accountable leadership

Accountable Leadership

What is your name?What was your most satisfying leadership experience?

Intentional Strategy ReviewDid you achieve your desired outcome?Why? Why not?Were there unexpected consequences?

Peer Learning How could we do better?

Matthew 28: 16-20Exodus 18:13-27Mark 6:6b-13Mark 8:31-36Ephesians 3:11-16Nehemiah 2:11-20

What does this passage indicate about the qualities or character of spiritual leaders?What does this passage indicate about the purpose of spiritual leaders?

Use your scripture to write a brief “job description” for a spiritual leader.

Our Definition of a Spiritual Leader

Energy in a congregation diminishes when people do not know:Why should I bother?Where are we going?How are we going to get there?

The spirit of a congregation diminishes when it is not committed to God’s purpose for the congregation.

Leadership is essential for the renewal of a congregationTo keep our eye on the purpose

To motivate and sustain change in the direction of God’s purpose

Core qualities of change leaders…

Core Qualities of Change LeadersMission DrivenCreative

HealthfulRelational

Leadership Team Discussion…What does this mean for the possibility of change in your congregation?How do you think your congregation will respond to these leadership qualities?

How you nurture these qualities in the way you do your work?

Lunch“When a congregation that has been declining or has plateaued is looking for a new pastor to turn things around, a warning is in order. ‘Any pastor smart enough to turn this congregation around is smart enough not to come here.’ ” -Kaiser

How do we liberate the kind of leadership our churches need to be fruitful?Change leaders function most effectively in an accountable leadership model

Accountable Leadership ModelResponsibility + Authority + Accountability = Effective Leadership

Leadership Team Discussion…What is your pastor supposed to be accomplishing? What is his/her responsibility?Who holds authority to decide how funding, resources and people are deployed for ministry in your church?

Who is your pastor accountable to, and what is the evaluation process?

How do you organize a church for change leadership?Utilize accountable leadership throughout the congregation

Organize into a Single Board Governance structure

Single Board GovernanceGovernanceLeadershipManagementMinistry

GovernanceVision• Who is “our neighbor”?• What is our “method”

of imparting discipleship?

• How will we transform the world?The Church Council is

responsible for governance.

Leadership• Articulate the vision

(inspire!)• Align the resources of

the congregation to the vision.

• Focus the congregation on the missionThe pastor is

responsible for leadership.

Management•Aligning their specific ministries with the overall vision.•Operating specific minsitries within the boundaries (values, norms).•Aligning their specific ministries in fulfilling the overall vision of the congregation.•Keeping their specific ministries accountable to the mission.

The staff is responsible for management.

Ministry• Fulfill the mission

(make disciples of Jesus), by

• Embodying the vision (with specific neighbors through an intentional process), who are

• Transforming the world.

The congregation (in ministry teams) is responsible for ministry.

Leadership Team Discussion…Who in our congregation currently establishes vision, goals, boundaries and accountability?Who in our congregation currently functions as staff?

What are some of our current ministry teams?

Break!…

What are our significant take-aways from the CLD series?• Culture Change• Church Lifecycle –

Theory U• Simple Church• External Focus• Faith Sharing• Leadership

Is a Consultation Weekend in Our Future?To educate the congregationTo define the changes needed and focus effort

To provide external affirmation and accountability in implementing change

How do we decide?Are you unsure what changes your church needs in order to thrive?Do you have a sense of what needs to be done but are uncertain you know how to proceed in getting it done?

Are you pretty clear what to do but unsure the congregation will allow you to make changes?

What other help is there?• Workshops• Peer Mentoring

Curriculum• Coaching

See your manual for information!

Intentional Strategic PlanHow will you move forward?

What will the future bring?

Presentation design by Tamra SpurlockContact t.spurlock@charter.net

God Speed!

Presentation design by Tamra SpurlockContact t.spurlock@charter.net