1. KNOWING
Residency Event
July 19, 2011

2. KNOWING
What the leader knows in company with the Church and its basic doctrines: the ability to think theologically and integrate theology into the practice of ministry.

3. Integrate theology into the practice of ministry
Basic doctrines
Think theologically
Integrate theology into the practice of ministry
KNOWING

4. What are the basic doctrines of the Church?

5. What is your definition of theology?
Integrating Theology

6. What is your understanding of Wesleyan theology?
Integrating Theology

7. What is the current context for the practice of ministry?

8. Shifting
Uncertainty
Chaos
Practice of Ministry

9. How do the basic doctrines and your definition of theology provide:
Connection
Context
Framework
Possibility
Integrating Theology

10. Reframing identity and purpose Journey in the Wilderness: New
Life for Mainline Churches,
Gil Rendle
Reframing identity
and purpose
Practice of Ministry

11. Adaptive Questions Identity – the question of who we are
Purpose – the question of why we are
Practice of Ministry

12. Three shaping questions:
Who are we?
What has God called us to do?
Who is our neighbor?
Practice of Ministry

13. The Great Emergence: How The Church is Changing and Why
Phyllis Tickle
500 year giant rummage sales in which the Church evaluates its identity and narrative
Practice of Ministry

14. Gathering center
Holistic
Connecting narrative
Mystical
Practice of Ministry

15. Faithful Remembering Faithful Equipping Faithful Encouraging
Does Your Church Have a Prayer? In Mission toward the Promised Land
Marc Brown, Kathy Merry, John Briggs
Faithful Remembering
Faithful Equipping
Faithful Encouraging
Practice of Ministry

16. Practice of Ministry Faithful Remembering
Remembering the story of God’s faithfulness in the past and God’s promise of faithfulness for the future.
Leading the congregation to understand how they are part of the larger story of God’s faithfulness.
Practice of Ministry

17. Practice of Ministry Faithful Equipping
Connecting the story of individual life to the larger story of faith in Jesus.
Guiding the congregation in aligning behavior (congregational culture) with vision and mission.
Practice of Ministry

18. different from the past.
Faithful Encouraging
Shaping a future that is different from the past through intentional personal decisions.
Aligning congregational change through decisions that result in a future that is
different from the past.
Practice of Ministry

19. Practice of Ministry Faithful Encouraging
Using language that envisions the future rather than protects the present or past
Asking questions that create community
Influencing the community to face its challenges
Realizing that the only person you have the power to change is yourself
Practice of Ministry

20. Chaos Shifting identity and purpose Permanent whitewater
Practice of Ministry

21. Responses to Chaos:
Avoid
Control
Destroy
Embrace
Practice of Ministry

22. When your church encounters chaotic situations, has its history been to. . .

23. Practice of Ministry

24. What were the responses to the reality of being stuck
What were the responses to the reality of being stuck? What would be required to transform the reality of being stuck?
Practice of Ministry

25. Transformational Leaders
Assess current reality
Influence present and future opinion
Ask right questions
Teach new language
Align behavior and actions
Encourage
Practice of Ministry

26. Transformation
A movement of hope into a future that is different from the past
Practice of Ministry

27. Christian Transformation
Alignment with the future God has redeemed through Jesus
Practice of Ministry

28. Respond to present condition
(Lecture)
Leaders: Respond to Present Condition
There are all kinds of leaders. Some leaders respond to the present condition in which a community finds itself. They assess the current challenges and strengths of an organization. And, they influence present opinions and outcomes by helping an organization to acknowledge its current reality.
Leaders
Respond to present condition

29. Transformational Leaders
Shape present & future condition in alignment with a desired outcome
(Lecture)
Transformational Leaders: Shape present and future condition in alignment with a desired outcome
Transformational leaders have the ability to respond to the present condition of a community by shaping both present and future opinions. By assessing the current challenges and strengths, they can help an organization acknowledge its current reality. Rather than simply responding to present conditions, they are able to align both present and future opinions for a desired outcome of a future that is different from the past.
(STORY BY KATHY ABOUT ID CARDS)
It’s hard to be a transformational leader – to think differently about the future & shape the organization in a new direction. An example comes to mind from the insurance industry where I served as an operations executive. My team & I were working in all areas of our operation to truly align our processes with customer expectations. Think ID cards. We sent out hundreds of thousands of ID cards each year for new customers. At my first monthly meeting, the managers were reporting that they met 100% of their ID Card goal. Lots of cheering & backslapping. I asked what the ID card goal was & found that it was 98% mailed within 30 days of receipt of paperwork. Now let’s think about customer expectations – When do you want your ID card? We changed that goal to 100% mailed out before the effective date.
It took us a while to get there & there was much fear & lots of hard work but once we made it happen, the outcome was huge for our customers & our organization had a new capacity that was aligned with our strategy. We shaped present & future condition in alignment with a desired outcome.
Leaders
Respond to present condition

30. Christian Transformational Leaders
Shape present and future condition in alignment with God’s redeemed future
Transformational Leaders
Shape present and future condition in alignment with a desired outcome
(Lecture)
Christian Transformational Leaders: Shape present and future condition in alignment with Jesus’ call to follow him
Christian transformational leaders are followers of Jesus who have the ability to respond to the present condition by shaping both present and future opinions through faith in Jesus. Assessing the current challenges and strengths, a Christian transformational can help their church acknowledge its current reality. Rather than simply responding to present conditions, they are able to assess and align both present and future opinions for a future that is different from the past by nurturing people to become followers of Jesus.
(Example?)
Leaders
Respond to present condition

31. Stages of Congregational Life
Thriving
Progressing
Plateau
Wandering
(Lecture)
Thriving (priority of outward mission aligning the focus of congregational life)
Progressing (responding to the priority of outward mission & beginning to align the focus of congregational life)
Plateaued(maintaining the present routine of congregational life at the expense of outward mission)
Wandering (choosing to ignore the priority of outward mission by focusing on past congregational experiences)
Dying (disregardingthe priority of outward mission)
(Survey) Where is YOUR church?
Practice of Ministry
Dying

32. Stages of Congregational Life
Thriving
Priority of outward mission aligning the focus of congregational life
(Lecture)
Thriving (priority of outward mission aligning the focus of congregational life)
Progressing (responding to the priority of outward mission & beginning to align the focus of congregational life)
Plateaued(maintaining the present routine of congregational life at the expense of outward mission)
Wandering (choosing to ignore the priority of outward mission by focusing on past congregational experiences)
Dying (disregardingthe priority of outward mission)
(Survey) Where is YOUR church?
Practice of Ministry

33. Stages of Congregational Life
Progressing
Responding to the priority of outward mission and beginning to align the focus of congregational life
(Lecture)
Thriving (priority of outward mission aligning the focus of congregational life)
Progressing (responding to the priority of outward mission & beginning to align the focus of congregational life)
Plateaued(maintaining the present routine of congregational life at the expense of outward mission)
Wandering (choosing to ignore the priority of outward mission by focusing on past congregational experiences)
Dying (disregardingthe priority of outward mission)
(Survey) Where is YOUR church?
Practice of Ministry

34. Stages of Congregational Life
Plateau
Maintaining the present routine of congregational life at the expense of outward mission
(Lecture)
Thriving (priority of outward mission aligning the focus of congregational life)
Progressing (responding to the priority of outward mission & beginning to align the focus of congregational life)
Plateaued(maintaining the present routine of congregational life at the expense of outward mission)
Wandering (choosing to ignore the priority of outward mission by focusing on past congregational experiences)
Dying (disregardingthe priority of outward mission)
(Survey) Where is YOUR church?
Practice of Ministry

35. Stages of Congregational Life
Wandering
(Lecture)
Thriving (priority of outward mission aligning the focus of congregational life)
Progressing (responding to the priority of outward mission & beginning to align the focus of congregational life)
Plateaued(maintaining the present routine of congregational life at the expense of outward mission)
Wandering (choosing to ignore the priority of outward mission by focusing on past congregational experiences)
Dying (disregardingthe priority of outward mission)
(Survey) Where is YOUR church?
Practice of Ministry
Choosing to ignore the priority of outward mission by focusing on past congregational experiences

36. Stages of Congregational Life
(Lecture)
Thriving (priority of outward mission aligning the focus of congregational life)
Progressing (responding to the priority of outward mission & beginning to align the focus of congregational life)
Plateaued(maintaining the present routine of congregational life at the expense of outward mission)
Wandering (choosing to ignore the priority of outward mission by focusing on past congregational experiences)
Dying (disregardingthe priority of outward mission)
(Survey) Where is YOUR church?
Practice of Ministry
Dying
Disregarding the priority of outward mission by protecting the past

37. Practice of Ministry Congregational Expectation of Leadership
Thriving – shape future identity (guide through uncharted water)
Progressing – shape present identity (stay on charted course)
Plateau – maintain comfort (keep from rocking)
Wandering – protect present identity by focusing on past (keep afloat)
Dying – protect past identity (go down with the ship - rearrange the deck chairs)
Practice of Ministry

38. F O C U S C H A O S Practice of Ministry Focus BEYOND Non-Ordered
forming
aligning
C H A O S
Non-Ordered
CHAOS
Ordered
CHAOS
wandering
forgetting
Focus
WITHIN
Practice of Ministry

39. Are there particular doctrines that should be emphasized in specific times of a congregation’s life?
Practice of Ministry

40. How are the basic doctrines defining and shaping the practice of your ministry?
Practice of Ministry

41. How are you integrating theology into the practice of ministry?