Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013

Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013, Programme 8.30Breakfast 9.15Worship 9.30Session 1: Change and growth 10.45Coffee break 11.00Session 2: Values for effective working 12.00Plenary: Next steps 12.30Finish

Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013, transition points Family Church 1 to 50 members Dominated by a few human ‘dynasties’ Gatekeepers Minister as chaplain to the family

Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013, transition points The pastoral Church members (100 adults) Minister is pastor to everyone High expectations of pastoral care Pastoral care ceiling

Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013, transition points The programme Church members ( adults) Lay-led programmes Extended pastoral care net Minister resources programmes

Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013, transition points The ‘nurturing communities’ Church Networks of formal/ informal care Minister supports leaders/ carers Belonging through network/ group Proportion of passive members tends to grow Reaches equilibrium c.250

Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013, transition points The ‘Transforming Communities’ Church Mission devolved to groups Groups have capacity to grow and multiply Continual outward focus No limits to growth

Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013 Ministry Leadership size

Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013 Where do we think we are in this model? What are the tensions?

In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said. It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.

This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicholas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. Acts 6:1-7

Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013 BREAK

CALLING CHARACTER COMPETENCE LEADERSHIP

Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013 How are we building up our Christian character? (individually and corporately) Do we need to do anything differently?

Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013 GROUP Distinct responsibilities and individual goals Skills and offerings run in parallel Performance is the sum of each individual’s contribution TEAM “A small number of interdependent people with complementary abilities who choose to commit to a common purpose in order to achieve exceptional results for the glory of God.”

Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013 Lenconi’s 5 Dysfunctions Of a team

Immanuel Leadership Team March 9 th, 2013 Where is our team working well at the moment? What needs attention for us to work better together? How are we going to develop this?

Why am I Here? Who are you? Why are you here? What shall we do? How shall we do it? Disorientation, fear, defensiveness Caution, polite façade, mistrust Apathy, competition, non-alignment Dependence, counter- dependence, conflict, missed deadlines inefficiency ROLE CLARITY CREATIVE INITIATIVE WILLING INTERDEPENDENCE HIGH PERFORMANCE Orientation Acceptance Membership Group trust Spontaneity Accurate, timely communication Initiative Creative options Innovation ‘real work’ identified BEING DOING