Developing Core Developing Core Values:Values:

Building Communities of Commitment

Compiled by Kevin Tyler

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Developing Core Values:Developing Core Values:Building Communities of Commitment

This presentation was compiled from the book

Values-Driven Leadership: Discovering and Developing Your Core Values for Ministry

by Aubrey Malphurs Baker Books; 2 edition (August 1, 2004)

Used with permission from the author

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The Importance of Core Values Determine Ministry Distinctives Dictate Personal Involvement Communicate What Is Important Embrace Positive Change Influence Behavior

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The Importance of Core Values Determine Ministry Distinctives Dictate Personal Involvement Communicate What Is Important Embrace Positive Change Influence Behavior Inspire People to Action Enhance Credible Leadership Shape Ministry Character Contribute to Ministry Success

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The Importance of Core Values Determine Ministry Distinctives Dictate Personal Involvement Communicate What Is Important Embrace Positive Change Influence Behavior Inspire People to Action Enhance Credible Leadership Shape Ministry Character Contribute to Ministry Success Determine the Ministry Vision

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…it is clearly necessary to invent organizational structures appropriate to the multicultural age. But such efforts are doomed to failure if they do not grow out of something deeper; out of generally held values.

• -Vaclav Havel

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The Definition of Core Values

What Core Values Are Not

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The Definition of Core Values

What Core Values Are NotVision

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The Definition of Core Values

What Core Values Are NotVisionStrategies

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The Definition of Core Values

What Core Values Are NotVisionStrategiesDoctrinal Statements

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The Definition of Core Values

What Core Values Are Not What Core Values Are

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What Core Values Are

Biblical

Drive Ministry

Constant

Passionate

Core Beliefs

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The Definition of Core Values

What Core Values Are Not What Core Values Are Kinds of Values

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Kinds of Values

ConsciousValues

Unconscious

Values

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Kinds of Values

PersonalValues

OrganizationalValues

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Kinds of Values

SharedValues

UnsharedValues

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Kinds of Values

ActualValues

AspirationalValues

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Kinds of Values

CongruentValues

Incongruent

Values

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The Discovery of Core Values

Who Discovers the Core Values?

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The Discovery of Core Values

THE LEADERSHIP TEAMTime

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Board Involvement

Team Involvement

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The Discovery of Core Values

Who Discovers the Core Values? What Values?

Individual Values Ministry Values Departmental Values

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The Discovery of Core Values

Who Discovers the Core Values? What Values? Why Discover Core Values?

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The Discovery of Core Values

Who Discovers the Core Values? What Values? Why Discover Core Values?

Biblical ExampleMinistry UnityMaintaining Identity

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The Discovery of Core Values

Who Discovers the Core Values? What Values? Why Discover Core Values? Discovering the Values

Personal ValuesCorporate Values

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The Discovery of Core Values

Who Discovers the Core Values? What Values? Why Discover Core Values? Discovering the Values Test of a Good Value

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Test of a Good Value

Is it biblical?Does it produce passion?Is it shared?Is it constant?Can it be expressed clearly?Is it congruent with other values?Can it be implemented?

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The Discovery of Core Values

Who Discovers the Core Values? What Values? Why Discover Core Values? Discovering the Values Test of a Good Value Comparing and Communicating the

Results

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Core Values of a Team

A Team in Trouble!28Teen Challenge Training Course

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Core Values of a Team

A Team That Can Work Together!29Teen Challenge Training Course

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MinistryIndividual

Comparison of Individual’s Values to Ministry Values

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The Development of Core Values Who Develops the Values? What Values?

New MinistriesMature MinistriesPlateaued Ministries

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Organizational values need aface-lift when there is:

Frequent confusion and disagreementOvert cynicism and pessimismA maintenance ministryPlateaued or declining growthA lack of commitment and enthusiasmLow tolerance of changeDistrust of leadership

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The Development of Core Values Who Develops the Values? What Values? Why Write Values Down?

Gives values the authority of a leadership statement

Written communication is much clearer and more precise than spoken communication

Writing down core beliefs is vital to communicating beliefs

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The Development of Core Values Writing the credo

Determine the value, not its form

Value Form

Biblical Community Small Groups

Evangelism Knocking on Doors

Fellowship Home Bible Study

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The Development of Core Values Writing the credo

Determine the value, not its formDetermine the number of valuesDetermine the format of the

values•Introduce the value•Explain the value•Validate the value

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The Test of a Well-Written Credo

Does it attract interest?Does it instill pride?Does it communicate well?Does it include a limited number

of values?

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The Communication of Core Values

RECEIVERSMinistry Community

Ministry Constituency

MESSAGEContent

ComprehensionClarity

SENDERSPoint Persons

Key Decision MakersStake-Holders

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The Communication of Core Values

The leader’s life The written credo

The leader’s message Celebration and Heroes

Stories Programs

Visual Images Language and Metaphor

MediaOrientation for New Participants

Formal and informal conversation

Practical Methods for Casting Core Values

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Implementation of Core Values

The New Ministry The Established Ministry

Reinforce Present ValuesImplement New Values

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Change Resisters Lack of Need Status Quo Vested Interests Distrust of Leaders Traditions Complexity of Change Conflict of Values Self-Centeredness

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Replacing Bad Values By covering over with new

values By removing bad values By removing and replacing with

new values

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Implementing New Values

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The Preservation of Core Values

The ProblemThe Values Erosion

ProcessConflictCompromise

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The Preservation of Core Values

The ProblemThe Values Erosion ProcessThe Values Erosion People

Values and Vision VampiresValues Vultures

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The Preservation of Core Values

The Problem The Solution

General Values PreservationValues ModelingValues Casting

Specific Values PreservationPreventionCorrection

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The Preservation of Core Values

Preserving Values through Correction

Challenging

Enforcing

Defending

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