Our first presentation from Leadership in Faith Formation, our unique online conference on

2. LEADLiving every day
as disciples
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5. #1
Mind
over
matter
matters!

7. Mind
over
matter

8. Becoming Growing
Stalled
Out of
breath

9. Stalled
InnovativeCautious
Deep, Bold, Consequential Faith in Jesus Christ
Complacent Faith in Jesus Christ
Out of
Breath
GrowingBecoming
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10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. 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

14. CHECKING IN…
Where do you see yourself on
the Leadership Landscape?

15. #2 Gifts from Cross-Cultural
and Cross-Generational
Communities are underestimat
*Widen your world!

17. Stalled
InnovativeCautious
Deep, Bold, Consequential Faith in Jesus Christ
Complacent Faith in Jesus Christ
Out of
Breath
GrowingBecoming
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Copyright©LEAD2014

18. 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

19. • 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?

20. 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

21. Becoming Growing
Stalled
Out of
breath
stories

22. CHECKING IN…
Where do you see your
congregation right now?

23. #3 It really is only one
step at a time.

24. The
Disciple
Frame and
4 Growth
Indicators

25. 4 GROWTH INDICATOR CALL & RESPONSE CHART
Call and
Response
Individual 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

26. 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

28. Day 1
Day 4

30. “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.”

31. CHECKING IN…
Notice the bright spots:
• What is helping you grow in your
faith?
• Where do you see discipleship
growing in your congregation?

32. Welcome to