Issachar Coaching Cluster

Maximizing God-given Abilities

Year 3

Session 2

How has God surprised you since we last met?

What movement has occurred with reference to your Evangelism

Prayer List?

Prayer

A primary objective of the District is to produce Growing Spirit-filled

Christ-like Servant Leaders at every level in the Bride of Christ.

Who are you intentionally reproducing yourself

in at this time?

Growing Spirit-filled

Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core

Competencies Model

Abiding In Jesus Christ

Competencies:

1-Growing in Intimacy with Christ 2-Crucifying Self3-Claiming God’s Armor4-Exercising Spiritual Disciplines5-Practicing Sacred Pathways

Growing Spirit-filled

Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core

Competencies Model

Empowering by Holy Spirit

Competencies:1-Claiming the Promise, Presence & Power of the Holy Spirit2-Obeying the Holy Spirit -Quench Not -Grieve Not -Resist Not

Growing Spirit-filled

Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core

Competencies Model

Empowering by Holy Spirit

Competencies:3-Being filled with the Holy Spirit4-Manifesting the Fruit of the Holy Spirit5-Exercising the Spiritual Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Growing Spirit-filled

Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core

Competencies Model

Thinking Strategically

Competencies:1-Defining Realities2-Providing Direction3-Facilitating Action4-Thinking Divergently5-Thinking Convergently

Growing Spirit-filled

Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core

Competencies Model

Leading SelfCompetencies:

1-Developing Christ-like Character2-Establishing Christ-like Priorities3-Maximizing God-given Abilities 4-Establishing Healthy Relationships5-Sharpening the Saw/Learning for Life

Growing Spirit-filled

Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core

Competencies Model

Leading a TeamCompetencies:

1-Building Trust-filled Relationships2-Communicating Effectively3-Unleashing People to Act 4-Cultivating Effective Teams5-Developing Leaders

Growing Spirit-filled

Christ-like Servant Leader(ship) Core

Competencies Model

Leading the Ministry

Competencies:1-Cultivating God’s Preferred Future2-Managing Change3-Executing Strategy4-Adapting Organizational Structures5-Administrating the Ministry

Maximizing God-given Abilities

• 1 Cor 12:28

And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues.

Maximizing God-given Abilities

• Rom 12:6-8

We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; 8 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.

Maximizing God-given Abilities

• Eph 4:11-12

It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers…

Leading Self

Maximizing God-given Abilities

What are your Spiritual Gifts?

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Leading Self

Maximizing God-given Abilities

What are your innate God-given natural talents & supernatural gifts?

• IDAK 54 Natural Talents • Strengths Finder• Disc or Myers Briggs etc.• Spiritual Gifts

Leading Self

Maximizing God-given Abilities

What are your innate God-given natural talents/strengths/temperment?

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60/40 Principle & One’s Ministry

A+ Natural Talents

60% of Activity

Craft

Non-Strengths

40% of Activity

Competency

Ministry Description

John Bradley

Burnout Zone

Maximizing God-given Abilities

Implications of functioning in Bradley’s 60/40 Principle are:

• Need to know one’s God-given abilities

• 60/40 ratio reduces risk of burn out

• 60/40 ratio increases joy

• 60/40 ratio energizes for ministry

• Ministering w/excellence creates potential to earn Respect & Trust

Leading Self

Maximizing God-given Abilities

What are some implications and/or applications related to your innate God-given natural talents?

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Leading Self

Maximizing God-given Abilities

It is of critical importance that Leaders get away to strengthen their God-given gifts and “lean into” these gifts to accomplish the work of the ministry. Otherwise leaders get lost in the business of “life” & ministry.

Expressions of Maximizing One’s God-given Talents

• Exceptional output & results (God’s blessing is evident)

• Experiencing increased Joy in ministry/work

• Sense of “resting” in God’s provision

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Resources for Maximizing One’s God-given Talents

• IDAK assessment & resources- Bradley

• Spiritual Gifts Inventory- Wagner

• Find & Use Your Spiritual Gifts- Packo

• Strengths Finder

• DISC- Biblical Personal Profile

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Maximizing God-given Abilities

In your Triad:

1)Review last months SMART Goals

2)Discuss what specific steps could you take in the next 7 days (month, year) so that the you can begin leaning into your God-given Abilities resulting in your ministry hitting the 60/40 ratio?

On a 1 (Low) to 10 (High) scale how would you rate your

60/40 ratio? What is maintaining you at that level? What actions could catapult

you to a greater level of maximizing your God-given

abilities?

SMART Goals

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