TEAM LEADER TRAINING

SEND JapanMarch 13, 2010

Ken, Bertha, Rachel (16), David (20)

This is not my job, but my calling "And Amaziah said to Amos, “O seer, go, flee

away to the land of Judah, earn your bread there, and prophesy there; but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.” Then Amos answered Amaziah, “I am no prophet, nor a prophet’s son; but I am a herdsman, and a dresser of sycamore trees, and the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’ " Amos 7:12–15

A priestly duty & a gift of grace I myself am convinced, my brothers and sisters,

that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with knowledge and competent to instruct one another. Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:14-16

My prayer for you "May the God of hope fill you with all joy

and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13

How we define a team leader? Someone who supervises others in

ministry Others = other missionaries, Japanese

believers

SEND Leader Profiles Profile: a formal summary or analysis of

data representing distinctive features or characteristics

Origin of the profile

SEND Leader Profiles Purpose of the profile

Primary purpose: To guide the development of our leadership training programs desired outcomes of training guide for choosing curriculum criteria for evaluating training

Secondary purpose: To guide leaders in prioritizing their tasks and designing their individual development plans

SEND Team Leader Profile

Make it real Take any 2 of the categories on the

profile Think of an example of this type of

leadership that you have seen, experienced or read about

Make it personal Where are your strengths?    In which areas do you have the furthest

to grow?

Rank yourself on each characteristic of the profile on a scale of 1 to 3. (1=Weak; 2=OK; 3=Strong )

Make it practical How could this profile help you and

other SEND Japan team leaders become better leaders?

Sinclair's 6 (7) team leader responsibilities

1. Maintain personal spiritual health2. Cultivate vision and faith for team3. Lead in doing ministry4. Listen: Involve team in decision-

making5. Oversee team members in ministry6. Model accountability to leadership7. Seek training, coaching and correction

Analysis & Synthesis Is the list complete?  Would you add

any?

Where would the character qualities and skill areas of the team leader profile be needed in each area of responsibility?

Team leader non-priorities Sinclair's unessential tasks What in this list would you question? What would you add to this list?

Questions we are seeking to answer:

1. What is the character of a good team leader?2. What should a good team leader be able to do?

(skills)3. What is a good team leader supposed to be

doing?4. How will we know if a team leader is doing a

good job as a team leader? The team leader profile answers #1 and #2. A good outcome-based job description clearly

gives answers to #3 and #4.

Team Leader Ministry Description Purpose of positionThe team leader enables and guides the team

in collaboratively accomplishing the team’s objective of ________________________________ ________________________________

Accountability The team leader is appointed by __________

__________ and is accountable to the ____________ for the leadership of the team.

Areas of responsibility and expected results table

Areas of Responsibility

Expected ResultsWhat outcomes are expected in this area?How will we know if we have achieved these outcomes?

Maintenance of personal spiritual health

Cultivation of vision and faith for team

Leading in doing ministryFacilitating team input in

decision-making

Oversight of team members in ministry

Accountability to mission leadership

Personal development as missionary and leader

Team Leader Ministry DescriptionTime required to fulfill these

responsibilities (either % of time or hours/week): ________

Evaluation process: (when, how often, by whom): _________________________

Created by: ___(person & date) ___ Reviewed by: ___(person & date) ___

Practice What is one responsibility of a SEND

Japan team leader? What is the outcome that we are

expecting or desiring? How will we know if we have achieved

that outcome?

Now your job description Take a leadership responsibility you

have Write out an outcome that you want to

accomplish in such a way that you will be able to tell whether it has been accomplished or not

Using your job description What will you do with your new (or

newly revised) job description? To whom will you show it?

How can we make sure that our job description actually guides our leadership behaviour?

It needs to be regularly reviewed and revised