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ARE WE A PEOPLE AT HALF TIME? - Leadership Network

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I<br />

They say the first step is the hardest. This clichb<br />

especially rings true for the person whose vision for<br />

ministry means having to start from scratch. Fervor<br />

and excitement quickly wane at the thought of all the<br />

red tape separating him or her from their passion.<br />

The "Ustry Incubator," an innovative concept<br />

designed to assist these visionaries, is emerging in<br />

more and more large churches. Given that the startup<br />

phase of a new ministry demands unique leadership<br />

skills - different from the ongoing skills needed to<br />

maintain and he-tune the ministry - the ministry<br />

incubator idea was born to meet these specific<br />

challenges. By pulling together a group of pe~ple who<br />

are particularly gifted and experienced in these startup<br />

issues, minimal time is lost on unnecessary<br />

bureaucracy or false starts and more time can be devoted<br />

to actual ministry.<br />

A typical incubator team might include experts in the<br />

areas of law, fmnce, marketing, real estate and<br />

systems/organizatiom, Ideally, this team commits to<br />

at least one year in helping the individual or $oup<br />

get started. The incubator team invests its collective<br />

wisdom and expertise in doing things that often bog<br />

down the people with the true Man for the ministrg.<br />

Applying for 601 c. (3) status, writing bylaw, fnding<br />

an appropriate facilityPocation, setting up and<br />

recruiting a Board, defining a marketing strategy, etc.<br />

are activities which are second nature to the incubator<br />

team, yet might present a real energy drain for the -<br />

visioncaster.<br />

Because it is leaving in place an established ministry<br />

complete with a capable, functioningboard to provide<br />

ongoing direction, the ministry incubator team is free<br />

to take its entrepreneurial &ills to the next ministry<br />

start-up.<br />

The genius behind tm wept is that it allows<br />

incredibly gifted people, who often have d@lculty<br />

bding opportunities in the church which truly utiie<br />

their professional talents, to put those very ekills to<br />

work for the Kingdam in dimct, concmte ways.<br />

. .<br />

Forums provide an opportunity for peer interaction and idea exchange, a place for<br />

peers in ministry to come together to interact with others in similar circumstances<br />

about common concerns. Selected forums offer enhanced components which run<br />

concurrent with the regular Forum.This enhanced group is limited to those who have<br />

previously attended a minimum of two consecutive or three non-consecutive Forums.<br />

Attendance is by invitation only. If you have at least one year of ministry leadership<br />

experience, are serving in a church with 1,000 or more in adult weekend worship<br />

attendance and would like to receive an invitation, please call us at 800.765.5323.<br />

SEPTEMBER 14- 16 .................. Outreach Ministers ...................................... $295<br />

SEPTEMBER 14- 16 .................. Women's Ministries ...................................... $295<br />

OCTOBER 5-7 .......................... Prayer Pastors ............................................... $295<br />

OCTOBER I I 14 ...................... Business Administrators ENHANCED .......... $445<br />

OCTOBER I I - 14 ...................... Business Administrators ............................... $395<br />

NOVEMBER 9- 1 I ..................... Family Ministries .......................................... $295<br />

NOVEMBER 15- 18 ................... Children's Ministries ENHANCED ............... $445<br />

NOVEMBER 15- 18 ................... Children's Ministries ..................................... $395<br />

DECEMBER 6-8 ....................... Senior Adult Ministries ................................. $295<br />

'This enhanced gathering<br />

enabled an exchange uf ideas<br />

m<br />

a 'mrifletf level. Kkep it up"<br />

Kirt Andarson<br />

Christ Memorial Refamad Chwrch<br />

Holtand, MI<br />

Jim Abrahamson, Kirt<br />

Anderson and Steve<br />

Stroope at the Senior<br />

Ministers Forum held<br />

this past May in<br />

Colorado Springs.<br />

For more infomation on Ministry Incubators,<br />

contact:<br />

Steve Roese Tim Snow<br />

Executive Pastor<br />

Executive Pastor<br />

Irving Bible Church<br />

University Presbyterian Church<br />

Irving, TX<br />

Seattle, WA<br />

972.83 1.8777 206.524.730 1<br />

srr@irvingbible.org tims@ upc.org<br />

Castle during the Senior Ministers Forum.<br />

www.leadnet.org

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