Servant Leadership: Discovering Your SHAPE as a Blue Hat Session 1

Servant Leadership: Discovering Your SHAPE as a Blue HatSession 1

Servant Leadership: Discovering Your SHAPE as a Blue HatSession 1

Worldly Leader

Servant Leader

Self-CenteredControlServed by othersMy Kingdom

Christ-CenteredDependenceServes othersGod’s Kingdom

NOT SO NOT SO WITH YOUWITH YOU

Mark 10:35-43a

Servant Leadership

…whoever wishes to become great among you shall be your servant; and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be slave of all. “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” Mark 10:43-45

Seven Characteristics of Servant Leaders

1. Servant leaders humble themselves and wait for God to exalt them.

2. Servant leaders seek Jesus rather than seek position.

3. Servant leaders give up personal rights to find greatness in service to others.


4. Servant leaders can risk serving others because they trust that God is in control.

5. Servant leaders take up Jesus’ towel of servanthood to meet the needs of others.


6. Servant leaders share responsibility and authority with others to meet a greater need.

7. Servant leaders multiply their leadership by empowering others to lead.

C. Gene Wilkes – Jesus on Leadership

7 Domains of Servant Leaders

HeartHeadEyesEarsMouthFeetHands

Heart of a Servant Leader

Motivated by love and compassion.

John 13:34-35Mark 6:34Servant leadership

is first a spiritual matter of the heart.

Heart

Head of a Servant Leader Motive: Kingdom

Focus Examine our core

beliefs Challenge our

motives Practice humility is

a choice

He must become He must become greater; I must become greater; I must become less. less.

John 3:30 (NIV)

In humility, consider In humility, consider others more important others more important than yourselves.than yourselves.

Philippians 2:3 (HCSB)

Edging God Out

PRID

E FEAR

Pride

Promoting Self

Fear

Protecting Self

Always separates

Always compares

Always distorts

An overly high opinion of yourself, exaggerated esteem of self, haughtiness, arrogance

“Do not think more highly of yourself than you ought.” Romans 12:3

• Boasting

• Taking all of the credit

• Showing off

• Doing all the talking

• Demanding all the attention

man from God, other people, and himself

Who I worship My source of security and self-worth My audience and judge

An insecure view of the future producing self-protection

“Fear of man is a trap …” Proverbs 29:25

• Hiding behind position

• Withholding information

• Intimidating others

• Hoarding control

• Discouraging honest feedback

with others and is never happy

the truth into a false sense of security or fear Slide courtesy of Rockbridge Seminary

Exalting God Only

Humilit

y

Confidenc

eHumility ConfidenceHumility is not denying the power you have but admitting that the power comes through you and not from you.

•Something lived out but never claimed

•Looking out the window rather than in the mirror of praise.

•A kingdom perspective of cause and effect.

“put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” Col 3:12

Magnifies Christ

Promotes Trust and Truth

Generates Inspiration and Commitment

Builds Community and Fellowship

Who I worship My source of security and self-worth My audience and judge

A secure view of the future based upon trust and the assurance of God’s promises.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart…”

Proverbs 3:5-6

Slide adapted from Blanchard’s and Hodge’s Lead Like Jesus, p 64

Head of a Servant Leader

What are some key things of the mind that we need to ask for when leading out in a disaster relief effort?Wisdom DiscernmentVision / mission

Vision

Jesus understood His Mission Luke 19:10 How does this relate to disaster

relief effort?

Avoiding Mission / Vision Creep Clear understanding of mission Clear communication of mission Guard & protect the mission

Avoiding Mission CreepAsk Tough Questions

Does this carry the mission forward?

Does it compliment the mission? Does it compete for our focus in

accomplishing the mission? Does it contradict the mission?

“God always wants to work to do something in us before he does something through us.” Erik Rees – S.H.A.P.E.

How big How big is your is your God?God?

Take Away, Action Step

Session 2 – Putting it Into Action

Servant Leadership: Discovering Your SHAPE as a Blue Hat

Putting Servant Leadership Into ActionIf I then, the Lord and the Teacher, washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet. For I gave you an example that you also should do as I did to you.

John 13:14-15 (NASB)

Eyes of a Servant Leader

Motive: Spiritually discerning call and needs of others

People need us to notice & act.

Matt. 4:18-21 Matt. 14:14

Ears of a Servant Leader

Motive: Putting the others first

They have a story that matters.

James 1:19

Ears of a Servant Leader

Why is listening to the story so important?

How should this impact what we do in Disaster Relief efforts?

Mouth of a Servant Leader

Motive: Proclaim the good news

Acts 1:8

Feet of a Servant Leader

How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news of good things.

Romans 10:15

Romans 10:161 Cor. 3:6

Hands of a Servant Leader

Motive: Putting it into action

Matthew 25:35-40 Actions speak

louder than words.


Motive: Giving it away

Leaders with tight hands vs. leaders with loose hands

Shepherds exist for the sheep

From vision to implementation


Engage & Equip others to ServeE - Encourage (1 Thes. 5:11)Q - Qualify (2 Timothy 2:2)U - Understand Needs (Luke 11:1)I - Instruct Them (1 Timothy 4:11)P - Pray for them (Philippians 1:3-6)

C. Gene Wilkes – Jesus on Leadership

Take Away, Action Step

Habits of a Servant Leader

A daily recalibration of the commitment you have to your Mission and Values


“And be sure to put into practice what you hear. The more you do this, the more you will understand what I tell you.”

Mark 4:24, NIV

Slide courtesy of Rock Bridge Seminary


Five Disciplines Solitude PrayerStudy and application of scriptureAccepting and responding to

God’s unconditional loveSupport and accountability

relationships


Why is it important to practice these habits in the midst of a disaster relief effort?

How can you do this?

Q&A, Discussion

Session 3 – Spiritual Readiness


Discovering Your Unique SHAPE

S PIRITUAL GIFTS

H EART

A BILITIES

P ERSONALITY

E XPERIENCES

S.H.A.P.E.

To Identify Your Unique SHAPEYou Need to be About :

Unwrapping Your Gift!

Monitoring Your Heartbeat!

Discovering & Applying Your

Abilities

Plugging In Your Personality!

Examining Your Experiences!

S.H.A.P.E.

SSpiritual Giftspiritual Gifts

Heart

Abilities

Personality

Experiences

Understanding SHAPE for Disaster Relief

Spiritual Gifts

What the Bible Says about Gifts

The Apostle Paul - “Now about spiritual gifts, I do not want you to be ignorant.” 1 Cor. 12 :1

Spiritual Gifts

Spiritual Gift : A Definition

A SPIRITUAL GIFT is an endowment of motivation and ability, given by the Holy Spirit to every believer, to be used to minister to others and therefore build up the church (Body of Christ).

Spiritual Gifts

An Endowment

It is really a supernatural endowment. A gift that cannot be used up - and it is beyond my ability to understand or to explain - it is driven by the Holy Spirit

Spiritual Gifts

Gift’s Motivation

An inner desire to serve God in a certain way.

I must...replaces I should…or I ought to

Spiritual Gifts

Gift’s Ability A special capacity to serve which originates with the Holy Spirit

I get the gift, the motivation and the ability all in the same package.

Spiritual Gifts

The Difference between The Fruit of the Spirit from Spiritual Gifts is…“The fruit of the Spirit reveal Christ’s contribution to our character, while our spiritual gifts reveal the contribution we make to God’s kingdom.”

10 Truths about Spiritual Gifts

1. Only BELIEVERS have spiritual gifts. 1 Cor. 2:14

2. Every Christian has at least one (1) SPIRITUAL gift. 1 Cor. 7:7

3. No one receives ALL of the gifts. 1 Cor. 12:27-30

Spiritual Gifts


4. No single gift is given to EVERYONE. 1 Cor. 12:29-30

5. You can’t EARN OR WORK FOR a spiritual gift. Eph. 4:7

6. The HOLY SPIRIT decides what gifts you or I get. 1 Cor. 12:11

Spiritual Gifts


7. The gifts I’m given are PERMANENT. Rom. 11:29

8. I am to DEVELOP the gifts God gives me. 1 Tim. 4:14

9. It’s a sin to WASTE the gifts God gave me. 1 Cor. 4:1-2

Spiritual Gifts


10. Using my gifts HONORS & GLORIFIES God John 15:8

and... EXPANDS me. I Chronicles 4: 10

(Prayer of Jabez)

Spiritual Gifts

WHAT ARE THE GIFTS ?

Spiritual Gifts

• Administration / Ruling• Apostleship /

Pioneering / Missionary

• Discernment• Evangelism• Encouraging /

Exhortation• Faith• Giving• Hospitality• Knowledge• Leadership• Mercy

• Prophesy / Perceiving

• Pastor / Shepherding• Serving / Ministry /

Helps• Teaching• Wisdom

OTHERS POSSIBLE:• Arts / Craftsmanship• Healing• Tongues &

Interpretation

Refer to Packet with Inventory & Explanations

Spiritual Gifts

The Purpose of Spiritual Gifts

A. GIFTS ARE NOT FOR MY BENEFIT, BUT FOR THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS.

B. GIFTS ARE TO PRODUCE MATURITY AND HARMONY IN OUR CHURCH FAMILY.

Spiritual Gifts


C. RECOGNIZE THAT YOU & YOUR TEAM HAVE BOTH A PRIMARY AND A SECONDARY MINISTRY THROUGH YOUR CHURCH…

Spiritual Gifts


Your & Your Team’s PRIMARY MINISTRY commitment should be in the area where you are GIFTED.

Your & Your Team’s SECONDARY MINISTRY includes serving in any other area of the Body when you are NEEDED.

Spiritual Gifts

7 Cautions About Spiritual Gifts

1. Don’t confuse gifts with natural talents

Example :Public speaking is a natural talent or

ability, but when another is encouraged through your spoken word, that is a spiritual gift (i.e. exhortation)

Spiritual Gifts

2. Don’t confuse gifts with the Fruit of the Spirit. Gal.5:22-23


Spiritual Gifts

“The Fruit of the Spirit reveal Christ’s contribution to our character, while our spiritual gifts reveal the contribution we make to God’s kingdom.”

3. Don’t confuse gifts with Christian Roles.

Examples : Evangelist, Pastor etc. In other words, gifts = functions not office

4. Be aware of the “gift projection” tendency.(Expecting others to serve the way you do and have similar results.)


Spiritual Gifts

5. Don’t feel your gift makes you in any way superior to others. 1 Cor. 12: 21

6. Realize that using your gifts without love is worthless! 1 Cor. 13: 1-3


Spiritual Gifts

7. Yours or anyone’s Spiritual Gifts are not confirmed in isolation.

Personal inventory tests alone cannot determine your gifts. Your gifts are confirmed within community. Others within the church must see and recognize your gifts.


Spiritual Gifts

Session 4 – Our S.H.A.P.E. contd.



Spiritual Gifts

HHearteart

Abilities

Personality

Experiences

Heart

Monitoring My Heartbeat

The Bible defines the “Heart” as:a. “The organ that pumps your blood”

b. “Your emotional constitution or disposition”

c. “The vital force or driving impulse”

Heart

“Passion (heart) is the fuel of life. It is the great source of energy and drive. It’s what makes us explore new vistas, develop new relationships, and seek solutions to perplexing problems.” Bob Buford, HalftimeRees, Erik (2006-08-22). S.H.A.P.E.: Finding and Fulfilling Your Unique Purpose for Life (p. 53). Zondervan. Kindle Edition.

Monitoring My HeartbeatMy heart determines....

· Why I SAY the things I do

· Why I FEEL the way I do

· Why I ACT the way I do

My heart is the REAL me!

Heart

Monitoring My Heartbeat

Why has God given each person a UNIQUE “heartbeat ?”

Because you can do God’s will and serve God’s purpose by letting your heartbeat MOTIVATE you for ministry!

Heart

Heart What is your heart telling you

about Disaster Relief Ministry? When do you find yourself

saying, “I must do this”, or, “I’m looking forward to doing this”, not, “I ought to do this”?

What is your passion ?

Heart

Taking a Spiritual EKG :

Finish this sentence : With regard to my

Disaster Relief service,I Love To...

Heart

Spiritual Gifts

Heart

AAbilitiesbilities

Personality

Experiences


Abilities

Applying My Abilities

“There are different abilities to perform service.” 1 Cor. 12:6

“I (God)...have given him skill, ability, and knowledge in all kinds of crafts....” Exodus 31:3

Abilities

5 Misconceptions About Abilities1. MYTH: People aren’t born

with skills. All skills must be learned by experience.

This simply is not true. There are a number of talents which seem to be inborn, or are developed very early in infancy. When people say “He just seems to have a natural talent for it” it’s probably true!

Abilities

5 Misconceptions About Abilities

2. MYTH: Those skills which must be learned, are learned primarily in the classroom.

Actually, some of your most basic skills were learned at home, “in the street”, or somewhere else outside the classroom.

Abilities

5 Misconceptions About Abilities3. MYTH: If you have certain

abilities, you will be very aware that you have them.

Again, this is not true. You are probably using a number of talents or skills that you are not even aware of! You need some process of skill identification.

Abilities

5 Misconceptions About Abilities

4. MYTH: Skills that I use at work are only usable in that environment. I couldn’t use them in D.R. ministry.

Hopefully, by the end of this class, you’ll see the fallacy of this idea. Be creative!

Abilities

5 Misconceptions About Abilities5. MYTH: Most people only

have a very few abilities. Does anyone really know all of

John Scoggins’ abilities? The truth is that many national studies have proven that the average person possesses from five hundred to seven hundred skills!

Abilities

AbilityWhat unique abilities do you have which many others do not ?

What do you find relatively easy while others say, “Not me”!

Have you ever surprised yourself by finding out that you could do something which you thought you could not ?

Abilities

How To Discover Your Abilities

Name 28 Specialized Abilities That You Have....

Abilities

Servant Leadership: Discovering Your SHAPE as a Blue HatSession 5 – Our S.H.A.P.E. in DISC…

Spiritual Gifts

Heart

Abilities

PPersonalityersonality

Experiences


Personality

Personality

A Rabbit On The Swim Team“Once upon a time, the animals decided to do

something meaningful to meet the problems of the new world. So they organized a school. The adopted an activity curriculum of running, climbing, swimming, and flying. To make it easier to administer the curriculum, all the animals took all the subjects.

The duck was excellent in swimming; in fact, better than his instructor. But he made only passing grades in flying, and he was very poor in running. Since he was slow in

running, he had to drop swimming and stay after school to practice running. This caused

his web feet to be badly worn, so that he was only average in swimming. But average was quite acceptable, so nobody worried about that- except the duck.

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The rabbit started at the top of his class in running, but developed a nervous twitch in his leg muscles because of so much make-up work in swimming.

The squirrel was excellent in climbing, but he encountered constant frustration in flying class because his teacher made him start from the ground up instead of from the treetop down. He developed Charlie horses from overexertion, and so only got a C in climbing and a D in running.

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The eagle was a problem child and was severely disciplined for being a non-conformist. In climbing trees he beat all the others to the top of the tree, but insisted on using his own way to get there.”

Story from Charles Swindoll

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What is the moral of the

story?

What is the moral of the

story?

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The study of human behavior was first developed by the Greek Scholar Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, around 400 BC. He identified four body fluids that he believed determined a person’s behavior.

In A.D. 149 a Roman physiologist by the name of Galen proposed a temperament theory that built on Hippocrates observations. His four temperaments:

Personality Development

“CHOLERIC”: extroverted/task-oriented type, “SANGUINE”: extroverted/people-oriented type,“PHLEGMATIC”: introverted/people-oriented type, “MELANCHOLY”: introverted/task-oriented type.

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Scientific research shows that, as individuals……we are “powered” by either our:

outgoing or our reserved approach to life,

…our direction is “steered” either towards: tasks or toward people.

Most human behavioral scientists either agree with Hippocrates & Galen or have only tweaked his basic findings slightly (sometimes only by changing the terminology)


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In 1928, William Marston, a psychologist authored “The Emotions of Normal People,” which introduced the D.I.S.C. letters in describing the four temperaments.

In 1977, John G. Geier & Dorothy E. Downey developed the “Performax Personal Profile System,” which was a personal assessment used by business & industry, & based on Marston’s D.I.S.C.


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35% of your personality is genetically based (Nature) (In 1979 the University of Minnesota conducted a study entitled “Twins Reared Apart,” which revealed convincing evidence that much of our personality is inherited. A similar study at Indiana University produced the same results.)

Another 50% of your personality is shaped in childhood development up to the age of 6 (Nurture) (Parents have a great influence on their children’s personality; beware of attempting to make all of your children act the same.)

The remaining 15% of your personality development comes from the rest of childhood & adolescence.

The Holy Spirit of God is the only influence that can effect change in your natural temperament or your nurtured personality.(Unfortunately most Christians never allow God to “completely change” their temperament to His standards… see Galatians 5:22-23)

Personality DevelopmentNature vs. Nurture

Personality

Your past influences your personality, but doesn’t have to control it, the choice is yours. You are capable of growth and change.

Major events or crises in your adult life can have a permanent effect on your personality.

In order to succeed in family, personal, ministry & business relationships, people learn to adapt & adjust their style.

These learned skills are not a person’s normal or natural preference, but they are necessary for their life needs.

Holy Spirit is working in the lives of Christians to conform them to the image of Christ (Romans 8:9, 2 Corinthians 3:18).

Personality DevelopmentNature vs. Nurture

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Success at work & ministry depends a lot on your people skills.

Success at work & ministry depends a lot on your people skills.

By learning more about your behavior & that of others, you greatly improve good relationships

In Disaster Relief Ministry, there is a great need for people who can relate well to others.

No one is outstanding at everything, you need others to supplement your weaknesses with their strengths.

When two different people don’t get along, it is usually a problem of inflexibility. No one wants to move out of their comfort zone.

Some people believe everyone thinks and makes decisions just as they do. The Bible is very clear that God has made each of us unique.

People Skills Are Important

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People Skills Are Important

By understanding the unique way God By understanding the unique way God has made you, you can learn tohas made you, you can learn to lovelove people and appreciate their differences.people and appreciate their differences.

God made each of us “different,”, not God made each of us “different,”, not worse than others, not better… butworse than others, not better… but differentdifferent. . These differences often cause These differences often cause difficulties in relationships.difficulties in relationships.

The Bible is also very clear that The Bible is also very clear that Christians are to love & care for other Christians are to love & care for other people. people.

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Jesus described Jesus described the mark of a the mark of a true disciple true disciple like this…like this…

““By this all men By this all men

will know you are will know you are my disciples, my disciples,

If you If you lovelove one one another.”another.”

John 13:35John 13:35

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Take the Test: A Few InstructionsChoose one setting: Work, home,

church, social, etc.Go with your first impression; don’t

get too introspectiveCircle the number adjacent to the

phrase that describes you “most” or “least” in the appropriate column

Circle only one “most” and one “least per set of words

Complete the Profile within seven minutes, or as close as possible

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M L

Take the Test: Choose only ONE Choose only ONE "Most" and only ONE "Least""Most" and only ONE "Least"

Trusting, Enthusuastic 2 2

Tolerant, Respectful 4 4

Courageous, Adventurous 5 1

Agreeable, Accommodating 3 3

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1 2 3 4 5

1 2 3 4 5

Take the Test: Scoring

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Take your D, I, S, & C Totals from your Total Boxes and plot Graphs M & L. Count, but do not plot the "B"s. If a number is not on the graph, plot the closest number.

Take your D, I, S, & C Totals from your Total Boxes and plot Graphs M & L. Count, but do not plot the "B"s. If a number is not on the graph, plot the closest number.

Take the Test: Scoring

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A Few Ground Rules

No Pigeonholing

No LabelingIt’s a

tendency, not an excuse

It’s OK, I’m a “D”

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Principles of Personal EffectivenessEveryone has strengthsEveryone has weaknessesEveryone is more effective in some

situations and less effective in othersPersonal effectiveness is determined

by matching strengths against the demands of a specific situation

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"This is expected of me" "This is me"

D I S C D I S C

“M” GraphI. Projected Concept (MOST responses): The ProjectedConcept reflects how you think others want you to behaveor how you want them to see you. This is the “mask”people assume in order to achieve success. The roots ofyour Projected Concept lie in everything you have experienced from childhood to early adulthood - family,friends, schooling, religion. By early adulthood, mostpeople have decided how they must act to get what theywant in life, and that behavior becomes their ProjectedConcept.

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“L” Graph

II. Private Concept (LEAST responses): This is your basic behavior - what you are down deep. This behavior is the product of heredity and early environment. People display this behavior in relaxed situations (at home or with friends), when they don’t sense the need for the “mask” of the Projected Concept, or in stressful situations when maintaining the mask is too difficult.

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Servant Leadership: Discovering Your SHAPE as a Blue HatSession 6 –Measuring DISC results

Task-Oriented

Types

People-Oriented Types

Passive Types

Active Types

D ISC

DISC Grid

Dominance Influence

SteadinessConscientiousness

Passive TypesCautious, Accommodating

Active TypesDecisive, Assertive

• Introvertive• Reserved• Realistic• Withdrawn

• Extrovertive• Outgoing• Optimistic• Involved

Shapes environment

Unassertive,Passive to environment

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Task-Oriented Types

High-Touch

Form & Function Feeling & Fellowship

High-Tech

• Caring• Sharing• Relationships• Emotions

• Caring• Sharing• Relationships• Emotions

• Plans• Programs• Projects• Process

People-Oriented Types

Sees environment as unfavorable and stressful

Sees environment as favorable and unstressful

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“Dominance” Type Behavior

Active /Task-Oriented • Dominant

• Direct• Decisive• Demanding

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“Influence” Type Behavior

Active /People Oriented

• Inspiring• Influencing• Inducing• Impressive

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“Steadiness” Type Behavior

Passive /People -Oriented

• Submissive• Steady• Sensitive• Shy

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“Conscientiousness” Type Behavior

Passive /Task-Oriented

• Competent• Compliant• Cautious• Correct

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“Dominance” Type Strengths

•Bottom line organizer•High value on time•Innovative•Problem solver

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“Influence” Type Strengths

• Great encourager• Positive sense of humor• “People person”•Great story-telling abilities

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“Steadiness” Type Strengths

• Reliable and dependable• Respects authority• Team player• Understanding

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“Conscientiousness” Type Strengths

• Good perspective• Thorough in everything• Organizer• Analyzes

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“Dominance” Type Limitations…

•Oversteps authority•Argumentative•Dislikes routine•Too bossy

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“Influence” Type Limitations…

•Inattentive to details•Short attention span•Too gullible and naïve•Impulsive

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“Steadiness” Type Limitations…

•Resistant to change•Lacks decisiveness•Slow decision making•Sensitive to criticism

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“Conscientiousness” Type Limitations…

•Needs clear boundaries•Give in vs. argue•Bogged down in details•Bound by procedure

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Probable Strengths:

Decisive Initiating Forceful Assertive Competitive Goal-oriented Authoritative Independent

Possible Limitations:

Overbearing Abrasive Impatient Blunt Demanding Hasty Dictatorial Belligerent

The “D”The “D”

Strengths and LimitationsPersonality

Probable Strengths:

Charismatic Confident Gregarious Persuasive Participative Optimistic Stimulating Enthusiastic Communicative


Impulsive Superficial Unrealistic Glib Overconfident Poor listener Self-centered Too trusting Emotional

The “I”The “I”Strengths and Limitations

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Probable Strengths: Self-controlled Accommodating Persistent Good listener Easy-going Calm Sympathetic Warm Dependable


Complacent Lenient Smug Indifferent Non-demonstrative Confrontation-averse Apathetic Plodding Passive Possessive

The “S”The “S”Strengths and Limitations

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Strengths and Limitations

Probable Strengths:

Precise Adaptable Thorough Systematic Cautious Conscientious Orderly Well-prepared Accurate


Too careful Obsessive/Compulsive Nit-picky Analysis paralysis Suspicious Finicky Detached Sensitive Indecisive

The “C”The “C”

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WhatWhat happens happens

WhenWhen two two ““D’s” D’s” have have

a a confrontation?confrontation?

“I’s” can

be very

entertaining!

“I’s” can

be very

entertaining!

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““S’s” want to be included!S’s” want to be included!

“C’s” are usually well-prepared!“C’s” are usually well-prepared!

“Dominance” Type Biblical Advise…

•BeBe gentle gentle•Control your feelingsControl your feelings•Focus on one thingFocus on one thing•Have a servant attitudeHave a servant attitude

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“Influence” Type Biblical Advise…

•Be humble•Control your speech•Be more organized•Be patient

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“Steadiness” Type Biblical Advise…

•Be bold and strong•Be confident and fearless•Be more enthusiastic

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“Conscientiousness” Type Biblical Advise…

•Be more positive•Avoid a critical spirit•Be joyful•Don’t worry

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Combination Personality and Spiritual GiftCombination Personality and Spiritual Gift

Take it — Or leave it! Heaven — Or Hell,the choice is yours! No challenge is too

big!" Commando For Christ"Enjoys "Confrontational Evangelism"

"I" Type Personality "I" Type Personality With The Gift of With The Gift of

EvangelismEvangelism Christ has come to give you LIFEabundantly! Trust Christ and you'll be a

better athlete, businessperson, etc."Cheerleaders For Christ"

"C" Type Personality With "C" Type Personality With The Gift of EvangelismThe Gift of Evangelism

Come now and let us reason together!Ready always to give an answer!Process and structured approach.

"Walking Encyclopedias For Christ"Prefers "One-on-one discussion / debate"

"S" Type Personality With "S" Type Personality With The Gift of EvangelismThe Gift of Evangelism

Christ is a friend who stickscloser than a brother! He will never leaveyou or forsake you! "Martyr For Christ"

Desires "Friendship / RelationshipEvangelism" Not confrontation!

"D" Type Personality With "D" Type Personality With The Gift of EvangelismThe Gift of Evangelism

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• Take it — Or leave it! Heaven — Or Hell, the choice is yours!• No challenge is too big!”• Commando For Christ"• Enjoys "Confrontational Evangelism"

"D" Type Personality With "D" Type Personality With The Gift of EvangelismThe Gift of Evangelism


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"I" Type Personality With "I" Type Personality With The Gift of EvangelismThe Gift of Evangelism

• Christ has come to give you LIFE abundantly!• Trust Christ and you'll be a better athlete, businessperson, etc.

• "Cheerleaders For Christ"


Personality

"S" Type Personality With "S" Type Personality With The Gift of EvangelismThe Gift of Evangelism

• Christ is a friend who sticks closer than a brother!• He will never leave you or forsake you!• "Martyr For Christ"• Desires "Friendship / Relationship Evangelism” Not confrontation!


Personality

"C" Type Personality With "C" Type Personality With The Gift of EvangelismThe Gift of Evangelism• Come now and let us reason together!• Ready always to give an answer!• Process and structured approach.• Walking Encyclopedias For Christ"• Prefers "One-on-one discussion / debate"


Personality

"D" Leaders —"D" Leaders —"D" Leaders —"D" Leaders —Leadership StylesLeadership Styles

•• Take controlTake control•• Seek power and authoritySeek power and authority•• Don't like being told what to doDon't like being told what to do•• Can be too pushy and forcefulCan be too pushy and forceful•• Are hard workersAre hard workers•• Accomplish difficult tasksAccomplish difficult tasks•• Are direct and decisiveAre direct and decisive•• Need to control their demanding waysNeed to control their demanding ways•• Need to slow down, and be gentleNeed to slow down, and be gentle•• Need to be more sensitive to othersNeed to be more sensitive to others

Personality

"I" Leaders —"I" Leaders —•• Are inspiring and enthusiasticAre inspiring and enthusiastic•• Love to be up-front and influenceLove to be up-front and influence•• Are persuasive and articulateAre persuasive and articulate•• Talk too muchTalk too much•• Need to listen moreNeed to listen more•• Need to not be so sensitive to rejectionNeed to not be so sensitive to rejection•• Are impressive and positiveAre impressive and positive•• Love crowds and seek attentionLove crowds and seek attention•• Need to be interested in individualsNeed to be interested in individuals•• Often proud and self-centerOften proud and self-center

PersonalityLeadership StylesLeadership Styles

•• Are more kind and nicerAre more kind and nicer•• Seldom demandingSeldom demanding•• Friendly and loyalFriendly and loyal•• Need to be more aggressiveNeed to be more aggressive•• Need to be more assertiveNeed to be more assertive•• Overly sensitive to their shortcomingsOverly sensitive to their shortcomings•• Need to be more confidentNeed to be more confident•• Dislike taking risksDislike taking risks•• Are reliable, relaxed, and reservedAre reliable, relaxed, and reserved•• Submissive and security-orientedSubmissive and security-oriented

"S" Leaders —"S" Leaders —


•• Are competent and compliantAre competent and compliant•• Go by the bookGo by the book•• Want to do everything just rightWant to do everything just right•• Are thorough and detailed-orientedAre thorough and detailed-oriented•• Often informative and opinionatedOften informative and opinionated

•• Need to be more positiveNeed to be more positive•• Need to be more enthusiasticNeed to be more enthusiastic

•• Answer questions people aren't askingAnswer questions people aren't asking

•• Extremely influentialExtremely influential•• Need to see solutions, not problemsNeed to see solutions, not problems

"C" Leaders —"C" Leaders —


““D”s Responds best to a Leader who…D”s Responds best to a Leader who…

•Provide direct answers•Sticks to tasks•Gets to the point•Provides pressure•Allows freedom to personal accomplishments

•Provide direct answers•Sticks to tasks•Gets to the point•Provides pressure•Allows freedom to personal accomplishments

Personality

““I”s Responds best to a Leader who…I”s Responds best to a Leader who…

•Is fair and also a friend•Provides social involvement•Provides recognition of abilities•Offers rewards to risk-taking

•Is fair and also a friend•Provides social involvement•Provides recognition of abilities•Offers rewards to risk-taking

Personality

““S”s Responds best to a Leader who…S”s Responds best to a Leader who…

•Is relaxed and friendly•Allows time to adjust to change•Allowed to work at their own pace•Gives personal support

•Is relaxed and friendly•Allows time to adjust to change•Allowed to work at their own pace•Gives personal support

Personality

““C”s Responds best to a Leader who…C”s Responds best to a Leader who…

•Provided reassurance•Spells out detailed operating procedures•Provides resources to do the task correctly•Listens to suggestions

•Provided reassurance•Spells out detailed operating procedures•Provides resources to do the task correctly•Listens to suggestions

Personality

A Mud – Out Crew?Incident Management (ICC)?A Feeding operation?An Assessment Team?A Chain Saw Crew?Being a Blue Hat?

What Values would a “D” contribute to…

Personality

““D’s” D’s” are are

GoodGoodAt At

OrganizingOrganizingOthers!Others!

SODA

A Mud – Out Crew?Incident Management (ICC)?A Feeding operation?A Chaplain Team?Being a Blue Hat?

What Values would a “I” contribute to…

Personality

““I’s” I’s” love love

enthusiasm!!!enthusiasm!!!

A Mud – Out Crew?Incident Management (ICC)?A Feeding operation?A Chain Saw Crew?A Childcare Team?Being a Public Information

Officer?

What Values would a “S” contribute to…

Personality

““S’s” like S’s” like

others who others who

are warm & are warm &

sincere!sincere!

A Mud – Out Crew?Incident Management (ICC)?A Feeding operation?A Chain Saw Crew?Being a Safety Officer?

What Values would a “C” contribute to…

Personality

““C’s C’s are are

thorough thorough and and

well-prepared!well-prepared!

When relating to “D’s”…

Support their goals and objectives, Keep your relationship businesslike, Argue facts, not personal feelings, when you disagree, Recognize their ideas- not themselves personally, Provide alternative actions with brief supporting

analyses to influence decisions, Be efficient, well-organized, & get to the point, ABOVE ALL BE EFFICIENT & COMPETENT.

Team Building

Personality

When relating to “I’s”…

Support their opinions, ideas, & dreams, Be enthusiastic, but do not hurry the discussion, Try not to argue (you seldom can win), Agree on the specifics of any agreement, Summarize in writing who, what, when, where, Use testimonials & incentives to affect decisions, ABOVE ALL BE INTERESTED IN THEM.

Team Building

Personality

When relating to “S’s”…

Support their feelings by showing personal interest,

Assume they will take everything personally, Discuss personal feelings when you disagree, Be pleasant, allow them time to trust you, Move along in an informal, slow manner, Assure them that actions will involve minimal risk, ABOVE ALL BE WARM & SINCERE.

Team Building

Personality

When relating to “C’s”…

Support their organized, thoughtful approach,

Demonstrate with actions rather than words, Be precise, systematic, exact, & organized, List the advantages & disadvantages of any

plan, Provide solid, tangible, factual evidence, Provide guarantees that actions cannot

backfire, ABOVE ALL BE THROUGH & WELL-

PREPARED.

Team Building

Personality

“D”… You need people. Relaxation is not a crime. Sensitivity to people’s feelings is wise. Be patient. Be less controlling. Listen more.

“I” … Time must be managed. Deadlines are important. Being responsible is more important than being popular. Be less impulsive.

“S”… Change provides opportunity. Friendship isn’t everything. Taking risks is sometimes necessary. Learn to say “no.” Increase your pace.

“C”… Through explanation is not everything. Deadlines must be met. More optimism will lead to greater success. Respond quicker. Look ahead.

If You are One of These, Try to Remember…

Personality

No temperament is better than the others

Your personality is a gift from God, He has shaped you in your past and will continue to do so in your future

God uses both good & bad experiences to shape your personality

It is helpful to understand that everyone is not like you, but you are uniquely shaped by God, both in the womb, & through your life experiences

Generally, Try to Remember…

Personality

Generally, Try to Remember… Staff to your organizational weakness

(balance) You are most effective when you are

in situations which build on your strengths

View others in terms of their strengths, not their weaknesses

Be available to complement their weaknesses with your strengths

Personality

Most of the problems in the church today are not theological,

they are relational — personality

clashes among members!

Most of the problems in the church today are not theological,

they are relational — personality

clashes among members!

Personality

In Summary...

D I S CFocus:

Wants To:

Purpose People Process Precision

Get thejob done

Lead theTeam

Be on the team

Do the job right

Key Question: What? Who? Why? How?

Seeks: Control Recog-nition

Accept-ance

Accuracy

Personality

D I S CDecisionStyle:

Decisive Spontan-eous

Confer-ring

Deliberate

Pace: Quick Quick Measured Measured

TheirSong:

“My Way” “Cele-bration”

“You’ve Got a Friend”

Don’t Rain on My Parade

PersonalityIn Summary...

All Four Temperaments make good team

members !

Each of us are wonderfully made! Psalm 139:13-14

Each of us has both strengths & weaknesses! 1 Corinthians 12:18-21

“You are controlled, not by the sinful nature, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you.”

Romans 8:9

“You are controlled, not by the sinful nature, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you.”

Romans 8:9

Plugging in My Personality

What happens when we try to serve outside our personality - How do we feel ?

1. WE FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE

2. IT TAKES EXTRA TIME & EFFORT

3. EVEN WITH THE EXTRA EFFORT, WE FREQUENTLY DO A LESS THAN WONDERFUL JOB

Personality

PersonalityLook for the uniqueness that God

created in you - you are a priceless treasure. Why did you listen to those who demeaned you…and far worse, why did you believe them ? No longer hide your rarity in the dark. Bring it forth.

In one sense, we should not need to imitate others and be comfortable to be ourselves, however… Paul once said: “Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ.”

1 Cor. 11:1

Personality

Spiritual Gifts

Heart

Abilities

Personality

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Experiences

Examining My Experiences“And we know that in ALL things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28

“Now I (Apostle Paul) want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel.” Philippians 1:12

Experiences

We Develop Through ExperiencesA. SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES ?

B. PAINFUL EXPERIENCES?

C. EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES?

D. WORK EXPERIENCES?

E. MINISTRY EXPERIENCES?...and sometimes we can find

our ministry through them also.

Experiences

Example :

Apostle Paul’s Ministry2 Cor. 11:21-29

Experiences

Paul’s Experiences

A. HIS SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES ?

B. HIS PAINFUL EXPERIENCES?

C. HIS EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES?

D. HIS WORK EXPERIENCES?

E. HIS MINISTRY EXPERIENCES?

Experiences

What About You ? How Have You Developed ?

WHAT ABOUT YOUR : A. SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCES ?

B. PAINFUL EXPERIENCES?

C. EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES?

D. WORK EXPERIENCES?

E. MINISTRY EXPERIENCES?

Experiences

About MinistryMinistry is the heart of the Christian life. (Mat. 20:28)

God has uniquely shaped each individual for specific ministries.

Disaster Relief SHAPE Values

S.H.A.P.E.

About MinistryGod has given all his children a SHAPE

that can be developed and used in ministry. Everyone is a “10” in some area. Everyone has something to offer. Developing and using your SHAPE and that of your crew is an act of good stewardship and of service.


S.H.A.P.E.

About MinistryThe evidence of the right match between my “SHAPE” and my Disaster Relief ministry is :

fulfillment and results.


S.H.A.P.E.

About The Body of Christ!Disaster Relief, like the church, is to operate on the basis of spiritual gifts, rather than elected office. We do not elect people to positions. “A man’s gift makes room for him...” Proverbs 18 :16


S.H.A.P.E.

About The Body of Christ!Disaster Relief, like the church is a family , not a business; an organism, not an organization. Therefore we streamline the structure in order to maximize ministry and minimize maintenance. We do not bury ministries under procedures.


S.H.A.P.E.

About The Body of Christ!The greater good of the whole Body

must always take priority over the needs of any single ministry. There is no place for “turfism” in God’s Family. Disaster Relief Ministry needs to be a part of your church’s overall strategy to make Christ famous.


S.H.A.P.E.

About The Role Of Blue Hats !The objective is to mobilize and equip an army of servants who are maximizing their unique gifts, heart, abilities, personality, and experiences in a meaningful place of service through Disaster Relief.


S.H.A.P.E.

About Accountability!Everything in D.R. or Church Ministry rises or falls on leadership. No ministry can exceed the commitment of those leading it.


S.H.A.P.E.

About Training!

Every D.R. leader and servant is a learner . The moment you stop learning, you stop leading.


S.H.A.P.E.

About Diversity of Ministry!Just as there are seasons of

Disaster, there are seasons in D.R. Ministry. If an area of service isn’t fulfilling anymore, move to a place where it is. There are no sacred cows and many places to serve!


S.H.A.P.E.

About Diversity of Ministry!Your primary ministry commitment should be in the area where you are gifted. Your secondary ministry includes serving in any other area of the Body where you are needed.


S.H.A.P.E.


About Performance!We expect excellence in Disaster Relief ministry, not perfection. Excellence is doing your best. God deserves our best.

S.H.A.P.E.

Congratulations!You have been SHAPEd as a Blue Hat!!

Documents

Servant Leadership: Discovering Your SHAPE as a Blue Hat Session 1