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A Thriving Leader: Seeing Ourselves Clearly to Sustain for
the Long Haul
Danny Wuerffel, Executive DirectorDr. Anthony Gordon, Director of Spiritual and Community DevelopmentAngie Winn, Director of Leadership and Organizational Development
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Potential Burnout Indicators
The Thriving IndexGauging the Health of the Leader, the Organization,
and the Effectiveness of the Ministry
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Kablooey
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SELF-AWARENESS
Life and Leadership:Looking Backwards to Thrive Forwards
Seeing Others: Moving Towards Others in Love
Seeing the Kingdom: Moving Outward to What Could Be
Seeing Self: Moving Inward to What Is
RESILIENCE
A Framework of Sight: Looking Backwards to Thrive Forwards
Sight of a Leader Competencies of a Thriving Urban Leader
IntegrityHumilitySelf-Awareness
EmpathyConflict ResolutionAccountability
Vision Casting AdaptabilityBridge Building
Seeing Others: Moving Towards Others in Love
Seeing the Kingdom: Moving Outward to What Could Be
Seeing Self: Moving Inward to What Is
RESILIENCE
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“A leader is a person who must take special responsibility for what’s going on inside him or herself, inside his or her consciousness, lest the act of leadership create more harm than good”.
-Parker Palmer
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Where are we as a group?
You Organization Ministry
Self-A
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Self-A
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Resi
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Resi
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Resi
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THRIVING
STRONG
STABLE
STRUGGLING MODERATELY
STRUGGLING SEVERELY
Burnout Risk
LOW MEDIUM HIGH
Thriving Results
Self-
Aw
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Principles of Thriving and Sustaining
SOLITUDE COMMUNITY
• Journaling• Lectio Divina• Prayer• Silence
• Rest and Play• Mentorship/Coaching• Accountability• Corporate Prayer
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Individual Reflection and One-on-One Sharing
1. What is the biggest challenge you are currently facing? Does it fall in the context of you as a leader, your organization, or your ministry/neighborhood?
2. Where are you on the continuum of burnout? (Low, Moderate, High)
3. What principles/practices do you have in place to help with these challenges?
4. What principles/practices are you going to put in place to strengthen yourself, your organization, or your neighborhood and prevent or overcome burnout?
5. Share with someone and pray with them
