Post on 16-Jan-2016
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Women’s MinistriesLeadership
Certification
Level 4
ByIris L. Kitching
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• What is leadership? According to the Collaborative International Dictionary of
English, leadership is “the quality of character and personality giving a
person the ability to gain the confidence of and lead others.”
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• As Christians and disciples of Jesus,
we are called to use our gifts,
knowledge, and skills to help others
attain the fullness of Christ and then
entrusted by God to use our
leadership influence and power for
good.
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Richard Tyre describes mentoring simply as “a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and
a push in the right direction.”
Does having the right attributes as a leader mean you will be successful as a mentor? Possibly, but there is much more involved in getting and keeping a caring, mentoring relationship. It also takes commitment, time, nurturing etc.
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• C are
• R ecognize
• E ncourage
• A ppreciate• T rain• E ntrust
The following acronym will be used throughout this seminar to get you thinking more seriously about how
to create a potential leader.
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Ephesians 1:11-12,(The Message), reminds us that “It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on
us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in
everything and everyone.”
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• Keep in mind that although positive qualities are great, who we are is more
important than who we say we are. Being an effective leader means
something if the team we are working with respects and trusts us or wants to follow in our footsteps. Donald Clark
was quoted as saying, “It is the followers, not the leader, who
determines if a leader is successful.”(The Art and Scienced Leadership, 1997)
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We must always remember that “Each steward
has his own special work to do for the
advancement of God's kingdom. No one is
excused. The Lord bids us all, "Occupy till I
come." By His own wisdom He has given us
direction for the use of His gifts. The talents
of speech, memory, influence, property, are
to accumulate for the glory of God and the
advancement of His kingdom. He will bless
the right use of His gifts.”
Counsels on Stewardship, p. 117.
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• Working together brings its
challenges and its rewards. From
time to time, we should assess
ourselves to determine our styles
of leadership. This is particularly
important to know before we take
on an important task of guiding
others.
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Much of the dissatisfaction among Christian women today is, I believe,
due to our choosing God as the center of our lives but not lining up with the purposes God has put within us.”
Jan Johnson, Living a Purpose-Full Life
Care
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A talented person who shows heart-to-
heart interest for others and has
leadership potential can be an
effective leader if given the right tools.
Regardless of their personality type
or style, if they are real and allow God
to work through them, they are able to
learn and grow up into leadership.
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“Each person is given something to do that shows who God is:
Everyone gets in on it, everyone benefits. All kinds of things are
handed out by the Spirit, and to all kinds of people! The variety is
wonderful.”
(1 Corinthians 12:7, The Message)
Recognize
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“To those upon whom God has bestowed many talents… Help the inexperienced; discourage
them not. Take them into your confidence; give them fatherly counsel…. watch not for
their mistakes, but recognize their undeveloped talent, and train them to make a right use of these powers. Instruct them with all patience, encouraging them to go forward
and to do an important work. Instead of keeping them engaged in doing things of
minor importance, give them an opportunity to obtain an experience by which they may
develop into trustworthy workers. Much will thus be gained to the cause of God.”
Review and Herald, June 27, 1912.
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• Every person needs to be
encouraged along life’s path and
to know that what they have
done, or are doing. Don’t be
stingy with well deserved
compliments and words of
appreciation.
Encourage
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“Change in our lives comes as a result of having our minds renewed by the Word
of God. As we agree with God and really believe that what He says is true, it
gradually begins to manifest itself in us. We begin to think differently, then we begin to talk differently, and finally we
begin to act differently. This is a process that develops in stages. Enjoy yourself while you are changing. Enjoy where you are on the way to where you are
going. Enjoy the journey!”
Joyce Meyers – in “Being a Person God Made You to Be”
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The next step toward acknowledging
another’s potential is to let them
know you appreciate their efforts.
William James, psychologist and
philosopher, said, “The deepest
principle in human nature is the
craving to be appreciated.”
(Brainy Quote)
Appreciate
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As you mentor and lead, let words of
praise flow from your lips so that
those you are ministering to or
serving can feel comfortable
knowing that at every stage along
the way to leadership they are
growing.
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“If in their ministry those whom we teach
develop an energy and an intelligence even
superior to that which we possess, we
should be led to rejoice over the privilege of
having a part in the work of training them.”
Review and Herald, Dec. 1, 1904
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• Keep it simple• Be personal; work one on one • Establish eye contact• Be tolerant• Develop a bond with the protégé • Relinquish control• Listen to your upcoming leader and don’t
think you have all the answers• Be attentive• Make certain the learning atmosphere is
inviting – warm – affirming
Train
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Don’t try to follow a manual or have stringent guidelines. Trust God and
keep open to the possibilities around you. The training you give is an
investment that can pay big dividends as you see the budding leader build in confidence and experience. And the
interdependence you share in the process will be a joy for both of you.
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Be sure that in your partnership with your
potential leader you are on the right
track! Stay in tune with God so you
know what to do and when. With God in
control, your prospective leader can
begin to spread his/her wings and test
out the new skills. But your caring,
recognizing, encouraging, appreciating,
and training helps lay the groundwork.
Entrust
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• One of the biggest problems numerous leaders have is not letting go after the training is complete and allowing the leader-in-training to lead. There are
various reasons why: selfishness, fear of loss of power, jealousy, insecurity, etc.
As we recall that God has placed each of us here for a purpose, let that remind us to allow him to work out his purpose in
others and not selfishly try to hog control, recognition, accolades, or power.
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Ellen White in Testimonies to
Ministers and Gospel Worker,
says: “The height man [woman]
may reach by proper culture has
not hitherto been realized…. If their
capabilities were brought into use,
we should have twenty ministers
[leaders] where we now have one.”
(p. 195)
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John Maxwell, a well known writer in
the area of leadership wrote:
“Leadership in any organization -
whether in the local church or in
some other Christian activity - is
never just a job. It is always a way
of life, demanding from those who
would be leaders a 24-hour-a-day
commitment.
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“Because we know that this extraordinary day is just ahead,
we pray for you all the time—pray that our God will make you fit
for what He's called you to be, pray that He'll fill your good ideas
and acts of faith with His own energy so that it all amounts to something.
If your life honors the name of Jesus, He will honor you.” 2 Thessalonians, 1:11
(The Message)