1. Growing as a Spiritual Leader. 2. Leading the Mission. 3. Mapping the Mission. 4. Funding the Mission

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1 Waytolead.org

2 1. Growing as a Spiritual Leader 2. Leading the Mission 3. Mapping the Mission 4. Funding the Mission

3 #1 Mind over matter matters!

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6 Mind over matter

7 The Leadership Landscape Diagram Deep, Bold, Consequential Faith in Jesus Christ Becoming Growing Cautious Stalled Out of Breath Innovative Complacent Faith in Jesus Christ Copyright LEAD2014

8 Growing: Leading to learn Highly committed to personal development Intentionally grow people of all ages Take risks, are innovative, and are discerning vision Leadership Style: Casting vision

9 Out of Breath: Learning to Lead Are often tired, over-worked, indecisive Experience spiritual exhaustion Have been through it in this or past congregation(s), or in work, and/or family life Leadership Style: Consensus

10 Stalled: Done Learning Already think they know everything they need to know, often ignore statistics as irrelevant to their setting Resist change May look more to the past than the future Leadership Style: Authoritative

11 Becoming: Leading to live May be spiritual but not religious May be new to leadership due to life stages (not an age group) Are often passionate about social issues and want to make a difference with their life Leadership Style: Networking

12 CHECKING IN yourself Where do you see on the Leadership Landscape? Growing? Out of Breath? Stalled? Becoming?

13 #2 All perception is biased. Our assumptions may be working against us.

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15 If then there is any encouragement in Christ, any consolation from love, any sharing in the Spirit, any compassion and sympathy, make my joy complete: be of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus Philippians 2:1-5

16 Ingroup Bias: Perceiving people who are similar to you (in ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, profession, etc.) more positively. ( We can trust her; her hometown is near mine. ) Outgroup Bias: Perceiving people who are different from you more negatively. ( We can t trust him; look where he grew up. )

17 Bias Framing Effect: Reacting to a new idea based on how it is presented (as a positive or negative), rather than on objective criteria. ( I hate this idea now that I see how others are walking away from it. )

18 The Leadership Landscape Diagram Deep, Bold, Consequential Faith in Jesus Christ Becoming Growing Cautious Stalled Out of Breath Innovative Complacent Faith in Jesus Christ Copyright LEAD2014

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21 Congregational Landscape Growth Growing Out of Breath Stalled Becoming Indicators Listen Engaged in local community, Disconnected from the Member-centric, little value added Communitycentric doing justice community, hosting groups to the neighborhood without a relationship Center Aligned, clear purpose & Abstract purpose & values Inward purpose & values Discovering purpose & values values

22 Growth Growing Out of Breath Stalled Becoming Indicators Explore Vision inspires leaders & Finances lead vision, staff is over- Finances stop vision; staff is Vision leads finances and short generosity, staff & leaders always functioning with little continuing small and often under-functioning, on funds with need for partnerships; questioning, learning and/or experimenting; ed; governance is an obstacle; fear of change governance is control and looks to the past; staff is largely passionate volunteers, governance frees mission, clear reactive to change governance is missional invitation for new ideas Connect Intentionally growing leaders of Struggling to engage leaders of Recycling leaders, few if any young Highly committed leaders, welcoming all ages, intentional any age, little or no leadership families with children, thinks of all, indigenous faith practices with hospitality, preaching & music are excellent development, worship & music quality is they are friendly but visitors do not stay, worship & inspiring worship and preaching unpredictable music are weak

23 Becoming Growing stories Stalled Out of breath

24 CHECKING IN As you think about the 4 Growth Indicators, where is your congregation strongest? Listening? Centering? Exploring? Connecting?

25 #3 It really is only one step at a time.

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28 CHECKING IN Notice the bright spots. What is helping you grow in your faith and leadership? What are the obstacles? How are leaders growing in their faith in your congregation? What would help increase the capacity for growth?

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