Leading In Church

Question: What trait makes a great leader???

Question: If I were to ask if you see yourself as a leader in the church…what would you say???

Story: BOLD

“Band Of Life Disciples” …OR… “Band Of Little Dudes”

Korey Whitsett — youth minister

Jordan Kattine — senior minister

Matt James — “weekend experience” minister

Neil Martin — worship minister

Jeremy McFarland — serves at a church

James Burns — serves at a church

Others

Shaun Inlow — Chief of Police / worship leader

Adam Schwallie — Advance Auto Parts / worship tech

Thad Wallace — School Teacher / worship leader

Dave Wilson — ??? / helped develop content

Rodney Tinsky — IT / organized volunteers

I don’t want to compare churches or talk about “the good old days” but I DO want to share with you tonight the same thing I shared with them.

My dream:

Empowered volunteers who take responsibility to lead

PRAY

Paul is writing to Timothy:

Paul’s “son in the faith”

Ministering in Ephesus

1 Timothy 3:1–13 (NIV)

Here is a trustworthy saying: Whoever aspires to be an overseer desires a noble task.

Overseer — Elder

Harvey Bendure

*Jonathan Fellows

*Josh Francis

*Mick O’Hanahan

Ralph Shead

**Adam Jones

Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not given to drunkenness, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own family well and see that his children obey him, and he must do so in a manner worthy of full respect. (If anyone does not know how to manage his own family, how can he take care of God’s church?) He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same judgment as the devil. He must also have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.

In the same way, deacons

Deacon — Servant

Brian Allen

Mike Allmendinger

Robert Gooch

*Colten Long

*Greg Morse

Jon Skinner

*Drew Williams

are to be worthy of respect, sincere, not indulging in much wine, and not pursuing dishonest gain. They must keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience. They must first be tested; and then if there is nothing against them, let them serve as deacons.

In the same way, the women

Women — ???

Women who are elders/deacons?

Women who are married to elders/deacons?

Women in general?

are to be worthy of respect, not malicious talkers but temperate and trustworthy in everything.

A deacon must be faithful to his wife and must manage his children and his household well. Those who have served well gain an excellent standing and great assurance in their faith in Christ Jesus.

Question: Do you want lead in the church???

If you are going to lead, the best time to begin working on becoming a leader is RIGHT NOW.

Tool: Leadership Square

D1

Jesus calls disciples

They don’t know what they don’t know yet.

New / Fun / Messy

D2

Jesus coaches disciples

They are painfully aware of what they don’t know.

Old / Frustrating / More Messy

We often want to leave D2 and run back to start D1 all over again

D3

Jesus collaborates with disciples

They are given a voice in leading.

Beginning to make sense / Still need mentor

D4

Jesus delegates to disciples

They are sent with authority and responsibility.

Ready to run / Very aware of shortcomings / Begin to mentor others

Question: What are you willing to do to move to the next stage of leadership???

Prepare for Small Group Discussions

Have someone randomly choose a number between 1 & 10

Groups will discuss that number on each column - Come / Thrive / Go

If there’s more time, groups can choose whichever question they want to discuss