LEADERSHIP TRAINING OBJECTIVES created by Steve Shadrach
Leadership Training Objectives Created by // Steve Shadrach This tool is a self-assessment that will help evaluate how equipped the Christian laborer is in 100+ key areas of Knowledge, Skills, Character, and Vision. Use this tool by going through the lists of training objectives and honestly rating yourself on whether you: Need help getting started in this objective Are already growing in this objective Are established and feel personally competent in this objective Are equipped and able to teach or train others in this objective Mark at least one objective from each of the four major categories that you want to be equipped in the next six months. KNOWLEDGE NEED HELP GROWING ESTABLISHED EQUIPPED 1 The attributes of God 2 The names of God 3 The person and role of God the Father 4 The person and role of God the Son 5 The person and role of God the Spirit 6 The substitutionary death of Jesus Christ 7 The bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ 8 The return of Jesus Christ 9 The baptism, indwelling, and sealing of the Holy Spirit 10 The doctrine of the Trinity 11 How the Bible was put together 12 Different views of the authority of Scripture 13 The covenants CMT is a ministry of the Center for Mission Mobilization. campusministry.org // mobilization.org 2
KNOWLEDGE NEED HELP GROWING ESTABLISHED EQUIPPED 14 The doctrine of angels 15 The person and role of Satan and his angels 16 The creation and fall of Man 17 What is sin? 18 Justification and regeneration 19 Sanctification 20 Glorification 21 Judgments and rewards 22 Eternal security of the believer 23 Predestination and election 24 Calvinism vs. Arminianism 25 The Kingdom of God 26 The purpose and role of the local church 27 Different kinds of church government 28 The Sabbath, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper 29 Israel in history and prophecy 30 Different views of the end times 31 The Grace of God 32 Understanding the major religions 33 Understanding the major cults 34 Faith vs. works 35 Grace vs. law 36 Overview of the Old Testament 37 Overview of the New Testament 38 The history of the Christian church 39 The history of missions 40 The role of college students in the history of missions 41 The concept and statistics concerning the unreached people groups 42 Understanding other Christian campus and mission organizations 43 Creation vs. evolution 44 Abortion 45 Homosexuality 46 Divorce and remarriage 47 Premarital sex CMT is a ministry of the Center for Mission Mobilization. campusministry.org // mobilization.org 3
SKILLS NEED HELP GROWING ESTABLISHED EQUIPPED 1 How to listen 2 How to meet people and start relationships 3 How to prepare for a small group discussion 4 How to lead a small group discussion 5 How to recruit a small group Bible study 6 How to prepare for giving a message/workshop 7 How to deliver a message/workshop 8 How to give counsel to someone with a need/problem 9 How to choose a life objective 10 How to discover and develop spiritual gifts 11 How to recruit and lead a discipleship group 12 How to recruit and form a ministry team 13 How to do premarital counseling 14 How to resolve interpersonal conflicts 15 How to avoid dangers in the ministry (burnout, pride, bitterness ) 16 How to set up and carry out ministry training objectives 17 How to pick out and develop a key man or woman 18 How to make significant observations when doing Bible study 19 How to make accurate interpretations when doing Bible study 20 How to make life changing applications when doing Bible study 21 How to study a book of the Bible using the inductive method 22 How to develop world vision 23 How to do cold turkey evangelism 24 How to do relational evangelism 25 How to use a gospel tract to share the gospel 26 How to use the Bridge Illustration to share the gospel 27 How to creatively develop different witnessing tools 28 How to share a personal testimony 29 Explaining the gospel to a Catholic 30 Explaining the gospel to a Jew 31 Explaining the gospel to a cultist 32 How to answer questions/objections of an atheist 33 How to make a budget and manage finances 34 How to follow up with a new Christian CMT is a ministry of the Center for Mission Mobilization. campusministry.org // mobilization.org 4
SKILLS NEED HELP GROWING ESTABLISHED EQUIPPED 35 How to meditate on Scripture 36 How to memorize Scripture (topically and by passages) 37 How to determine biblical priorities, set goals, and manage time 38 How to have a daily quiet time 39 Different kinds and ways to prayer 40 How to create momentum on your campus 41 How to have a multiplying ministry 42 How to share the vision of fulfilling the Great Commission 43 How to recruit someone to a conference or training project 44 How to have victory over sin 45 How to have assurance of salvation 46 How to come under the Lordship of Christ 47 How to make a disciple 48 How to find and do the will of God 49 How to make godly, biblical decisions 50 How to build close friendships 51 How to have Christ centered dating relationships 52 How to find faithful, available, and teachable people to work with 53 How to delegate responsibilities 54 How to develop leaders 55 How to make a disciple-maker (a strong 3rd generation) 56 How to become a reproducer (raising up a strong 4th generation) 57 How to sensitively confront/correct someone 58 How to plan and implement a conference/retreat 59 How to plan and implement a large group meeting 60 How to MC a meeting 61 How to lead a prayer meeting for the nations 62 How to lead a group in conversational prayer 63 How to develop character in someone 64 How to evaluate and understand personality types 65 How to filled with the Holy Spirit 66 How to start and lead an evangelistic Bible Study 67 How to take notes 68 How to present the Wheel Illustration 69 How to present the Hand Illustration 70 How to base our self image on our position in Christ CMT is a ministry of the Center for Mission Mobilization. campusministry.org // mobilization.org 5
SKILLS NEED HELP GROWING ESTABLISHED EQUIPPED 71 How to worship God 72 How to pioneer, concentrate, and saturate a campus 73 How to build world vision into others 74 How to have victory in spiritual warfare CHARACTER NEED HELP GROWING ESTABLISHED EQUIPPED 1 Abiding in Christ 2 Attitude toward possessions 3 Being available for training 4 Cleanliness 5 Compassion 6 Confidence 7 Contentment 8 Controlling our thoughts and attitudes 9 Courage in the midst of fears 10 Decisiveness 11 Diligence 12 Excellence 13 Faithfulness 14 Flexibility 15 Generosity 16 Good manners 17 Gratefulness 18 Guarding against or overcoming bitterness 19 Handling stress 20 Heart for God 21 Heart for people 22 Heart for the word 23 Honesty 24 Honoring parents 25 Hospitality 26 Humility 27 Initiative 28 Integrity 29 Joyfulness CMT is a ministry of the Center for Mission Mobilization. campusministry.org // mobilization.org 6
CHARACTER NEED HELP GROWING ESTABLISHED EQUIPPED 30 Obedience to Christ 31 Orderliness 32 Patience 33 Perseverance 34 Personal appearance 35 Personal holiness 36 Persuasiveness 37 Punctuality 38 Relating to spouse 39 Sensitivity 40 Separation from sin 41 Servanthood 42 Submission to authority 43 The tongue 44 Unselfishness 45 Wholeheartedness 46 Workaholism VISION NEED HELP ESTABLISHED EQUIPPED 1 Eternal perspective 2 Worth of the individual 3 A lifetime of walking with Christ 4 A lifetime of multiplication 5 Being a man/woman on a mission 6 Finding World Christian role (goer, sender, welcomer, mobilizer) 7 Heart for the lost 8 Heart for the whole world 9 Personal strategy to fulfill the Great Commission 10 Casting aside entanglements 11 Investing our time, treasure, and talents in the eternal 12 World situation, events, and needs 13 Make wise/strategic career choices CMT is a ministry of the Center for Mission Mobilization. campusministry.org // mobilization.org 7