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it h@iem IrabitMsn: four points of IW - --- A high value IS placed on lay ~#blmol FROM LEADERSHIP NETWORK -- C:-y is Lay I-: - n So Important to 21st Century Churches WM eat& POW he answer to this question can be because traditionally, we have not had the 8 ~ M 8 wing ~ a glft, reh and found in hundreds of congregations money for multiple paid staff beyond our across the United States. Take a look pastors," remarked Leroy Armstrong, place te mne. at the 50 lay ministries flourishing at All senior pastor of Greater Good Hope Baptist Saints Episcopal Church in Pawley's Church. "What we have lacked is a system .a~~mbInflmto - Island, South Carolina. Watch as that would help us be more intentional. md -lit$, qu Louisville's Greater Good Hope Baptist's People have always served in the church, asrd th#r p b for ~ WV~S. ongregation creates a blueprint for lay but it may not have been the best match for ization with a focus on prison their gifts. The value of this systematic outreach and Kentucky's urban youth. In outhern California, a team of approximmmamml mately 40 lay music ministers at Calvary Church Newport-Mesa successfully weave musical themes into worship services which ITb pmpmtJw lo sne et attract over 1,200 each weekend. They clear1 y recognize the importance of music Ilrlrsbllf~ -- p-ts to their primarily Buster congregation. WrtrgthrLghMSmuEd Lay mobilization is vitally important to WbhsrtssW~~ congregations seeking to minister accord- @n@ work, md I 'tgt- 7r' - WHY IS LAY MOBILIZATION SO IMPORTANT TO 21 ST CENTURY CHURCHES (Page 1) H FOUR KEY POINTS FOR SUCCESSFUL LAY MOBILIZATION (Pages 2-4) YOUNG LEADER NITWORK (Pages 5,8) 1998 LN FORUM SCHEDULE (Page 6: LN RECOM IDS (Page 7) ing to their God-given gifts, both within the church and community. Members, recognizing their gifts, live out their calling in every area of their lives. Across the nation, a growing number of thriving congregations believe in the lay mobilization movement. Each has introduced a system into their church in which lay mobilization has flourished. For many of these congregations, resources provided by Leadership Training Netwo~k (LTN), a sister organization of Leadership Network, have proven to be invaluable during the initial exploration and decisionmaking stages. Since its inception in 1994, LTN has guided hundreds of congregations to create and implement a system which helps laity discover their gifts and find places to serve. LTN's Sfarter Kit for Mobilizing Ministry continues to be a good step-by-step guide for churches beginning this process. In addition, LTN continues to help find, train and provide an on-going peer-coaching network for church professionals involved in lay ministry. "Our African-American culture has always placed a high value on the power of the laity s L Working Ltogether to help conslruct a Habiiat for Humanity house, members of All Saints Episcopal Church model successful lay mobilization. process is that it guarantees a higher success rate. We are now able to mobilize people into ministries that are best suited to their gifts." Gloria Reynolds, All Saints Episcopal Church's director of lay ministry, believes their lay involvement has blessed many within and beyond the church walls. "What excites me is to see the faces of our church members and those they serve. My hope is that some day all our members will be using their God-given gifts in His service." The importance and value of lay mobilization within a congregation is real. Signposts within our culture continue to tell us that there's a growing yearning for a spiritual compass, a cry for the genuine - the authentic. Engaging lay members in meaningful ministry fulfills their desire to connect with others and provides a platform from which they can bring their faith to life.
hat value, it ends up creat- IF A gh value is placed on lay mobil- a stir that sometimes iz with each seen as ha i a gift, role and place to serve. be a of for service. reactively changing the - ulture and building an Churches are sustain ued innovation have this value in the very fiber of their culture. For some impl ting a system. not just two churches, this may be something they have it building a team made to proactively change. Perhaps a tradition- people with diverse gifts who often committee has centralized must learn to respect each other's gifts. ministry in the hands of a few, or "charter leaders. Saddleback Valley Community members" are clinging to the key decision- Church's baseball diamond with four making roles. Maybe the staff feel their bases, that provides a clear track for people success is measured in terms of program to move through howledge about the goals rather than equipping gods, and it is all the 'bean-counting' church, their faith, gifts and then service, is hard for them to give up control, fearing "program excellence" will suffer. details and complicated plans Changing a church culture takes many fronts and is a job that is never finished. Preaching about spiritual gifts and the nd with multiple layers of small group leaders to serve, in order to lnature s~iritually* establishes a biblical context. Using illus- and coaches, is another system. Willow mtions and examples of gifted people Creek's Networking curriculum or implementors complain that impacting their family and community Marlene Wilson's voluntser management through @f~based serving helps people prwess are such systems. The key to a "see" what they are hearing about. Vision "system" is that it provides clear steps for hips to other churches that are doing it 44pew-sitters" to become significantly well creates a hunger for a new focus. involved in both relationships and service. changes, and vastly underesti- Changing staff and ministry evaluations by This service is not arbitrary; it intentionalhow well people are being equipped, rather mate what is required to pull ly matches their gifts and interests in the than how program goals are met' church, community and the whole of their sends a strong positive message that this is lives, and has on-going support, training a value with teeth attached. and coaching. Without such a system, mobilization task force churches may get the self-starters and Ultimately, the key to creating a new value entrepreneurs involved, but the majority of in a culture is to make it something that the church will remain either marginally leaders often talk and think about as they visionaries and irnplementors." involved or frustrated by repeated attempts perform their tasks and make a priority in to serve in the wrong places. equipping others. However, there are many churches that talk about gift-based service "Sometimes people get too caught up in constantly, but the impact of the idea asking, 'mat is the best spiritual gifts surseems to remain blocked at the Ieadership vey' or, 'Is it four bases or seven steps' level, Only a small percentage of the These are good questions later in the church actively serves. Special events such process," explained Brad Smith of as "Career Fairs" or "Service Sundays" get Leadership Network, "but when you are more people signed up for the short-term, adding a system that impacts every area of but somehow the momentum quickly the church, an imported program rarely dissipates. works by itself. The first question should be, 'Who not 'What' Who in our church For many years, churches have talked Leadership Netwqk has the gifts and passions to recruit and about the value of lay mobilization, but steer a team to assess our needs Who can many are now discovering that if the talk is design and build a system that truly fits us not connected to a system to implement continued on page 3 I L - .. - -- --
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