1. Million Leaders Mandate Curriculum
EXTERNALLY FOCUSED CHURCH
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
Million Leaders Mandate Curriculum
by JOHN C. MAXWELL
Notebook Two
The Wisest Investment
You’ll Ever Make
Lesson 5

2. A Definition of Mentoring
A relational experience where one person empowers another by sharing God-given resources.

3. A Definition of Empowerment
The act of giving your power to another, so they can serve effectively.

4. Leadership and Commitment
We must be committed to a Person.
We must be committed to a Process.
We must be committed to a Purpose.

5. The Process of Training Leaders
Step 1: Model
Step 2: Mentor
Step 3: Monitor
Step 4: Motivate
Step 5: Multiply

6. A candle loses nothing when it lights another; instead it doubles the brightness

7. Gifts a Good Mentor Gives Away
They Paint Pictures
They Provide Handles
They Offer Road Maps
They Supply Laboratories
They Furnish Roots
They Give Wings

8. Jesus’ Example of Mentoring
I nstruction
D emonstration
E xperience
A ssessment

9. Offer These Resources:
Accountability
Affirmation
Assessment
Acceptance
Advice
Admonition
Assets
Application

10. EMPOWERING PEOPLE Shepherding Equipping Developing
Training for ministry
Task focus
Transactional
Management
Ministry by addition
Short term
Unleashing
Teaching
Focus on specific ministry
Set curriculum
Skill oriented
Doing
What do I need?
Purpose focused
They’ll walk the first mile.
Care
Immediate need focus
Relational
Service
Ministry by maintenance
Immediate
Feeling better
Availability
Focus on nurture
No curriculum
Need oriented
Maintenance
What is the problem?
Problem focused
They begin to walk.
Training for personal growth
Person focus
Transformational
Leadership
Ministry by multiplication
Long term
Empowering
Mentoring
Focus on specific leader
Flexible curriculum
Character oriented
Being
What do they need?
Person focused
They’ll walk the second mile.