As Lay Leadership Teams continue their year-long discernment regarding the call and equipping of servant-leaders, the following thoughts may be helpful...... After Jesus had spent time developing a group of leaders around him, he charged them with authority and sent them forth to practice in pairs what he had been modeling and teaching. This short-term mission trip afforded them the opportunity to try out missionary leadership on a limited basis. While we structure field education components into seminary training for this purpose, we do not do the same for local church leaders. Before Jesus released his leaders with the full authority of Pentecost, he gave them micro-opportunities to lead, with the chance to return to him for reflection and further teaching. Church leaders should be similarly equipped to design structures for emerging leaders in their midst to practice ministry leadership in a measured form, with accountability, feedback, and theological reflection. So often lay leaders in congregations are given responsibility for ministry leadership without any chance to discern whether they are indeed called to that particular role, to grow into it, be adequately trained, receive appropriate and timely feedback, and be encouraged along the way. Read more at: churchleadership/leadingideas/leaddocs/2006/060607_article.html
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 22:11:23 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015