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Section 06: OVERSEEING AND PLANNING, Foundation Level 1a

06 1a: Discern and develop the leader's identity, gifts and limitations

Name leaders that meet biblical qualifications.

Let godly leaders select new leaders. Popular vote seldom produces good leadership. Majority rule is not the biblical standard; the shepherd is to lead the flock, not the other way around.
Be confident in your own ability as a leader; if you are not, you may bring failure not only to yourself but also to your people.
Be aware of your own gifts and limitations.

Find in 1 Timothy 3:1-13 guidelines for naming leaders.

*Find in the book of Nehemiah guidelines for supervising leaders and delegating responsibilities.

*Find in Matthew 20:20-28 similar guidelines for leaders in the church.

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* Stories (better, for letting the Word flow from friend to friend)

For mentoring to prepare church leaders, for seminary credit or certificate, contact Dr. Galen Currah and ask about the course Mentoring for Ministry, DIS538. Call (503) 517 1912 or e-mail galencurrah@westernseminary.edu

For video courses that you can take at home, contact Jon Raibley at Western Seminary's Center for Lifelong Learning. Ask about courses related to leadership development. Call (503) 517 1899, or e-mail CLL@WesternSeminary.edu or view courses offered on http://www.westernseminary.edu/. On the home page click on Enter, then Academic Programs, then Distance Education, then Course Listings.

2(Optional Documents, to view, download or translate, for additional help)

Leading by Serving. Cited from Church Multiplication Guide, Patterson and Scoggins, William Carey Library, Pasadena, CA, USA, Chapter 17, Section 01. Jesus "gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up." Ephesians 4:11-12. Click the explanation you want now, of why and how Jesus wants His shepherds to lead:

A. Oversee, Equip and Plan in a Way that Mobilizes All Church Members for Active Ministry
B. Help your People Do Gift-Based Ministries
C. Let Organization Grow out of Relationships and Goals, Not the Other Way Around

For Christian management skills in general: Building Effective Leadership, Peter Wiwcharuck

Leadership Handbooks of Practical Theology, edited by James Berkeley, Volume 3:

managing the leader's private and public life, call, general responsibilities: sections 1-5

Handling stress and personal mental health of the leader, section 6

disciplines of Christian leadership, sections 3, 14

Christian leadership in general, in Old and New Testaments, maintaining vision, section 13

The leader's calling, Leadership Handbooks of Practical Theology, edited by James Berkeley, Volume 3, section 2

Getting started: The Making of a Leader, Robert Clinton

For the spiritual basis for Christian leadership: Spiritual Leadership, Oswald Saunders

For pastoral leadership, per se: Feeding and Leading

Practical tips: Top 10 Mistakes Leaders Make, Hans Finzel

Procure a battery of gift, aptitude, leader style, and temperament assessment inventories that you can use with your emerging leaders.

Let them know that the results of these will be in their file at your office, and that they can see it whenever they wish.
Take the inventories yourself too.
Use the results to plan together, building on the strengths of the workers.

For help: Research

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