LEADERSLEADERSMOTIVATINGMOTIVATING
The Potential Around You
Adding value to those you serve
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Why It’s Difficult to Develop LeadersWhy It’s Difficult to Develop Leaders• Leaders are often over-committed in
other areas
• Leaders usually are strong-willed and have personal agendas
• Leaders are often enticed with opportunities that look more exciting and meaningful
• Leaders are often over-committed in other areas
• Leaders usually are strong-willed and have personal agendas
• Leaders are often enticed with opportunities that look more exciting and meaningful
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How to Add Value to a Potential LeaderHow to Add Value to a Potential Leader• Ask the person to be a part of the vision
• Treat people as your greatest asset
• Listen to people; know their hearts
• Equip them according to their gifts and desires
• Ask the person to be a part of the vision
• Treat people as your greatest asset
• Listen to people; know their hearts
• Equip them according to their gifts and desires
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DiscussDiscuss1. How are we actively looking for
potential leaders?
2. What training systems for leaders do we have in place?
3. How often do we ask God to raise up leaders in our church?
4. What does 2 Timothy 2 say about leadership development?
1. How are we actively looking for potential leaders?
2. What training systems for leaders do we have in place?
3. How often do we ask God to raise up leaders in our church?
4. What does 2 Timothy 2 say about leadership development?
Finding Your Leadership Style
10 ways to lead God’s people
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Leadership StylesLeadership Styles• Visionary
– Has a clear picture of what should happen. Future-oriented, idealistic, and full of faith
• Strategic – Breaks vision into achievable steps,
forming a game plan that everyone can participate in
• Visionary – Has a clear picture of what should
happen. Future-oriented, idealistic, and full of faith
• Strategic – Breaks vision into achievable steps,
forming a game plan that everyone can participate in
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Leadership StylesLeadership Styles• Motivational
– Sees who needs a challenge, more training, some recognition, an encouraging word, a day off
• Team-building – Finds leaders and places them in the
right positions to produce the right results
• Motivational– Sees who needs a challenge, more
training, some recognition, an encouraging word, a day off
• Team-building – Finds leaders and places them in the
right positions to produce the right results
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“I’m aware that some of us take our leadership role a bit more seriously than others …”
“I’m aware that some of us take our leadership role a bit more seriously than others …”
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Leadership StylesLeadership Styles• Entrepreneurial
– Has vision, energy, and a risk-taking spirit. Functions best in a start-up operation
• Bridge-building– Brings a variety of people together to
help a complex organization achieve its mission
• Entrepreneurial– Has vision, energy, and a risk-taking
spirit. Functions best in a start-up operation
• Bridge-building– Brings a variety of people together to
help a complex organization achieve its mission
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Leadership StylesLeadership Styles• Directional
– Assesses mission, strengths, weaknesses, resources, and then points organization in the right direction
• Managing– Establishes markers on the way to a
destination, then organizes people, process, and resources to achieve mission
• Directional– Assesses mission, strengths, weaknesses,
resources, and then points organization in the right direction
• Managing– Establishes markers on the way to a
destination, then organizes people, process, and resources to achieve mission
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Leadership StylesLeadership Styles• Shepherding
– Loves, supports and prays for team members so diligently that mission is achieved
• Re-engineering– Thrives in a situation that has lost focus.
Sees what the mission was and what it must be now
• Shepherding– Loves, supports and prays for team
members so diligently that mission is achieved
• Re-engineering– Thrives in a situation that has lost focus.
Sees what the mission was and what it must be now
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What Is My Leadership Style?What Is My Leadership Style?VisionaryVisionary Bridge-builder
Directional
Managing
Shepherding
Re-engineering
Bridge-builder
Directional
Managing
Shepherding
Re-engineering
Me!Me!
Not me!Not me!
Strategic
Motivational
Team-builder
Entrepreneurial
Strategic
Motivational
Team-builder
Entrepreneurial
3 Key Positions on a Winning Team
Putting people in the right place
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““Believe me, fellows, everyone from Believe me, fellows, everyone from the Pharaoh on down is an equally the Pharaoh on down is an equally
valued member of the team.”valued member of the team.”
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Key Positions on a Winning TeamKey Positions on a Winning TeamInfluencers
– Get others excited about an idea– Convince doubters they can do a mission
bigger than themselves
Contributors– Get the work done– Deliver ministry so lives are touched
Managers– Provide what contributors need for success– Coordinate, plan, and troubleshoot
Influencers– Get others excited about an idea– Convince doubters they can do a mission
bigger than themselves
Contributors– Get the work done– Deliver ministry so lives are touched
Managers– Provide what contributors need for success– Coordinate, plan, and troubleshoot
motivating leaders: case study
From Setback to Solution
Discouragement needn’t be terminal
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The SituationThe SituationA board member resigns because the church does not have an adequate youth program for his son. The board member and his family plan to join a larger church nearby. The church knows it needs a youth pastor but is reluctant to pay another salary.
What would you do?
A board member resigns because the church does not have an adequate youth program for his son. The board member and his family plan to join a larger church nearby. The church knows it needs a youth pastor but is reluctant to pay another salary.
What would you do?
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What HappenedWhat Happened• Pastor meets with key leaders
• Leaders talk to others about youth work
• Volunteers are asked to help with youth
• Task force writes steps for hiring a youth minister
• Finance committee evaluates cost
• Pastor meets with key leaders
• Leaders talk to others about youth work
• Volunteers are asked to help with youth
• Task force writes steps for hiring a youth minister
• Finance committee evaluates cost
The ResultThe ResultIn 6 months, church approves hiring a part-time youth minister. In one year, the position becomes full-time
In 6 months, church approves hiring a part-time youth minister. In one year, the position becomes full-time
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DiscussDiscuss1. How can setbacks energize us to find
new solutions?
2. How did the action plan of this church build consensus?
3. What current situations are requiring us to look for creative solutions?
1. How can setbacks energize us to find new solutions?
2. How did the action plan of this church build consensus?
3. What current situations are requiring us to look for creative solutions?
Ministry’s FuelMark 12:30–31
Love must be our primary motivation
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What Motivates You to LeadWhat Motivates You to Lead1. Love for God
– This is the primary fuel that drives everything else– It involves all of me: heart, soul, mind, strength– Service is the natural overflow of this
2. Love for people– I see their hurt and hunger – I am concerned about the need– I am compelled to help
1. Love for God– This is the primary fuel that drives everything else– It involves all of me: heart, soul, mind, strength– Service is the natural overflow of this
2. Love for people– I see their hurt and hunger – I am concerned about the need– I am compelled to help
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DiscussDiscuss1. How does love for God compel you to
serve as a leader?
2. What motivates you to give time and energy to church?
3. What signals do we get that our love for God is waning?
4. How can we rekindle our love for people?
1. How does love for God compel you to serve as a leader?
2. What motivates you to give time and energy to church?
3. What signals do we get that our love for God is waning?
4. How can we rekindle our love for people?
Strength for Difficult Days2 Corinthians 4:16–18
Set your affections on things above
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What Causes Loss of MotivationWhat Causes Loss of Motivation1. Time and schedule pressures
2. Difficulties or conflicts with people
3. Disorganization
4. Few results
5. Lack of training
6. Sense of incompetence
1. Time and schedule pressures
2. Difficulties or conflicts with people
3. Disorganization
4. Few results
5. Lack of training
6. Sense of incompetence
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DiscussDiscuss1. How do we manage people, property,
and responsibilities in a way that maintains eternal focus?
2. What helps you focus on eternal things?
3. What turns your focus to earthly things? To God?
1. How do we manage people, property, and responsibilities in a way that maintains eternal focus?
2. What helps you focus on eternal things?
3. What turns your focus to earthly things? To God?
Sparks That Ignite into FlamePhilippians 3:12–14; Proverbs 27:17
Motivation for the tough tasks
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Ways to Stay MotivatedWays to Stay Motivated• Invest in an affirmative outlook
• Fuel the fire with like-mindedness
• Clear up conflicts quickly
• Do not “deficit motivate”
• Get involved in front-line issues
• Invest in an affirmative outlook
• Fuel the fire with like-mindedness
• Clear up conflicts quickly
• Do not “deficit motivate”
• Get involved in front-line issues
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DiscussDiscuss1. What are some ways to keep a healthy
desire to serve from becoming over-commitment?
2. Besides guilt and anger, what are other deficit motivators?
3. After their term is up, do most of our leaders say, “Never again,” or are they eager to re-enlist? What’s the difference?
1. What are some ways to keep a healthy desire to serve from becoming over-commitment?
2. Besides guilt and anger, what are other deficit motivators?
3. After their term is up, do most of our leaders say, “Never again,” or are they eager to re-enlist? What’s the difference?
Motivation or Manipulation?Hebrews 13:17–18; 2 Timothy 2:15
Bringing out the best in people
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To Bring Out the Best in PeopleTo Bring Out the Best in People• Offer a friendly
atmosphere
• Enjoy their uniqueness
• Know their abilities
• Know how much they can take on
• Offer a friendly atmosphere
• Enjoy their uniqueness
• Know their abilities
• Know how much they can take on
• Give them a reputation to uphold
• Enjoy your work and let it show
• Look for mutual benefits
• Give them a reputation to uphold
• Enjoy your work and let it show
• Look for mutual benefits
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DiscussDiscuss1. Do our volunteers enjoy their work?
How do we know?
2. Are our volunteers challenged to grow in their skills?
3. Which volunteers could take on more responsibility?
4. How do we reward enthusiasm in our volunteers?
1. Do our volunteers enjoy their work? How do we know?
2. Are our volunteers challenged to grow in their skills?
3. Which volunteers could take on more responsibility?
4. How do we reward enthusiasm in our volunteers?
Final thoughts
1. In our church, what enormous tasks do we assume will scare people away?
2. How can we present these tasks in a way that will motivate leaders among us?
3. What one thing would make the biggest difference in how we motivate our leaders?
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