Issachar Coaching Cluster Maximizing God-given Abilities Year 3 Session 2

How has God surprised you since we last met? What movement has occurred with reference to your Evangelism Prayer List? Prayer

A primary objective of the District is to produce Growing Spirit-filled Christ-like Servant Leaders at every level in the Bride of Christ. Who are you intentionally reproducing yourself in at this time?

Growing Spirit-filled Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core Competencies Model Abiding In Jesus Christ Competencies: 1-Growing in Intimacy with Christ 2-Crucifying Self 3-Claiming God’s Armor 4-Exercising Spiritual Disciplines 5-Practicing Sacred Pathways

Growing Spirit-filled Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core Competencies Model Empowering by Holy Spirit Competencies: 1-Claiming the Promise, Presence & Power of the Holy Spirit 2-Obeying the Holy Spirit -Quench Not -Grieve Not -Resist Not

Growing Spirit-filled Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core Competencies Model Empowering by Holy Spirit Competencies: 3-Being filled with the Holy Spirit 4-Manifesting the Fruit of the Holy Spirit 5-Exercising the Spiritual Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Growing Spirit-filled Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core Competencies Model Thinking Strategically Competencies: 1-Defining Realities 2-Providing Direction 3-Facilitating Action 4-Thinking Divergently 5-Thinking Convergently

Growing Spirit-filled Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core Competencies Model Leading Self Competencies: 1-Developing Christ- like Character 2-Establishing Christ-like Priorities 3-Maximizing God- given Abilities 4-Establishing Healthy Relationships 5-Sharpening the Saw/Learning for Life

Growing Spirit-filled Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core Competencies Model Leading a Team Competencies: 1-Building Trust- filled Relationships 2-Communicating Effectively 3-Unleashing People to Act 4-Cultivating Effective Teams 5-Developing Leaders

Growing Spirit-filled Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core Competencies Model Leading the Ministry Competencies: 1-Cultivating God’s Preferred Future 2-Managing Change 3-Executing Strategy 4-Adapting Organizational Structures 5-Administrating the Ministry

Maximizing God-given Abilities 1 Cor 12:28 And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues.

Maximizing God-given Abilities Rom 12:6-8 We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

Maximizing God-given Abilities Eph 4:11-12 It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers…

Leading Self Maximizing God-given Abilities What are your Spiritual Gifts?

Leading Self Maximizing God-given Abilities What are your innate God-given natural talents & supernatural gifts? IDAK 54 Natural Talents Strengths Finder Disc or Myers Briggs etc. Spiritual Gifts

Leading Self Maximizing God-given Abilities What are your innate God-given natural talents/strengths/temperment?

60/40 Principle & One’s Ministry A+ Natural Talents 60% of Activity Craft Non-Strengths 40% of Activity Competency Ministry Description John Bradley

Burnout Zone

Maximizing God-given Abilities Implications of functioning in Bradley’s 60/40 Principle are: Need to know one’s God-given abilities 60/40 ratio reduces risk of burn out 60/40 ratio increases joy 60/40 ratio energizes for ministry Ministering w/excellence creates potential to earn Respect & Trust

Leading Self Maximizing God-given Abilities What are some implications and/or applications related to your innate God- given natural talents?

Leading Self Maximizing God-given Abilities It is of critical importance that Leaders get away to strengthen their God-given gifts and “lean into” these gifts to accomplish the work of the ministry. Otherwise leaders get lost in the business of “life” & ministry.

Expressions of Maximizing One’s God-given Talents Exceptional output & results (God’s blessing is evident) Experiencing increased Joy in ministry/work Sense of “resting” in God’s provision

Resources for Maximizing One’s God-given Talents IDAK assessment & resources- Bradley Spiritual Gifts Inventory- Wagner Find & Use Your Spiritual Gifts- Packo Strengths Finder DISC- Biblical Personal Profile

Maximizing God-given Abilities In your Triad: 1)Review last months SMART Goals 2)Discuss what specific steps could you take in the next 7 days (month, year) so that the you can begin leaning into your God-given Abilities resulting in your ministry hitting the 60/40 ratio?

On a 1 (Low) to 10 (High) scale how would you rate your 60/40 ratio? What is maintaining you at that level? What actions could catapult you to a greater level of maximizing your God-given abilities?

SMART Goals