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Accountable Leadership
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Accountable LeadershipCore Purpose today is to understand what Accountable Leadership looks like in the local church environment.
Objectives: • Ensure church leaders understand the key
concepts of accountability• Recognize the connection between
Mission / Vision / Goals and how they apply to our ministry
• Understand the correlation between church governance and staff organizational structure
“Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age” – Jesus Matthew 28:19-20
What does this say to you?To our church?What Is Our
Mission?
MissionOur mission is making disciples of Jesus Christ
for the transformation of the world.
Everything flows from the mission…
Vision… • the unique way a congregation achieves or
accomplishes the mission• the key ingredients need to be outwardly
focused and measurable • provides a framework for goals and
accountability for the congregation and staff
Accountable LeadershipDo you want the mission to succeed?
“Are you prepared to stake everything, change anything, and do whatever it takes—even if it means altering long familiar habits, redeveloping precious programs, and redeploying sacred assets?”
Tom BandyFrom the foreword of Winning on Purpose
Accountable Leadership
Accountable LeadershipThis workshop is based on concepts from the book: Winning on Purpose: How to Organize Congregations to Succeed in Their Mission by John Edmund Kaiser
Church Leadership
Bureaucratic: Responsibility – Authority = Safe but not Effective
Autocratic: Responsibility + Authority – Accountability =
Effective but not Safe
Bureaucratic:Committee-Based or Consensus-Driven Leadership
• The goal, as it’s usually expressed, is to get
everyone involved in the decision making process and hence have ownership of the outcome. All opinions and feelings are weighted or valued equally.
Bureaucratic:Committee-Based or Consensus-Driven Leadership
1. Decisions are slow – if they happen at all.
2. Decisions, since consensus is the goal, are not always focused on the mission.
3. Consensus is often not achieved; instead, compromise is the rule. It becomes better to maintain the relationships than fulfill the mission
4. Consensus is often a vote in disguise
5. There is no one person who can be held accountable for missional objectives
6. The role of the pastor and staff as leaders is limited
7. The pastor and staff are evaluated by the congregation – power resides with a person or group who does the evaluation
Bureaucratic:Committee-Based or Consensus-Driven Leadership
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Church Organizational Chart
Major Downside: The pastor and staff feel triangulated/caught, helpless to effect an outcome for which they feel accountable and/or are held accountable.
Bureaucratic:Committee-Based or Consensus-Driven Leadership
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Sr. Pastor
Sr.Pastor
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Assimilation Director
Nursery/Children’s Director
Worship Leader
Custodian Part time Min Ass’t
Ministry Assistant
Church Organizational Chart
The Mission Gets LostWhat is the Mission?
Autocratic:Pastor-Centered or Personality-Driven Leadership
1. The pastor is held responsible for the church’s success.
2. The pastor makes all the major decisions
Autocratic:Pastor-Centered or Personality-Driven Leadership
3. Everything revolves around and is dependent upon the pastor’s
1. Skills
2. Presence
3. Charisma
Autocratic:Pastor-Centered or Personality-Driven Leadership
4. Decisions are made quickly – sometimes impulsive or unrealistically
5. Dissent is not tolerated
6. Or, if dissent is allowed, the pastor spends his/her time “putting out fires”
7. Laity leaders are evaluated by the pastor and staff.
Autocratic:Pastor-Centered or Personality-Driven Leadership
1. Congregation feels run-over & disconnected from the ministry of the church
2. Or, power needs are expressed in a passive-aggressive manner that is manifested in chronic conflict.
Major Downside:
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Sr. Pastor
Ministry Assistant
Youth Pastor
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Assimilation Director
Nursery/Children’s Director
Worship Leader
Custodian
Part time Min Ass’t
Staff Organizational Chart
Autocratic:Pastor-Centered or Personality-Driven Leadership
Accountable Leadership
Bureaucratic: Responsibility – Authority = Safe but not Effective
Autocratic: Responsibility + Authority – Accountability =
Effective but not Safe
Accountable Leadership: Responsibility + Authority + Accountability =
Safe & Effective
Ephesians 4:11-16• 11It was he (Jesus) who gave some to be apostles, some
to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. 14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. 15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. 16From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
In this passage, where do you see . . .
Responsibility
Authority
Accountability
To what does it lead
11It was he (Jesus) who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, 12to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up 13until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. 14Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. 15Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. 16From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.
Ephesians 4:11-16
Staff-LedMission-Driven Leadership
1. The mission of the church comes first.
2. Those responsible are accountable.
3. Must have the right people in place to accomplish the mission.
4. Small number of decision makers – large number of people in ministry.
5. Shepherding, including pastoral care, is done by the laity, not the pastor.
Definition - Pastoral Care
5a. Does not mean the office or position of pastor.
5b. Does mean the actions of hospital visits, caring for one another,
visiting those in nursing homes, grief care, etc.
Staff-LedMission-Driven Leadership
6. Lots of input – very focused direction
7. Pastor evaluates the staff
8. Everyone is held accountable for the mission
9. Alignment to the mission and vision is critical – not consensus as it is now
Accountable Leadership
Responsibility =
Object of the Game
Authority =
Rules of the Game
Accountability =
How we keep Score
Accountable Leadership - Strengths1. Mission/Vision fulfillment is the driving
force…not management
2. Goals and objectives of ministries can be adjusted as needed
3. Marries responsibility and authority with accountability
4. Promotes church unity
5. Functions on a high level of trust
6. Decisions are made very quickly
Accountable Leadership
Members = Role is ministering
Staff (paid & unpaid) = Role is managing
Pastor = Role is leading
Board/Council = Role is governance
Accountable Leadership
Position Players Functions Metaphors
Ministry MembersOutreach first then care for one another
Teammates, champions,
athletes, etc…
Management Staff Equipping and coordination
Assistant coaches and specialists
Leadership Pastor Vision, direction and teaching
Head coach, or quarterback, captain, etc…
Governance Board Accountability and support
Commissioner, umpire,
scorekeeper & cheerleader
Pastor’s Role
• Spiritual Leader / Shepherd
• Keeper of Mission
• Caster of Vision
• Example of Evangelist
• Chief Fund Raiser
• Main Recruiter
• Develops Leaders
• Staff
• Board
• New Leaders
Accountable Leadership Organizational Chart
(From Winning on Purpose, by John Edmund Kaiser) And EPHESIANS 4:11-16
Owner: CHRIST 1st Beneficiaries: PEOPLE OUTSIDE
2nd Beneficiaries: PEOPLE INSIDE
Player: THE BOARD Position: GOVERNANCE
Player: THE PASTOR Position: LEADERSHIP
Player: STAFF MEMBER Position: MANAGEMENT
Ministry Team
Ministry Team
Ministry Team
Player: STAFF MEMBER
Position: MANAGEMENTMinistry Team
Ministry Team
Ministry Team
Player: STAFF
MEMBER
Position: MANAGEMENTMinistry Team
Ministry Team
Ministry Team
When we aim at nothing in particular, that’s what we hit.
Meetings & Activities
Fulfilling the Mission/Vision
MissionOur mission is making disciples of Jesus Christ
for the transformation of the world.
Everything flows from the mission…
Vision… • the unique way a congregation achieves or
accomplishes the mission• the key ingredients need to be outwardly
focused and measurable • provides a framework for goals and
accountability for the congregation and staff
MISSION & VISION
Goals
Alignment
S = Set Expectations
I = Invite Commitment
M = Measure Progress
P = Provide Feedback
L = Link to Consequences
E = Evaluate Effectiveness
Holding Others Accountableis SIMPLE
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& Staff Structure
Ad CouncilCommunicationProgra
m Related Decisions
SPRCDecisi
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rManagerStaf
f Ministry
Trustees
Decisions
Finance
Decisions
Governance Structure
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Ministry AssistantCustodian
Staff Growth
Sr. Pastor
Ministry Assistant
Youth Pastor
Custodian
Staff Growth
Sr. Pastor
Ministry Assistant
Youth PastorRetired Pastor of Visitation
Custodian
Staff Growth
Sr. Pastor
Ministry Assistant
Youth Pastor
Part Time Retired Pastor
Visitation
Worship Leader
Custodian
Staff Growth
Sr. Pastor
Ministry Assistant
Youth Pastor
Part Time Retired Pastor
Assimilation Director
Nursery/Children’s Director
Worship Leader
Custodian
Staff Growth
Accountable Leadership Organizational Chart
(From Winning on Purpose, by John Edmund Kaiser) And EPHESIANS 4:11-16
Owner: CHRIST 1st Beneficiaries: PEOPLE OUTSIDE
2nd Beneficiaries: PEOPLE INSIDE
Player: THE BOARD Position: GOVERNANCE
Player: THE PASTOR Position: LEADERSHIP
Player: STAFF MEMBER Position: MANAGEMENT
Ministry Team
Ministry Team
Ministry Team
Player: STAFF MEMBER
Position: MANAGEMENTMinistry Team
Ministry Team
Ministry Team
Player: STAFF
MEMBER
Position: MANAGEMENTMinistry Team
Ministry Team
Ministry Team
Ad Council/Boards
Sr. Pastor
Sr. Mgmt. Team
Vol./Paid Staff
Vol./Paid Staff
Sr. Mgmt. Team
Vol./Paid Staff
Sr. Mgmt. Team
Vol./Paid Staff
MINISTERS
GOVERNANCE LEADER-SHIP
MANAGERS
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& Staff Structure