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Accountable Leadership

Accountable Leadership. What is your name? What was your most satisfying leadership experience?. Intentional Strategy Review. Did you achieve your desired outcome? Why? Why not? Were there unexpected consequences?. Peer Learning How could we do better?. Matthew 28: 16-20

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Accountable Leadership

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  1. Accountable Leadership

  2. What is your name? What was your most satisfying leadership experience?

  3. Intentional Strategy Review Did you achieve your desired outcome? Why? Why not? Were there unexpected consequences?

  4. Peer Learning How could we do better?

  5. Matthew 28: 16-20 Exodus 18:13-27 Mark 6:6b-13 Mark 8:31-36 Ephesians 3:11-16 Nehemiah 2:11-20

  6. What does this passage indicate about the qualities or character of spiritual leaders? What does this passage indicate about the purpose of spiritual leaders? • Use your scripture to write a brief “job description” for a spiritual leader.

  7. Our Definition of a Spiritual Leader

  8. Energy in a congregation diminishes when people do not know: Why should I bother? Where are we going? How are we going to get there?

  9. The spirit of a congregation diminishes when it is not committed to God’s purpose for the congregation.

  10. Leadership is essential for the renewal of a congregation To keep our eye on the purpose To motivate and sustain change in the direction of God’s purpose

  11. Core qualities of change leaders…

  12. Core Qualities of Change Leaders Mission Driven Healthful Creative Relational

  13. Leadership Team Discussion… What does this mean for the possibility of change in your congregation? How do you think your congregation will respond to these leadership qualities? How you nurture these qualities in the way you do your work?

  14. Lunch “When a congregation that has been declining or has plateaued is looking for a new pastor to turn things around, a warning is in order. ‘Any pastor smart enough to turn this congregation around is smart enough not to come here.’ ” -Kaiser

  15. How do we liberate the kind of leadership our churches need to be fruitful? Change leaders function most effectively in an accountable leadership model

  16. Accountable Leadership Model Responsibility + Authority + Accountability = Effective Leadership

  17. Leadership Team Discussion… What is your pastor supposed to be accomplishing? What is his/her responsibility? Who holds authority to decide how funding, resources and people are deployed for ministry in your church? Who is your pastor accountable to, and what is the evaluation process?

  18. How do you organize a church for change leadership? Utilize accountable leadership throughout the congregation Organize into a Single Board Governance structure

  19. Single Board Governance Governance Leadership Management Ministry

  20. Governance • Vision • Who is “our neighbor”? • What is our “method” of imparting discipleship? • How will we transform the world? The Church Council is responsible for governance.

  21. Leadership • Articulate the vision (inspire!) • Align the resources of the congregation to the vision. • Focus the congregation on the mission The pastor is responsible for leadership.

  22. Management • Aligning their specific ministries with the overall vision. • Operating specific minsitries within the boundaries (values, norms). • Aligning their specific ministries in fulfilling the overall vision of the congregation. • Keeping their specific ministries accountable to the mission. The staff is responsible for management.

  23. Ministry • Fulfill the mission (make disciples of Jesus), by • Embodying the vision (with specific neighbors through an intentional process), who are • Transforming the world. The congregation (in ministry teams) is responsible for ministry.

  24. Leadership Team Discussion… Who in our congregation currently establishes vision, goals, boundaries and accountability? Who in our congregation currently functions as staff? What are some of our current ministry teams?

  25. Break!…

  26. What are our significant take-aways from the CLD series? • Culture Change • Church Lifecycle – Theory U • Simple Church • External Focus • Faith Sharing • Leadership

  27. Is a Consultation Weekend in Our Future? To educate the congregation To define the changes needed and focus effort To provide external affirmation and accountability in implementing change

  28. How do we decide? Are you unsure what changes your church needs in order to thrive? Do you have a sense of what needs to be done but are uncertain you know how to proceed in getting it done? Are you pretty clear what to do but unsure the congregation will allow you to make changes?

  29. What other help is there? • Workshops • Peer Mentoring Curriculum • Coaching • See your manual for information!

  30. Intentional Strategic Plan How will you move forward?

  31. What will the future bring? Presentation design by Tamra Spurlock Contact t.spurlock@charter.net

  32. God Speed! Presentation design by Tamra Spurlock Contact t.spurlock@charter.net

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