace surrender There are good reasons you are BTD, discover the sacred questions behind them PURPOSE: HEAL, SOFTEN, TRANSFORM LESSON: DO YOUR WORK Heal your wounds Answer your questions Don t shortcut the needed work De-illusionize your life Look for the graces of your valley Seek the counsel of others A Work of Heart - Reggie McNeal LEADERSHIP From the Inside Out - Kevin Cashman No Perfect People Allowed - John Burke In The Name of Jesus - Henri Nouwen Emotionally Healthy Spirituality - Peter Scazzero Sifted - Rick Lawrence Necessary Endings - Henry Cloud The REAL DEAL - Dan Webster When The Heart Waits - Sue Monk Kidd The Life God Blesses - Gordon MacDonald Building Below the Waterline - Gordon MacDonald Falling Upward - Richard Rohr...love means hard work. I Thess. 1:3 (J. B. Phillips) Mark 4: Timothy 4:1-5 Jeremiah 20 Judges 8:4 Psalm 26 Psalm 94:17-23 Psalm 77 (Do a LifePlan with Dan) Genesis 41:52 Psalm 31, 40, 84 Wisdom PURPOSE: REFOCUS FOR THE FUTURE LESSON: MANAGE THE TENSIONS Self-care self-centeredness If you ve been out of the game, get back in Celebrate the tadpoles Live with the tensions Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire - Jim Cymbala A Resilient Life - Gordon MacDonald The Monkey & the Fish - Dave Gibbons Isaiah 40:31, 43:18-19 Psalm 30 Psalm 37 Authentic Leadership, Inc All Rights Reserved

10 Additional thoughts - Dan Webster 550 Old Orchard Road Holland, MI dan@authenticleadershipinc.com Authentic Leadership, Inc All Rights Reserved

11 RECLAIMING YOUR CALLING - Your story of transformation - THE HUB FEEDBACK FORM Vocation: Position: Church/Company/School: 1. Best thing about today s half track was I wish Tony had said more about What next action step will you take having attended this breakout? If you would like further information please indicate which topics interest you and provide your name, address (write clearly) and phone number.! I d like to be on Dan s leadership training list.! Information on how we might have Dan come train our staff, faculty or leadership team.! Information on the upcoming online FINDING YOUR WAY process for students.! Information on LifePlanning, life-coaching and consulting.! Other Name: address: Phone: Simply Youth Ministry Conference - March 2014 Authentic Leadership, Inc All Rights Reserved

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