radical leadership for the 21 st century church

RadicalRadicalLeadership for Leadership for

the 21the 21stst Century Church Century Church

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1.Missional leadership is the key

2.Most models repackage old paradigms

3.Discontinuous change is the norm

4.Congregations still matter

5.Leaders need new capacities & frameworks

6.A church is a unique organisation

Alan Roxburgh. The Missional Leader

Acts 10 Acts 10 Peter & CorneliusPeter & Cornelius

1.1.Two placesTwo places

2.2.Two peopleTwo people

3.3.One GodOne God

4.4.His missionHis mission

What or who is a missional leader ?

Archegosis

“ If pioneering is a highly elastic conceptIf pioneering is a highly elastic conceptthat requires different capabilities in that requires different capabilities in

different settings, is there a risk of notdifferent settings, is there a risk of notdiscovering potential pioneers if the notiondiscovering potential pioneers if the notion

is stereotyped ?”is stereotyped ?”

Mike MoynaghMike Moynagh

Danger of a stereotypeDanger of a stereotype

Spectrum of missional leading Spectrum of missional leading

PioneerStarter

PioneerSustainer

SustainerPioneer

SustainerDeveloper

Four enduring features?• Dissatisfied

– Not grumbler but wanting change for the better

• Visionary– Looks beyond what is to what could be

• Hopeful– Change is possible and this inspires others

• Risk takers– Acts on convictions and out of comfort zones

Stuart Murray: Ch 7 Planting Churches: who?

Questions for discussion?

•Where are you in the spectrum?

•Is your present role compatible with this?

D x V x R x FS > PCD x V x R x FS > PC

To start something you needTo start something you need

DissatisfactionDissatisfactionVisionVision

ResourcesResourcesFirst stepsFirst stepsPerceived costPerceived cost

DxVxRDxVxRxFS >PCxFS >PC

What are the key characteristics ofmissional leaders?

People who arePeople who are

first

People who arePeople who are

on the edge

People who arePeople who are

dissenters

“ The reality is there can be no constructive change at

all, even in the Church, unless there is some form of dissent.”

Gerald Arbuckle Refounding the Church, 1993

People who arePeople who are

moving out

People who knowPeople who know

when to stay or go

‘‘The final missionary step as regards the people, andThe final missionary step as regards the people, and the most important lesson we will ever teach themthe most important lesson we will ever teach them

-is to leave them.’-is to leave them.’

People who knowPeople who know

when to bring orderor chaos

People who People who

take risks

People who People who

reflect, connect and don’t know

People who arePeople who are

sure of where they areand who they are.

Apostolic spirituality

• at home on the road

• learning to see & listen

• learning to take nothing for the journey

• learning to live rhythmically

Training• Mission Shaped Ministry

•Mission shaped intro•Ordained Pioneer Ministry

•Foundation Degree in Pioneering•Pioneer School/plus…….

•Learning Networks•Diocesan support•Fresh Expressions

Resources

The icebergsThe icebergs

The danger of expectationsThe danger of expectations

The problem of measurementThe problem of measurement

Beware of the default positionBeware of the default position

Staying the courseStaying the course

Losing the focusLosing the focus

IsolationIsolation

Taking the tough decisionsTaking the tough decisions

•Reorientating- looking out

•Reconnecting- walls down

•Recreating-sending out

Disturb us Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves,

when our dreams have come truebecause we have dreamed too little,

when we arrived safelybecause we sailed too close to the shore.

Sir Francis Drake

Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly,To venture on wider seas

Where storms will show your mastery;Where losing sight of land,

We shall find the stars.We ask You to push back

The horizons of our hopes;And to push into the future

In strength, courage, hope, and love.

Sir Francis Drake

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