1. Of the 7 Habits talked about, which align with your personal nature and which are going to take effort for you to incorporate into your routine of life?

2. Ponder…
What would you be willing to give up, if you knew your sacrifice would bring just one unbeliever into the Kingdom?

3. Ponder… Your car Your retirement account Your kidney Your left hand
Your physical life

4. The Call to Serve

5. Introduction Read Ephesians 4:11-12
Our role as leaders is to equip and prepare people to serve.

6. Introduction Read 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, 27
Each person in the body of Christ is important and has a gift to use to edify the body
Our role as a leader is to help people identify where to serve

7. Introduction
Our role as a leader is to call, encourage, move people to serve
Everybody can not serve on a Sunday morning, but they can serve within your House Church.
Certain things that Christ did and continues to do (in conjunction with the working of the Holy Spirit) to ensure His Mission is accomplished.

8. Introduction
One of the biggest responsibilities of the House Church leader is to mentor apprentice leaders…otherwise there is no expansion.
The Mentoring Process
Involving others in serving

9. Mentor
Raising up leaders in your House Church

10. Mentor Mentoring requires concentration, communication, and intention.
It won’t just happen.

11. Mentor Mentoring Bible verses Matthew 28:19 2 Timothy 2:2
Therefore, go and make disciples…
2 Timothy 2:2
And the things you have heard me say…entrust to reliable men who will…teach others

12. Mentor There is no lasting success without a successor!
Mentoring apprentices and raising up leaders to lead future groups is another non-negotiable habit of a House Church Leader

13. Mentoring is…
Cooperating with God in raising up an apprentice to become a highly effective House Church leader
Following the examples of Jesus and Paul

14. Mentoring is… A great way to love others…
The leader needs to shower love on the people he is mentoring
A profound thought: Mentoring apprentices is concentrating your love on a few in order to reach the many.

15. Mentoring is… The means of multiplying yourself
One person can only be in one place at one time…unless he duplicates himself into another who can do the same tasks.

16. Mentoring is…
The way one person can literally reach thousands on an intimate level.
The very heart of disciple making
A great way to maintain godly accountability
Biblical leader examples: Moses, Jesus, Paul, many others.

17. Mentoring is… Letting go of ministry to let others minister
Saying NO to the urgent to say YES to the potential of the important
The most lasting part of House Church leadership
Biblical leader examples: Moses, Jesus, Paul, many others.

18. Check for Understanding
How would you answer the question, “What is mentoring?”
How important is mentoring? What are some biblical examples you can think of?
Biblical leader examples: Moses, Jesus, Paul, many others.

19. How is Mentoring Done? Demonstrate what you hope to reproduce
An apprentice will emulate what is seen, not what is said
The leader is the model

20. How is Mentoring Done? Discover potential leaders
Begin with the mindset that everyone can become a leader
More than giftedness, education, and the “right personality,” an effective leader is one that is willing to do the hard work

21. How is Mentoring Done? Discover potential leaders
See who has a heart for House Church Ministry
Give out various responsibilities and see who takes hold of the opportunity and actually follows through with it
Those who are willing to do the work distinguish themselves as potential leaders

22. How is Mentoring Done? Discover potential leaders Pray! Matthew 9:38
Pray for the Lord of the harvest to raise up laborers for the harvest field
Ask God to show you who to invite to become an apprentice

23. How is Mentoring Done? Discover potential leaders F - Faithful
Narrow the field by looking for people who can be developed by you
Compatibility - scheduling for time
Character - Look for men of F.A.I.T.H.
Make meetings a priority
Faithful in having devotional times
Faithful at completing assignments

24. How is Mentoring Done? Discover potential leaders A - Available
Narrow the field by looking for people who can be developed by you
Compatibility - scheduling for time
Character - Look for men of F.A.I.T.H.
You have to spend time with your apprentice outside of the House Church meeting time
Choose those who are able to get together on a regular basis

25. How is Mentoring Done? Discover potential leaders I - Initiative
Narrow the field by looking for people who can be developed by you
Compatibility - scheduling for time
Character - Look for men of F.A.I.T.H.
Look for those who seek to help
Who want to get involved
Who take an idea and run with it

26. How is Mentoring Done? Discover potential leaders T - Teachable
Narrow the field by looking for people who can be developed by you
Compatibility - scheduling for time
Character - Look for men of F.A.I.T.H.
Find those who are hungry to learn and pour your life into them.

27. How is Mentoring Done? Discover potential leaders
H - Honest, Open, and Transparent
Discover potential leaders
Narrow the field by looking for people who can be developed by you
Compatibility - scheduling for time
Character - Look for men of F.A.I.T.H.
Choose a person who does not try to hide and is willing to be vulnerable in areas of weakness

28. How is Mentoring Done? Discover potential leaders
Narrow the field by looking for people who can be developed by you
Compatibility - scheduling for time
Character - Look for men of F.A.I.T.H.
Competency - select able men

29. How is Mentoring Done? Discover potential leaders
It takes discernment from the Holy Spirit.
Note: Some may be limited by family situations or jobs. Others may need to grow in their understanding of the Word

30. How is Mentoring Done? Deepen your relationship with potential leaders
Spend time together outside the meeting
Be close enough to recognize weakness and to be trusted when you point them out

31. How is Mentoring Done? Deepen your relationship with potential leaders
Pray together
Play together

32. Check for Understanding
Name and explain the first three steps in raising up multiplying leaders.

33. How is Mentoring Done? Describe the Vision for House Church
People won’t just “catch” the vision from being in your House Church
Explain the vision and direction to the apprentice in detail and make sure he understands it

34. How is Mentoring Done? Describe the Vision for House Church
This also includes the Vision and Mission for the church and how House Church fits into the big picture

35. How is Mentoring Done? Determine the Commitment Mark 1:16-17
Jesus called Simon and Andrew by saying, “Come, follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”

36. How is Mentoring Done? Determine the Commitment Mark 1:16-17
Jesus called Simon and Andrew by saying, “Come, follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”
Disciples’ commitment to Jesus

37. How is Mentoring Done? Determine the Commitment Mark 1:16-17
Jesus called Simon and Andrew by saying, “Come, follow me and I will make you fishers of men.”
Disciples’ commitment to Jesus
Jesus’ commitment to his Disciples

38. How is Mentoring Done? Determine the Commitment
Too many well-intentioned leaders struggle in developing apprentices because they don’t ask for commitment.

39. How is Mentoring Done? Determine the Commitment
Explain YOUR commitment to them
You will set the P.A.C.E. for them.
You will Pray for them, be Available to them, keep regular Contact with them, and be an Example for them.

40. How is Mentoring Done? Determine the Commitment
Explain YOUR commitment to them
You will train them how to lead an effective House Church
You will teach them the habits of effective leadership

41. How is Mentoring Done? Determine the Commitment
Explain THEIR commitment as an apprentice House Church Leader
You will call them to commit to becoming equipped by meeting with you regularly
(Come to House Church early, leave late so you can discuss the elements of the meeting with them)

42. How is Mentoring Done? Determine the Commitment
Explain THEIR commitment as an apprentice House Church Leader
You will call them to commit to practicing the habits of effective leadership
You will call them to commit to mentoring others when they become a House Church Leader. Help them be committed to mentoring multipliers.

43. How is Mentoring Done?
Develop the Apprentices - Train them to lead a group
Model It
Let them see you in action
Mentor It
Let them lead your House Church while you watch, assist, correct, and encourage

44. How is Mentoring Done?
Develop the Apprentices - Train them to lead a group
Motivate It
Have them lead while you watch from a distance (leading their own or taking over the current House Church)
Multiply It
Encourage them to find others to mentor

45. How is Mentoring Done? Deploy the Apprentices
Release your apprentices into ministry
You are available to them, but not in the official mentoring role any longer

46. Check for Understanding
Explain the importance of describing the vision and commitment level to an apprentice.
What are the 4M’s in developing a leader

47. Birthing House Churches
House Churches need to birth from other House Churches
The House Church leader is the very best person to raise up leaders within his House Church for birthing to occur

48. Birthing House Churches
The Long-term Plan
While apprentices are being prepared, members are also being equipped to build relationships with unbelievers
Members then begin to build these relationships

49. Birthing House Churches
The Long-term Plan
Through time and intention, bridges are built between House Church members and the unbelieving friends of House Church members.

50. Birthing House Churches
The Long-term Plan
After relationships are built and trust is established, the believer will ask his/her unbelieving friend to be a part of a group that is going to look at what the Bible has to say about God and life.

51. Birthing House Churches
The Long-term Plan
This “new group” is the birthed House Church

52. Birthing House Churches
Giving Birth - what’s it look like?
Two new groups of equal size both with mixed believers and unbelievers start at the beginning of Chronological Teaching

53. Birthing House Churches
Giving Birth - what’s it look like?
Core group of believers remains and continues current study while the birthed group is mixed and starts at beginning of Chronological Teaching

54. Mentoring Suggestions
Never do ministry alone
Provide help and accountability in being an effective leader
Bill
Kirk
Brad
Bob
Dick and John
Jim Al
Alex and Ken

55. Mentoring Suggestions
Leader’s wife is the backbone!
Take advantage of training opportunities
Be constantly looking for new leaders

56. Mentoring Suggestions
Give responsibilities before you ask someone to become a leader
Always consult with those above you before giving any titles
Realize that failing to mentor results in failing to multiply

57. Mentoring Suggestions
Do not release leaders until they have a good chance of success
Your role should decrease and your apprentice’s role should increase
Lavish on the encouragement

58. Check for Understanding
What is the goal for multiplying House Churches at Hope Community Church?
How does goal fit with mission of Hope Community Church?

59. Multiplication Suggestions
Talk about multiplying with your whole House Church often - cast the vision for it, at the appropriate time.
Talk about multiplying in positive terms

60. Multiplication Suggestions
Talk about multiplying in terms of the big picture
How it fits with the Vision and Mission of the Church
Remind the people in the current group how they were reached

61. Multiplication Suggestions
Pray about the best method and time to birth
Set a date for multiplying
According to Joel Comiskey: “Cell leaders who know their goal - when their groups will give birth - consistently multiply their groups more often than leaders who don’t.”
Example: Fall of 2010

62. Multiplication Suggestions
Celebrate the New Birth!!

63. Check for Understanding
What are things that are necessary to birth a new group?
Why is birthing a new group so important?

64. Involving Others
In a similar, but less intensive way, we need to call all members into service.
Through prayer, ask God to show you where and how others can serve

65. Involving Others Delegating some of the Eight Habits
Planned Fellowship Times
Making Contact with the Group
Prayer
Inviting others to the House Church

66. Involving Others Doing Other Important Tasks
Setting up the meeting place
Worship for the group
Heading up ministry for the House Church to participate in
Leading the group in prayer
Many more…

67. Review What are three things you remember from this session?
How can you put any of these into practice this month?

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