elder leadership in the local church
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Agape Bible Agape Bible FellowshipFellowship
Leadership Training
Agape
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Vision StatementVision Statement “We will celebrate the presence of
God as we reach and reproduce within the city of Tulsa and its surrounding communities, a people who passionately pursue the purposes of God, bringing hope and healing to a hurting world.”
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Our Core ValuesOur Core Values We are a KINGDOM PEOPLE who are: Word Centered Purpose Driven Spirit Filled Holistic Creative Prayer Empowered Family Focused Community Outreach Oriented
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Our Vision and Core Values
Are only as good as the interpretation of those that follow it!
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What is a LeaderWhat is a Leader
Who is a Leader
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The Art of LeadershipThe Art of Leadership The art of leadership is SERVANTHOOD SERVANT is one who works in the
service of another LEADER is one who guides or inspires
others to achieve a goal A SERVANT LEADER must show love
and compassion for the people they lead
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What are the What are the Obligations of Obligations of Leadership?Leadership?
Developing People – put the right people in the right place with the right skills
Creating a high-performing environment – Engage and capitalize on the collective strengths of your team
Achieving results – Deliver desired focused results
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Quotes on LeadershipQuotes on Leadership You can tell how well a leader leads,
by how well the followers follow Attitude reflects leadership Leaders are those who help us
achieve the greatness within us that we couldn’t see
Our greatest leaders have also been our greatest followers
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Characteristics of an Characteristics of an effectively-led teameffectively-led team
Trust is consistent throughout the group
Energetic & Motivated team. Willing to empower themselves for the common good of the team
Affirmation & Appreciation for the team, especially by and from the leader
Open communication
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Today’s SituationToday’s Situation Our membership is fluctuating
consistently It appears our membership is losing
it’s dedication to the ministry There is a need for foundational
direction We will need to quickly implement our
new structure
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Review of our strategyReview of our strategy
E ld er o fM e m be rsh ip
M . W a lker
E ld er o fM in is try
B . T a ylo r
E ld er o fM a tu rity
T . G oo d rum
E ld er o fM u s ic &
M a g n if ica tionT . B ux ton
E ld er o fM iss io n s &E va ng e lism
R . S m o ot
E ld er o fA d m in is tra tionD . He n d erson
C o u nc il o fE ld e rs
S e n io r P a s to rC h a irm a n C o u n c il
O f E ld e rs
Je su s C h ristV is ion S ta te m e nt
C h o re V a lu es
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Review of our strategy, cont’d
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ImplementationImplementation
Review the direction for each Elders area
Have each Elder to define how they will bring their areas to maturity
Train Elder’s on how to effectively lead their areas both spiritually, and naturally
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RecommendationRecommendation
Implement Elder’s leadership training ASAP
Install Elders ASAP Begin implementation strategies Survey current members to learn
what members are looking for in their ministry
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MembershipMembership New Member Orientation – Team
that takes new member contact info and contacts them in the first 48 to 72 hours of their membership to get them immediately attached to the ministry.
Conduct Monthly “Discovering my membership” class
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Membership Cont’dMembership Cont’d Scheduling any baptisms that need to be
conducted. Securing a place to complete them.
Pastoral Care – Responsible for training and developing Armor Bearers for our Pastor and 1st Lady.
Working with Deacons & Deaconesses to develop them into counselors, visitation representatives, and armor bearers
Scheduling counseling & visitation for members
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MaturityMaturity Conducting the “Discovering Spiritual “Discovering Spiritual
Maturity”Maturity” class bi-monthly Coordinating the development of the
Women’s, Men’s & Singles’ Ministry Coordinating the development of the
Children’s & Youth Ministry Eventually coordinate the Agape Bible Agape Bible
Fellowship School of MinistryFellowship School of Ministry
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Maturity Cont’d Have one Tuesday a month to have
ministry (I.e. Men, Women, Singles, & youth/children) classes instead of bible study.
Once a quarter have ministries support each other (i.e. Men sponsor a women’s day out, women sponsor a Men’s evening, Men & Women ministries sponsor a panel for singles or youth)
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Ministry Conducting the “Discovering My Ministry”“Discovering My Ministry”
class Conducting the development of the small
groups classes Developing skills identification & Spiritual
gifts assessment spreadsheets. Developing surveys to determine the needs
of the membership for their ministry Supervising the greeters ministry Coordinate and manage the benevolence
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Ministry Cont’d
Assess skill sets of members as they go into or during the new members classes. Build a spreadsheet to utilize this information to help ministry leaders match skill sets of members to ministry needs.
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Missions & EvangelismMissions & Evangelism Supervise the evangelism team Supervise the Prayer ministry
team Coordinate community outreach
events Coordinate Home & international
missions
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Music & MagnificationMusic & Magnification Supervising the Music Department Supervising the Sacred Arts which
would include sacred dance, and drama
Supervising the media ministry
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Management & Management & AdministrationAdministration
Coordinate the Financial management of the ministry. This would include the church budget, payroll & auxiliary accounts
Coordinating the Business administration which would include the legal advisory team, and facilities
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