ARE WE A PEOPLE AT HALF TIME? - Leadership Network

SEVEN CHARACTERISTICS OF
Succ~ssw~ LAY MINISTRY
DIRECTORS:
1. Trust other people
2. Thrive on responsibility
and leadership, and take
the initiative
3. Are team players
4. Believe people are
capable of self-control
and can work well
without constant
supervision
5. Have the ability to
motivate others
6. Are flexible and have the
abillty to multi-task
7. Are able to effectively
resolve conilic!
Source: The Starter Kif for Mobilizing
Ministry, ublished by Leadership
Training hP etwork
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up a structure from which tc
operate. Each team structure is
perspective is one of whole-life
different based on its goal. For
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example, our usher team meets sty - people using their gifts to
half an hour wore he sunday -
not onlv only in the church, but also
service to pray and pew
prepare for
ily, work, community and the d
their ministry duties. Once a I worid. wunu.
month, they meet as a team.
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However, our Helping Hands
*try, which helps feed the h~ngy,
opportunities within their community,
meets weekly for Bible study and sharing. swh as machi ng fheir cMd's
Because of the nature of their work, fre
serving on the PTA board or teaching
quent gatherings are more critical than for,
Enghsh to recent immigrants. ''Gd God a
say, church ushers."
unique purpose for each of our lives, and
He has blessed us with which must
"uhmahl~* them in the game is not b, left idle," emphasized Mallory.
the goal. You invite people onto a team,
help disciple them along the way and
resolve conflict as it arises. Remember that
they are not Wng of this 40 hours a
week like you are," cautioned Stevenson.
"lf you don't build a healthy team, you're
dead. You have to create teams that model
the values and culture of your church. The
director of lay miistry should mistently
and strategically be involved in visioncasting
for the individual and the team.
Otherwise, people will not give of their
time and talent."
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nce members go &rough the discovery
interview and grft assessment v s s ,
matching, placement and cosching follows.
Some members may leap-frog
through the process, already confident in
lmowing where they are to me.
For example, a business leader may
choosetousehisorhergifts whileonthe
job. The director of lay ministry,recogniz-
ing the value of this new '"mission field,"
Four Key Points, continued from page 3
rests with the dimtor of lay mobilization will then place the layperson in ministry
or respective lay leader, 'There is no sim- within their company. Otbm may find
ple formula for identifying leaders,"
explained Ian Stevenson, pastor of ministry
development at Calvary Church
Newpod-Mesa. "Much depends on what
other gifts exist within the church leadership.
But I always look for the grfts of
encouragement and leadership. Leaders
should have a heart to help people grow
through service. Otherwise, people will get
burned out and leave. If that point-penon
is not focused on putting together a stru~
ture for people to be involved in, there will
not b long-term success."
Once the leader has been i w e d and
goals chilied, the team is developed.
Tm that point on," mked Stevenson,
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"I will challenge the leader to begin underwho
their team is and how to set
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