The Role of the District Superintendent
Mark LouwDS Retreat 06 September 2010
The Church of the Nazarene
25. The Church of the Nazarene is composed of those persons who have voluntarily associated themselves together according to the doctrines and polity of said church, and who seek holy Christian fellowship, the conversion of sinners, the entire sanctification of believers, their upbuilding in holiness, and the simplicity and spiritual power manifest in the primitive New Testament Church, together with the preaching of the gospel to every creature.
Article I. Form of Government
28.1. We are agreed on the necessity of a superintendency that shall complement and assist the local church in the fulfilling of its mission and objectives. The superintendency shall build morale, provide motivation, supply management and method assistance, and organize and encourage organization of new churches and missions everywhere.
Article I. Form of Government
28.2. We are agreed that authority given to superintendents shall not interfere with the independent action of a fully organized church. Each church shall enjoy the right to select its own pastor, subject to such approval as the General Assembly shall find wise to institute. Each church shall also elect delegates to the various assemblies, manage its own finances, and have charge of all other matters pertaining to its local life and work.
Article III. District Assemblies 30. The General Assembly shall organize the
membership of the church into district assemblies, giving such lay and ministerial representation therein as the General Assembly may deem fair and just, and shall determine qualifications of such representatives, provided, however, that all assigned ordained ministers shall be members thereof. The General Assembly shall also fix the boundaries of assembly districts, and define the powers and duties of district assemblies. (200-5.6)
DENOMINATIONAL STRUCTURE
LOCAL CHURCH
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Fields, Regions, and Global Ministry Center in relationship to the government of the Church of the
Nazarene
Regions
GMCFields
GeneralGovernment
DistrictGovernment
LocalChurch
Fields, Regions, and Global Ministry Center in relationship to the government of the Church of the
Nazarene
Regions
GMCFields
GeneralGovernment
DistrictGovernment
LocalChurch
Regions, Fields, andGMC are the scaffolding thatsupports the structureof the Global Church
THE REGION
345. Origin and Purpose. In the growth of the church worldwide, there has developed a grouping of several organized districts into geographical areas identified as regions. A cluster of districts amenable to the general government of the Church of the Nazarene and having a sense of area and cultural identification may be formed into an administrative region by action of the General Board and approval of the Board of General Superintendents.
The Region: Reason for its existence
A region exists to facilitate the development of the Church of the Nazarene in all its levels in all world areas so that those levels of organization of the Church of the Nazarene (local churches and districts) can effectively relate to the general government of the Church of the Nazarene. (A mission development role).
Roles of the Region Missionary: To implement the mission of the
Church through and with the existing backbone of the church
Strategic: To develop strategies that will help the church fulfill the Great Commission
Administrative: To assist in the administration of the missionary enterprise of the Church of the Nazarene
Developmental: To develop and empower the indigenous Church of the Nazarene to be part of the global Nazarene family
Jurisdictional: To facilitate the jurisdictional role of the BGS as requested by the JGS
The Field as a Strategic HubThe field is a facilitating entity of the
global and regional missionary strategy
The field is not another layer of authority in the structure of the church and, as such, it is not location-bound but it acts primarily as a service hub for a specific geographical area
Roles of the field
To facilitate the global, regional, and field missionary strategy of the church
To facilitate the development of districts helping them become self-sufficient
To serve the church development needs of the various mission areas of coverage
Fields, Regions, and Global Ministry Center in relationship to the government of the Church of the
Nazarene
Regions
GMCFields
GeneralGovernment
DistrictGovernment
LocalChurch
Regions, Fields, andGMC are the scaffolding thatsupports the structureof the Global Church
Relationships between Mission Leaders (RD/FSCs) and Districts
Phase 1District
Phase 2District
Phase 3District
RD
SupervisorProviderCoordinatorStrategy DirectorMission Director
Partial providerCoordinatorEvaluatorStrategy DirectorMission Director
Strategic PartnerMission FacilitatorResource EnablerJurisdictional Leader (recruited)
FSC
Delegated supervisorStrategy FacilitatorEvaluatorMission Director
Joint supervisor (with the DAB)Mission FacilitatorStrategy FacilitatorResource Enabler
Delegated FacilitatorResource EnablerStrategic Partner
The District SuperintendentEverything rises and falls on leadership
Everything rises and falls on the DS*
The successful implementation of the Global and Regional Strategy will depend on you
Are you a bottleneck or a conduit?
The District Superintendent
Duties
Categorized as follows: Pastoral Leadership
Vision CastingApostolic
Administrative
What do you spend most of your time on?
A Word of Caution
Leaders are not managersLeaders perform some management
functionsManagers perform some leadership
functionsBut true leaders know the difference
and are not managers
Lunch Break
What now?
You are the Key!You are the key facilitator of the vision,
mission, objectives and strategy of the Region
You are the key to its implementation, embodiment and embracing by all Nazarene leaders on the Region
You can help move the Region forward or you will result in its status quo.
Strategic Questions
What was? Don’t dwell there
What is? Don’t be satisfied
What can be? Don’t be deceived by what appears to be
importantHow should things be?
God’s blueprint as seen in the Acts
What now?
So what?
Embrace what is in your hand
Exodus 2: 23-25 3: 4
3: 7-83: 10
Moses’ Excuses: 3: 11 (12)3: 13 (14)4: 1 (2, 6)4: 10 (11)4: 13 (14)
Embrace what is in your hand
“You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth. I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him. But take this staff in your hand so you can perform miraculous signs with it.”
Ex 4: 15-17
What now?Put into action that which the Region has
embraced.
Embrace what you have in your hand
How you do this is what we are about this session. Each of you needs to develop tactics or action plans. It’s here where I’d like to help you with tools to succeed in the implementation of the Regions goals.
What is in your hand?
Small Groups
What is in my hand?
2Nazareneidentity
3Humanresources
4Evangelism
5Discipleship
6Education
How do you use what’s in your hand?
Small Groups
How do I use what’s in my hand?
1Personalprofound
revival
2Continualsystem ofleadership
training
3Decentralized and
continual strategies ofevangelism
5A flexible andtechnologicalsystem ofcommunicationat all levels
4A holisticplan ofholinessdiscipleship
Implementation ChartWHATWHAT
Strategic objectivesStrategic objectivesWHOWHO HOWHOW WHENWHEN INDICATORINDICATOR
Personal profoundPersonal profoundrevivalrevival
Continual system ofContinual system ofLeadership trainingLeadership training
Decentralized and Decentralized and continual strategies of continual strategies of evangelismevangelism
A Holistic Plan for A Holistic Plan for Holiness DisciplesHoliness Disciples
A flexible andA flexible andTechnologicalTechnologicalSystem of System of CommunicationCommunicationAt all levelsAt all levels
Implementation ChartWHATWHAT
Strategic objectivesStrategic objectivesWHOWHO HOWHOW WHENWHEN INDICATORINDICATOR
Personal profoundPersonal profoundrevivalrevival
Fruit and Power of Fruit and Power of the Spirit in the the Spirit in the churchchurch
Continual system ofContinual system ofLeadership trainingLeadership training
Multiplication and Multiplication and quality of leadershipquality of leadership
Decentralized and Decentralized and continual strategies of continual strategies of evangelismevangelism
New church growthNew church growth
A Holistic Plan for A Holistic Plan for Holiness DisciplesHoliness Disciples
Large percentage of Large percentage of retention of convertsretention of converts
A flexible andA flexible andTechnologicalTechnologicalSystem of System of CommunicationCommunicationAt all levelsAt all levels
Communication that Communication that flows and is flows and is transparenttransparent
Through Him, we can do it!
Successful leaders don’t start out asking, “What do I want to do?” They ask, “What needs to be done?”
Then they ask, “Of those things that would make a difference, which are right for me?”
They don’t tackle things they aren’t good at. They make sure other necessities get done, but not by them; they appoint someone else.
Successful leaders make sure that they are effective. They are not afraid of strength in others.
Conclusion
Andrew Carnegie wanted put on his gravestone, “Here lies a man who knew
how to put into his service men more able than he was himself.”
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