Pas·sion noun \ˈpa-shən\: a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept. Strong and barely controllable emotion. Boundless enthusiasm. Passion is a powerful or compelling emotion or feeling. Passion brings energy. Leader’s who are passionate bring energy to the room.
As Christians, we are commanded to serve God with Passion. Matthew 22:37-38: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment."
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Pas·sion noun \ˈpa-shən\: a strong liking or desire for or devotion to some activity, object, or concept. Strong and barely controllable emotion. Boundless enthusiasm. Passion is a powerful or compelling emotion or feeling. Passion brings energy. Leader’s who are passionate bring energy to the room.
As Christians, we are commanded to serve God with Passion. Matthew 22:37-38: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment."
Read the slides for more interesting messages from God.
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Understanding The Seven Motivational Gifts in Romans 12Jim Wright
What are the motivations and resulting fruit when your church allows the seven gifts listed in Romans 12 to fully be expressed in its structure, ministries, leadership, meetings and day-to-day fellowship?
A brief overview of how coaching can help create sustained change in people. That may be performance at work or relationships at home. It may mean a complete change in direction....
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It costs less to retain an existing donor than it does to acquire a new one. Learn strategies for converting your #GivingTuesdayCa donors into loyal followers and supporters. We'll discuss the key drivers of donor loyalty and how to retain your donors through the use of an effective email and social media communications strategy. We'll also take a look at some of the creative ways charities engaged and inspired supporters during last year's #GivingTuesdayCa .
BUSINESS DEVOTION: Consider the Source (Hebrews 4:12-13) - The Bible has a vital role in our lives, but few of us live consistently under its authority. All of us can benefit from growing here, but this takes day-after-day intentionality. Psalm 119 says, "I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you” and “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” None of us can consistently discern God’s will apart from His Word. We hide it in our hearts in order to apply it during the tumult of our daily lives.
WORKING ON OUR BUSINESS: Compensation: A Biblical Perspective - This classic C12 segment validates “pay for performance” as the Biblical compensation model. This is the first in a series of five C12 segments focused on effectively connecting compensation with performance. Test your own approach to see whether it breeds entitlement or personal responsibility, performance, and teamwork.
WORKING ON OUR MINISTRY THROUGH BUSINESS: The Most Helpful Counsel - This segment is a primer on how to give and receive godly counsel. It’s aimed at helping us maximize the opportunity for wise counsel and accountability within our C12 peer groups to generate increased value-added impact and eternal fruitfulness.
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PMIN 702: Advanced Ministry Administration
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Fall 2018
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Table of Contents
I. Emotional Health Check-Up
II. Genogram - Looking Back in order to go Forward
III. APEST Assessment
IV. Leading out of Marriage or Singleness
V. Establishing a Rule of Life
VI. Principles of Rest – Sabbath Keeping
VII. Making Plans and Decisions God’s Way
VIII. Working with Teams
IX. Understanding Power and Establishing Boundaries
X. Endings and New Beginnings
XI. Final Observations about Emotional Health and Leadership
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Week #1 h- Emotional Health Check-Up
“The emotionally unhealthy leader is someone who operates in a continuous state of emotional and spiritual deficit, lacking emotional maturity” and often substituting their “doing for God” in place of “being with God.” (Scazzero, EHL, 25) These leaders minister from an empty cup, rather than from an overflowing saucer.
1. Complete the assessment, “How Healthy Is Your Leadership?”
Use the following scale:
5 = Always true of me
4 = Frequently true of me
3 = Occasionally true of me
2 = Rarely true of me
1 = Never true of me
__5___ 1. I take sufficient time to experience and process difficult emotions such as anger, fear, and sadness.
_____ 2. I am able to identify how issues from my family of origin impact my relationships and leadership—both negatively and positively.
___5__ 3. (If married): The way I spend my time and energy reflects the value that my marriage—not ministry—is my first priority as a leader.
(If single): The way I spend my time and energy reflects the value that living out a healthy singleness—not ministry—is my first priority as a leader.
__5___ 4. (If married): I experience a direct connection between my oneness with Jesus and oneness with my spouse.
(If single): I experience a direct connection between my oneness with Jesus and closeness with my friends and family.
___4__ 5. No matter how busy I am, I consistently practice the spiritual disciplines of solitude and silence.
__4___ 6. I regularly read Scripture and pray in order to enjoy communion with God and not just in service of ministry tasks.
___1__ 7. I practice Sabbath—a weekly twenty-four-hour period in which I stop my work, rest, and delight in God’s many gifts.
__1___ 8. I view Sabbath as a spiritual discipline that is essential for both my personal life and my leadership.
___5__ 9. I take time to practice prayerful discernment when making ministry plans and decisions.
___4__ 10. I measure the success of planning and decision-making primarily in terms of discerning and doing God’s will (rather than exclusively by measures such as attendance growth, excellence in programming, or expanded impact in the world).
___4__ 11. With those who report to me, I consistently devote a portion of my supe.
1. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT @ IMPACT Probing further into: Discerning and Pursuing Our Calling March 23, 2010 Wilson, Michael Todd and Hoffmann, Brad; Preventing Ministry Failure; Intervarsity Press; copyright 2007; pp. 82-96.
2. Digging deeper… Accurately discerning our calling is critical for: Clear direction in ministry Our spiritual growth and development The fruitfulness of our corporate ministry Today we will dig deeper into this topic by: Laying the foundation of our “true north” (personal purpose statement) Using our “true north” to better serve our team and pursue future ministry opportunities.
3. Embracing our ministry calling With the continual ministry challenges we sometimes face, it may seem easier to give up. We may try to resign the call, but the call never resigns us. A man or woman truly called of God into the ministry won’t be at peace pursuing anything other than what God has called them to do.
4. Our personal calling is unique God beckons us to live out: What we were meant to be Our purpose Our passion. Whether we’re working on MPD or facing several big challenges at once, we must continually reference our calling for affirmation, strength, and perseverance.
5. Expectations vs. Giftedness Some leaders live out their ministry roles according to their expectations or assumptions, rather than their true giftedness. This leads to stress, disillusionment, and burnout. Others are negatively impacted, too. When our spiritual giftedness complements our work-related responsibilities, ministry is so much more enjoyable, fulfilling, and fruitful.
6. Two crucial “hallmarks” …in discovering our calling. If we are consumed with Christ, He will plant the desires He wants for us in our heart (Psalm 37:4). As we walk in the light with other believers, we’ll be in a position to hear wise, loving counsel from others, who God will use to confirm our calling.
7. Finding our “true north” Crafting a personal purpose statement should be derived from your: Unique personality (i.e., INFJ) Passion (i.e., caring for the hearts of leaders) Giftedness for ministry (i.e., exhortation, helps) Consider it a working definition to be refined over time as God gives more clarity—often through community with Him and others.
8. Reflection Questions – Set #1 Take a moment to recall your personality type (i.e., Myers-Briggs). What are your greatest passions, wherever God places you? Which spiritual gifts have been entrusted to you? Spend a few moments to consider key words that fit into your personal purpose statement. Shareyour personal purpose statementwith your team.
9. Complementary callings If God has called us to serve with Impact, we can trust that the Lord will surround us with others who have complementary gifts to ours. Once we understand each others’ gifting and calling, we can more effectively partner together in ministry. Honestly sharing our weaknesses builds trust and invites others’ help who are gifted in those areas. As fellow members of Christ’s body, we truly need each other (I Corinthians 12, 14).
10. Reflection Questions – Set #2 Here are two probing questions: What is an overall weakness for you, regardless of which role you have (i.e., timeliness, orderliness, procrastination, too quick to speak, etc.)? What is a challenge for you in your current role? Please share these thoughts with your team. Thank you for trusting each other enough to take this big step!
11. Bridging the Gap As you consider your personality, passion, spiritual giftedness, and areas of weaknesses, it may be unclear on how to connect the dots between who you are and your current role. Discerning your best fit requires: Knowing yourself well enough. Communicating these insights to your leadership. Seeking out feedback from your closest relationships.
12. The following four questions can help us discover whether God is directing us toward our new place or role in ministry. If God is clear in answering these, it’s a good sign He’s preparing us for this transition. If God is silent, we might want to delay or reconsider our decision.
13. 1/4 Are we spiritually discontent? We can be in the very center of God’s geographical and occupational calling and yet experience a powerful sense of discontent. During a season of spiritual discontent, God may place expectations, relationships, and vision on hold, engaging our heart to contemplate future potential. He may be preparing us to embrace something new.
14. 2/4 What has God been speaking to us about? Scripture plays a prominent role in the discernment of God’s calling. Keeping and reviewing a spiritual journal and paying attention to our circumstance as it relates to what God has been teaching us can be greatly insightful.
15. 3/4 Do we possess a consuming new passion? The Lord might place an unusual and even unexplainable passion in our heart: a new geographical area, culture, or type of ministry. He may be creating a new vision that cannot be accomplished where we currently serve. Consider sharing this new passion with your team leader. The Lord might be leading your team in this new direction through you. Leaders celebrate seeing their teams passionately engage in the overall mission.
16. Reflection Questions – Set #3 As you consider your passion, in what ways can you express it through your current involvement with Impact? Through which other platforms are you able to express this passion (i.e., in your church, family, community, etc.)? What other passions reside in your heart that we may not typically see here at Impact?
17. 4/4 Is there an open door? Just because a door has opened doesn’t mean that God opened it. Such an opening can be a matter for significant prayer and even fasting. Can we live out our unique passion in this new opportunity? Create honest dialogue with our closest relationships, inviting them to seek God’s face with us. We need their objectivity, too!
18. Application As you complete our Fall 2010 Placement Form in the near future, for preparation please take time to consider: Your “true north” How your current role complements this. As you receive feedbackviayour 360 and Position Focus Review: Consider how to refine your “true north” Reflect on our your “true north” can further empower your Personal Development Plan (PDP) process.
Editor's Notes
Recall the five stages of vision: birth, incubation, presentation, commitment, realization. Birth often is initiated as something else seems to become “sick” or dies. As the previous focus deteriorates, we can experience painful feelings of loss and disillusionment. This can also be an opportunity for a new vision to be birthed.