Leadership Principles from God’s Word:
Courage and Risk-taking Mario Denton Module 304 C Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Brain teaser How many human faces do you see?
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Brain teaser
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Passage to memorize Joshua 1:9 “ Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Leaders need courage to make tough decisions; Joshua 1:1-9 • God reminded Joshua of his faithfulness to keep all of his promises(vv3;6). • God commanded Joshua to meditate on his words. • God promised to be personally present with Joshua(v9). Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
We cannot control the outcome of one single day. Leadership by its very nature inspires people to move in directions they would not otherwise have been willing to take. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Pain avoidance strategy versus trusting the Lord: Numbers 14: 1-10 If we hedge our bets by resisting the prompting of the Spirit and chasing the promises of the world system, our growth will be stunted.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
It take courage: Ezekiel 28:6-10 • It take courage to stand firm when attacked. • Great leaders exhibit great courage by consistently addressing problems no matter where they are or what they are.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Good versus great leaders • Good leaders: Fix what’s broke. Great leaders: Fix what to others isn’t broke. • Strong leaders need to take calculated risks. Don’t fear failure. Both are back doors to success.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
A model for change (Kurt Lewin)
RE-FREEZING UNFREEZING
CHANGE & MOVEMENT
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
The model for change
Step 1 : Unfreezing (Creating motivation and readiness to change) • Acknowledge feelings and empathise • Give people as much information about the change as possible • Say what will not change • Treat the past with respect • Help others to see the gap
Step 3 : Re-freezing (Integrating the new point of view) • Implement quick requests and highlight successes • Ensure the individuals and leaders reinforce the new behaviour • Build feedback mechanisms • Celebrate!
CHANGE & MOVEMENT
RE-FREEZING
Step 2 : Change and movement (Guiding through the transition) • Provide focus and direction • Strengthen people’s connections to one another • Provide the individual with a specific role in the change process • Provide leadership and tenacity
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Leadership Why don’t leaders in different ministries bring about the necessary changes? What do you think is the problem? Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
PROCESSES
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
SPONSOR
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Roadmap Managing
Diagnostic (As Is)
Visioning (To Be)
Redesign
Implementation
Operating
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Coping with change in your ministry Environment
Organisation Identify need for change
Define existing state
Define gap
Determine constraints
Define desired state
Determine support
Define transition strategies Implement strategies Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Crazy Crazy time time in in change change Strength of culture
Old ministry
New ministry
Point X
CRAZY TIME
Time Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
VISION WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? MISSION WHAT IS IMPORTANT VALUES AROUND HERE? WHAT DO WE WANT TO ACHIEVE, BY GOALS AND WHEN OBJECTIVES AND AT WHAT COST? ACTION PLANS HOW WILL WE + REACH OUR COMMITMENT & PRESSURE OBJECTIVES?
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
S
VISION
T R
MISSION
“The business we’re in” “The task we set ourselves”
VALUES
“What counts around here” “The ‘rules’ we live by”
A T E
Where are we going? “Our dream for the future”
“What we want to achieve, OBJECTIVES by when, at what cost?”
G Y
ACTIONS
“How we’ll make it happen”
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
To continually improve a ministry requires... • Defining where you want to be • Understanding ‘what is’ • Taking action • Monitoring progress Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Focus on what you are moving toward rather than what you are leaving behind. - Alan Cohen
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
You can’t just dream about success. You have to wake
up and do something about it. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Here is the test to find whether your mission on earth is finished. If you’re alive, it isn’t. - Richard Bach
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
If you’re climbing the ladder, make sure you know what wall it’s leaning against. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Remember • It’s not what we know, it’s how we use what we know that counts! “Applied common sense” • We all have within ourselves, reserves of energy that we will never use, nor do we even realise its existence • Most new ideas do not depend on new information, but on putting together old information in a new way! Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Every new idea is born drowning A new idea is at its most vulnerable during the first moments of life. In any important relationship, one
negative comment outweighs ten positives. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
A ship in the harbour • A ship in the harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for. William Shedd • People cannot discover new oceans until they have the courage to lose sight of the above
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Yesterday’s successes Be careful of yesterday’s successes, because success taste so good it dulls the appetite for risk. Alvin Toffler Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
A new set of eye glasses Instead of pouring knowledge into people’s heads, we need to help them grind a new set of eyeglasses so that we can see the world in a new way. J S. Brown Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Obstacles Obstacles always show up when you take your eye off the goal.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Enthusiasm..... • The real secret of success is enthusiasm • Enthusiasm is the yeast that make your hopes rise to the stars • Enthusiasm is the sparkle in your eye, the grip in your hand, the irresistible surge of your will and energy to execute your ideas • Enthusiasts are fighters .... they have fortitude and they have staying qualities • Enthusiasm is at the bottom of all progress Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Five kinds of ministries 1. Those that make things happening 2. Those that think they make things happen 3. Those that watch things happen 4. Those that wonder what's happening 5. Those that don’t know anything is happening Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Helen Keller was asked: “What would be worse than being born blind?” She replied: “To have sight without vision” Do you have a clear personal vision statement for yourself, your team, and your ministry? Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
You need constantly to stretch yourself to new objectives, in your personal life, spiritual life as well as in your ministry. John Maxwell said: “People and rubber bands have one thing in common: They must be stretched to be effective.” Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
The future........ The Future is a matter of choice, not chance. You are where you are because of decisions you took - or didn’t take - sometime in the past.
The shape of tomorrow depends entirely on how you act, right now in your ministry Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Prayer Focus • Father, In the name of Jesus, I surrender myself to walk in the Word. Your word living in me produces the Life in this world. • The word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. It makes my way plain before me. • I boldly and confidently say that my heart is fixed and established on the solid foundation – the Living Word of God! Amen Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
FATHER IN HEAVEN HOW WE LOVE THEE WE LIFT YOUR NAME IN ALL THE EARTH MAY YOUR KINGDOM BE ESTABLISHED IN OUR PRAISES AS YOUR PEOPLE DECLARE YOUR MIGHTY WORK BLESSED BE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY WHO WAS AND IS AND IS TO COME BLESSED BE THE LORD GOD ALMIGHTY WHO REIGNS FOREVERMORE Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Learning, application and commitment: James 1: 22-25 • “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. • Do what it says. • Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in the mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. • But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it - he will be blessed in what he does.” (NIV) Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Learning, application and commitment • One of the Biblical truths (principles) that I have learned from this lesson was … • I intend to apply this truth (principle) in my business/Ministry by: ….. • With the help of the Holy Spirit, I will begin applying this truth immediately. I ask and expect my group to hold me accountable for this and to check with me periodically to determine if I am doing so. Please ask me ….. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Jesus said: Take what I have given you and change the world!
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
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Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking
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Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Courage and risk-taking