Four Strategies for Leaving a Legacy of Loving Leaders

Robert W. Kellemen, Ph.D.www.rpmministries.org

Are You Milton Berle or Ed Sullivan?

The Big Question

How do we effectively disciple the Body of Christ for one another ministry in the church and to

the community?How do we leave a legacy of loving leaders?

How do we train leaders for one another ministry in urban contexts?

Equipping the SaintsCan Feel Like a Maze!

Need Some Directions?

Some Signs Are Spot On!

Some Signs Are Confusing!

The Big Picture: The End Goal—Transformed People

A relationship with the transforming Person leads to a transforming Pastor

wisely leading a transforming Process that transforms People

(Individually and Corporately) so they transform People (Church and Community)

The Big Picture: Transformed People

A Fellow Traveler, Not the Expert Guide A Transformational Process, Not a Program A Relational Strategy, Not a Straight-Jacket An Approach, Not the Answer Not One-Size-Fits-All

The 4E Ministry Training Strategy

Envisioning: Jointly Creating the MVP-C Enlisting: Birthing Family/Building Team Equipping: Transformational Coaching Empowering: Leaving a Legacy/Loving Leaders

4E Ministry Pictured: The Bus Analogy

Envision: Is the Bus Moving in the Right Direction?—Core Values Enlist: Is Anyone on the Bus? Are the Right People in the Right Seats?—Committed People Equip: Is Every Passenger Also a Good Driver?—Coached People Empower: Is the Engine Running on All Cylinders?—Comprehensive Strategy

Envisioning God’s Ministry:Assessing Needs: Examining Heart Health

“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet”

(Frederick Buechner).

Envisioning God’s Ministry:Assessing Needs: Examining Heart Health

Assessment: Not Data Collection and Information Gathering but Soul Connecting Assessing Congregational Needs: Five Targets

Envisioning God’s Ministry:Assessing Needs: Examining Heart Health

Crowds and Compassion: Matthew 9:36-38 Exegete YourYour Community: Acts 17:16-22

Envisioning God’s Ministry:Dreaming God’s Dream

Two Major Problems: Top-Down No MAP

Mission: Universal Calling Vision: Unique Calling Passion: Captivating Identity Commission: MAP—Ministry Action Plan

Envisioning God’s Ministry:Dreaming God’s Dream

Open Your Eyes/Open the Word Exegete Society/Exegete Scripture We exist to…

Envisioning God’s Ministry:Mission: Your Universal Calling

Vision: How has God uniquely shaped us to fulfill His mission? (DNA/Fingerprint) What is our special calling in our specific community? It is our dream to…

Envisioning God’s Ministry:Vision: Your Unique Calling

Passion: What you’ll die for and thus what you live for. Who You Are: Captures, Captivates, Communicates Changing Lives with Christ’s Changeless Truth (“Coach”)

Envisioning God’s Ministry:Passion: Your Captivating Ministry ID

Strategy for How You’ll “Get From Here to There” Strategy for How You’ll “Pull It Off” Strategy for How You’ll Keep It “Going and Growing”

Envisioning God’s Ministry:Commission: Your Ministry MAP

We will fulfill our calling to equip God’s people for one another ministry through

Christ-centered, comprehensive, compassionate, and culturally-informed writing, speaking, and consulting.We will follow the “4E” ministry training strategy of envisioning, enlisting, equipping, and empowering

God’s people to speak the truth in love.We will follow the “4C” map of equipping in

biblical content, Christlike character, relational competence, and Christian community.

Envisioning God’s Ministry:Commission: Your Ministry MAP

How Do You Get the Congregation on the Bus?

Enlisting God’s Ministers for Ministry

Enlisting God’s Ministers for Ministry:Preparing the Congregation for Change

A Church Of Not Just a Church With Don’t Just Have a Discipleship Ministry; Be a Discipleship Ministry

Strategic Change Management Biblical Conflict Resolution

Enlisting God’s Ministers for Ministry:Preparing the Congregation for Change

Recruiting Ministers to the MVP-C: Attracting Individuals to the Ministry Selecting Ministers: Putting the Right People in the Right Seats Promoting the Ministry: Maintaining Congregational Excitement

Enlisting God’s Ministers for Ministry:Mobilizing Ministers: Family/Team

The Whole Gospel to the Whole Person Relational Mentoring of Real Life in Real Life for Real Life (Lecture/Lab/Life)

Equipping Godly Ministers for Ministry

Many Churches Enlist/Employ Ill-Equipped People Many Churches Fail to Comprehensively Equip the People They Enlist/Employ

Equipping Godly Ministers for Ministry

The Résumé of the Equipped Christian

Romans 15:14 “I myself am convinced,

my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness,

complete in knowledge,and competent to instruct

one another.”

The Apostle Paul and theOrdinary, Average Christian in Rome

Content: “Complete in Knowledge” Character: “Full of Goodness” Competence: “Competent to Instruct” Community: “Brothers”/“One Another”

Empowering Godly Ministers for Ministry

Not “Betterment” but “Empowerment” Be Realistic about Resources: Prioritize

Empowering Godly Ministers for Ministry

Implementing Ministries: Launching Ministries Built to Last

Moving from Discipling to Deploying Assessing “Trainees”/“Graduates” Assessing the Training/Ministry

Empowering Godly Ministers for Ministry

Overseeing Ministries: Organizing the Organism—Leading Ministries from Good to Great

Ad-Ministering the Ministry through Relational Policies

Empowering Godly Ministers for Ministry

Protecting Ministries: Ethical/Legal Wisdom Passing the Baton of Ministry: Leaving a Lasting Legacy of Loving Leaders

Equipping Equippers, Training Trainers, Coaching Coaches

Empowering Godly Ministers for Ministry

Four Strategies for Leaving a Legacy of Loving Leaders

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