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People GroupsPeople of Pastoral Leadership

People of Passion

People of Position

People of Participation

People of Passivity

People of Potential

People of PerpetualCare

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The Leadership Stool

Leadership

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LOVING GODSpirituality is a

commitment to deep spiritual transformation

that brings about the life-changing work of God in

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“It is not enough for leaders in the church to be moral people, well trained, eager to help their fellow humans, and able to respond creatively to the burning issues of their time. All of that is very valuable and important, but it is not the heart of Christian leadership. The central question is, are the leaders of the future truly men and women of God, people with an ardent desire to dwell in God’s presence, to listen to God’s voice, to look at God’s beauty, to touch God’s incarnate Word and to taste fully God’s infinite goodness?”

Henri Nouwen

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LOVING PEOPLEPeople of chemistry create an

inviting and contagious atmosphere of love and joy that permeates throughout and beyond the church.

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LOVING THE WORLD...People of Strategy focus first on

fulfilling the mission of God for the world. Strategy people are best at loving their world by creating and

organizing actual life-changing ministries in their church, community

and world. Strategy Components

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Leadership can be lonely, isolated and challenging. The ‘seat’ of leadership

holds the ‘legs’ together. The seat is comprised of the character strength of your

life. The seat must be strong to hold the weight of

a leader

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Mental Power

Moral Strength

Focus

Courage

Continuous Growth

Resistive Force

Durability

Steadiness

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The Leadership Stool

Leadership

Spirituality Chemistry Strategy

© 2009 Department of Church Growth and Evangelism

Keeping an organization in a productive zone of disequilibrium is a delicate task; in the practice of leadership, you must keep your hand on the thermostat. If the heat is consistently too low, people won’t feel the need to ask uncomfortable questions or make difficult decisions. If it’s consistently too high, the organization risks a meltdown: People are likely to panic and hunker down.

Ronald Heifetz

The Practice of Adaptive Leadership

(as quoted in the Harvard Business Review)

Adaptive Leadership

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Adaptive Leadership

Vision Intersection Profile

Gifts,Abilities,

Interests of Leaders

Gifts,Abilities,Interests

of Congregation

Felt Needs ofCommunity Vision

“Sweet Spot”

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Vision Intersection Profile

Gifts,Abilities

Interests of Leaders

GiftsAbilities

Interests of

Congregation

Felt Needs ofCommunity

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Vision Intersection Profile

Gifts,Abilities

Interests of Leaders

GiftsAbilities

Interests of

Congregation

Felt Needs ofCommunity

No Sweet Spot