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#1 Mind over matter matters!

Mind over

matter

Becoming Growing

StalledOut of breath

StalledInnovativeCautious

Deep, Bold, Consequential Faith in Jesus Christ

Complacent Faith in Jesus Christ

Out of Breath

GrowingBecoming

The Leadership Landscape Diagram

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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

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

Stalled: Done Learning

• Already think they know everything they need to know, usually ignore statistics as irrelevant to their setting

• Resist change• May have a lot of advice for others • May look more to the past than the future

Leadership Style: Authoritative

Becoming: Leading to live

• May be spiritual but not religious• May be new to leadership due to life

stages• Are passionate about social issues and

want to make a difference with their life

Leadership Style: Networking

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#2 Gifts from Cross-Cultural and Cross-Generational Communities are underestimated.

*Widen your world!

StalledInnovativeCautious

Deep, Bold, Consequential Faith in Jesus Christ

Complacent Faith in Jesus Christ

Out of Breath

GrowingBecoming

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Congregational Landscape

Indicators Becoming Growing Out of Breath Stalled

Heart...

Listen

Community-

centric

Engaged in local

community, doing

doing justice

Disconnected from

the community,

hosting groups

Member-

centric

Soul...

Center

Discovering

purpose & values

values

indigenous

worship

Clear purpose &

values, preaching

preaching & music

music are excellent

Abstract purpose &

values, worship &

music quality is

unpredictable

Inward

purpose,

worship &

music are

weak

Mind...

Explore

Vision leads

finances and

staffing;

governance is

missional

Vision inspires

leaders & finances

finances and

supports staff;

governance frees

frees mission

Finances lead

vision, staff is over-

functioning;

governance is an

obstacle

Finances

stop vision,

governance

is control

Strength...

Connect

Highly

committed

leaders

Intentionally

growing leaders of

of all ages

Struggling to

engage leaders of any

any age

Recycling

leaders, few

few children

• So what if you wanted to shift behavior?

• Personal Shift?• Faith Community Shift?• What are the small

behavior shifts that will lead to big changes?

Growth

Indicator

(GI)

Stalled?

Introducing this GI

GI to leadership

Out of Breath?

One group is

practicing this GI

Becoming?

Multiple groups

practicing this GI

Growing?

Shifting culture as

this GI is fully

integrated

Heart...

Listen

Understanding

the value of

listening

Launching a

Listening Team

Listening as a way of

life

Listening informs

and aligns

ministry decisions

Soul...

Center

Clarifying

purpose and

values

Aligning

congregation

around purpose and

values

Values are taught and

inform faith practices

in all leaders

The neighborhood

knows our values

Mind...

Explore

Learning to

question

assumptions

Staff & Council

asking hard

questions about

process & ministry

A culture of asking

questions is shifting

the way decisions are

made

Everything is

constantly

evaluated and

questioned

Strength...

Connect

Identifying ways

faith and trust can

grow in and

outside of the

congregation

Experimenting with

covenant groups,

immersion trips,

doing justice,

worship, etc.

Intentional

hospitality and ways

of connecting new

people for faith

formation

Systems for

connecting people

across cultures &

generations

Becoming Growing

StalledOut of breath

stories

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#3 It really is only one

step at a time.

The Disciple

Frame and 4 Growth Indicators

4 GROWTH INDICATOR CALL & RESPONSE CHART

Call and

ResponseIndividual Growth Indicators Community Growth Indicators

Heart:

LISTEN

Listens and responds to assets and needs

of others with an expanding worldview

Listens and responds to assets and needs

in the neighborhood and world

Response Invites others to expand their worldview by building on assets and responding to needs

Trains, equips and sends leaders out into the neighborhood and world, building on assets, responding to needs

Soul:

CENTER

Gathers regularly with others for faith

practices and discernment of personal

gifts and identity

Gathers for meaningful prayer, worship,

music and preaching intentionally

welcoming new people with sincere

hospitality with a clear purpose and sets

of 3 core values

Response Models, invites and coaches others in experiencing faith practices and discovering their own God-given gifts and identity

Trains and equips others to lead meaningful worship, music and preaching while sincerely welcoming new people in alignment with their purpose and set of 3 core values

4 GROWTH INDICATOR CALL & RESPONSE CHART

Call and

Response

Individual Growth Indicators Community Growth Indicators

Mind:

EXPLORE

Learns and examines assumptions,

becomes aware of mindset for open,

creative thinking

Learns and examines assumptions for

ministry alignment, governance,

staffing, finances and mission

Response Encourages others to identify mindset and to become open to new ways of thinking

Aligns ministry, governance, staffing, financing and mission

Strength:

CONNECT

Belongs to faithful, healthy

communities that strengthens

Spiritual, physical, emotional and

mental wholeness.

Develops disciple-making, cross-

generational communities

Response Invites and leads others to belong to faithful, healthy communities that are intentionally strengthening them Spiritually, physically, emotionally and mentally.

Trains and equips others to lead disciple-making, cross-generational communities in their homes, faith communities and daily life

Day 1

Day 4

“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is

this:

‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is

one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart

and with all your soul and with all your mind and

with all your strength.’The second is this: ‘Love

your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no

commandment greater than these.”

-Mark 12: 28-31

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• What is helping you grow in your faith?

• Where do you see discipleship growing in your congregation?

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