Vision casting
Leaders must be able to provide ministry environments that are
characterized by hope and expectancy. They do this by clearly
communicating a vivid verbal picture of an expected/preferred future
for the ministry that is faithful to and expressive of the church’s
overall disciplemaking mission.
Essential knowledge
- Strategic planning related to the GCI disciplemaking model
of ministry
Essential Skills
- Ability to determine and communicate a vision in ways
that are faithful to the mission and that inspire and motivate
others to follow
- Able to lead the change necessary to move forward toward fulfillment
of the vision
- Ability to take measured and appropriate risks in order to
lead change
Equipping toolbox
Mentoring-Coaching (including internships)
Mentoring and coaching are powerful and essential relational tools for ministry
multiplication. For information on ministry coaching refer to http://cmm.wcg.org/. Following is information about mentoring, which involves the life-on-life transference of ministry
competency from the mentor to the protégé.
Essential knowledge
- Understands the fundamentals of mentoring as a tool for leadership
development
Essential Skills
- Ability to recruit protégés
- Ability to mentor one or more protégés in areas
related to the mentor’s ministry competency
Equipping toolbox
Multiplying leaders & ministries
Effective leadership multipliers provide for emerging leaders
a clear pathway into leadership. They are able to identify, recruit, and release new leaders to develop more leaders and new ministries.
Essential knowledge
- Techniques for working with (recruiting and motivating) volunteers
- Effective strategies for multiplying leaders and starting new ministries
- Understanding how to minister cross-culturally and cross-generationally
Essential skills
- Ability to recruit and motivate volunteer leaders
- Ability to assist leaders in growing in ability and responsibility
- Ability to start and help other start new ministries, that may lead to starting new churches
Equipping toolbox
- Book: The Making of a Leader by J. Robert Clinton
- Book: Developing the Leaders Around You by John Maxwell
Multiplying churches
Effective leadership multipliers provide for the multiplication of ministries and churches.
Essential knowledge
- Principles and processes for starting new disciplemaking churches
- Key characteristics of a leader of a church plant
- Characteristics of a missional church
- Principles of cross-cultural ministry
- Principles and practices of donor development (fundraising)
- Principles and practices of congregations that partner with (support) church plants
Essential skills
- Ability to develop relationships with many non-Christians and evangelize them in appropriate ways
- Ability to gather supporters for a vision for a new church plant
- Ability to start and multiply small groups
- Ability to use demographic study tools
- Ability to develop donors (raise support funds)
Equipping toolbox
- GCI Church Administration Manual: www.wcg.org/lit/church/manual/ (see Appendix C)
- GCI Church Multiplication Ministries website
- Book: Planting Missional Churches by Ed Stetzer
- Book: Mission-Shaped Church by Church House Publishing
- Book: How to Multiply Your Church by Ralph Moore
Superintending-supporting
Remaining appropriately involved in the lives and ministries of
those the leader is appointed to superintend—providing
for ongoing growth and accountability in accordance with relevant GCI governance
and administrative policies.
Essential knowledge
- GCI governance system policies
- GCI financial system policies
Essential Skills
- Ability to nurture those supervised
- Ability to train those supervised
- Ability to lovingly yet directly confront those supervised
as appropriate
Equipping toolbox
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