the disciple frame
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#1 Mind over matter matters!
Mind over
matter
Becoming Growing
StalledOut of breath
StalledInnovativeCautious
Deep, Bold, Consequential Faith in Jesus Christ
Complacent Faith in Jesus Christ
Out of Breath
GrowingBecoming
The Leadership Landscape Diagram
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Growing: Leading to learn
• Highly committed to personal development
• Intentionally grow people of all ages• Take risks, are innovative, and are
discerning vision
Leadership Style: Casting vision
Out of Breath: Learning to Lead
• Are often tired, over-worked, indecisive • Experience spiritual exhaustion • Have been “through it” in this or
past congregation(s), or in work, and/or family life
Leadership Style: Consensus
Stalled: Done Learning
• Already think they know everything they need to know, usually ignore statistics as irrelevant to their setting
• Resist change• May have a lot of advice for others • May look more to the past than the future
Leadership Style: Authoritative
Becoming: Leading to live
• May be spiritual but not religious• May be new to leadership due to life
stages• Are passionate about social issues and
want to make a difference with their life
Leadership Style: Networking
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#2 Gifts from Cross-Cultural and Cross-Generational Communities are underestimated.
*Widen your world!
StalledInnovativeCautious
Deep, Bold, Consequential Faith in Jesus Christ
Complacent Faith in Jesus Christ
Out of Breath
GrowingBecoming
The Leadership Landscape Diagram
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Congregational Landscape
Indicators Becoming Growing Out of Breath Stalled
Heart...
Listen
Community-
centric
Engaged in local
community, doing
doing justice
Disconnected from
the community,
hosting groups
Member-
centric
Soul...
Center
Discovering
purpose & values
values
indigenous
worship
Clear purpose &
values, preaching
preaching & music
music are excellent
Abstract purpose &
values, worship &
music quality is
unpredictable
Inward
purpose,
worship &
music are
weak
Mind...
Explore
Vision leads
finances and
staffing;
governance is
missional
Vision inspires
leaders & finances
finances and
supports staff;
governance frees
frees mission
Finances lead
vision, staff is over-
functioning;
governance is an
obstacle
Finances
stop vision,
governance
is control
Strength...
Connect
Highly
committed
leaders
Intentionally
growing leaders of
of all ages
Struggling to
engage leaders of any
any age
Recycling
leaders, few
few children
• So what if you wanted to shift behavior?
• Personal Shift?• Faith Community Shift?• What are the small
behavior shifts that will lead to big changes?
Growth
Indicator
(GI)
Stalled?
Introducing this GI
GI to leadership
Out of Breath?
One group is
practicing this GI
Becoming?
Multiple groups
practicing this GI
Growing?
Shifting culture as
this GI is fully
integrated
Heart...
Listen
Understanding
the value of
listening
Launching a
Listening Team
Listening as a way of
life
Listening informs
and aligns
ministry decisions
Soul...
Center
Clarifying
purpose and
values
Aligning
congregation
around purpose and
values
Values are taught and
inform faith practices
in all leaders
The neighborhood
knows our values
Mind...
Explore
Learning to
question
assumptions
Staff & Council
asking hard
questions about
process & ministry
A culture of asking
questions is shifting
the way decisions are
made
Everything is
constantly
evaluated and
questioned
Strength...
Connect
Identifying ways
faith and trust can
grow in and
outside of the
congregation
Experimenting with
covenant groups,
immersion trips,
doing justice,
worship, etc.
Intentional
hospitality and ways
of connecting new
people for faith
formation
Systems for
connecting people
across cultures &
generations
Becoming Growing
StalledOut of breath
stories
CHECKING IN…
Where do you see your
congregation right now?
#3 It really is only one
step at a time.
The Disciple
Frame and 4 Growth Indicators
4 GROWTH INDICATOR CALL & RESPONSE CHART
Call and
ResponseIndividual Growth Indicators Community Growth Indicators
Heart:
LISTEN
Listens and responds to assets and needs
of others with an expanding worldview
Listens and responds to assets and needs
in the neighborhood and world
Response Invites others to expand their worldview by building on assets and responding to needs
Trains, equips and sends leaders out into the neighborhood and world, building on assets, responding to needs
Soul:
CENTER
Gathers regularly with others for faith
practices and discernment of personal
gifts and identity
Gathers for meaningful prayer, worship,
music and preaching intentionally
welcoming new people with sincere
hospitality with a clear purpose and sets
of 3 core values
Response Models, invites and coaches others in experiencing faith practices and discovering their own God-given gifts and identity
Trains and equips others to lead meaningful worship, music and preaching while sincerely welcoming new people in alignment with their purpose and set of 3 core values
4 GROWTH INDICATOR CALL & RESPONSE CHART
Call and
Response
Individual Growth Indicators Community Growth Indicators
Mind:
EXPLORE
Learns and examines assumptions,
becomes aware of mindset for open,
creative thinking
Learns and examines assumptions for
ministry alignment, governance,
staffing, finances and mission
Response Encourages others to identify mindset and to become open to new ways of thinking
Aligns ministry, governance, staffing, financing and mission
Strength:
CONNECT
Belongs to faithful, healthy
communities that strengthens
Spiritual, physical, emotional and
mental wholeness.
Develops disciple-making, cross-
generational communities
Response Invites and leads others to belong to faithful, healthy communities that are intentionally strengthening them Spiritually, physically, emotionally and mentally.
Trains and equips others to lead disciple-making, cross-generational communities in their homes, faith communities and daily life
Day 1
Day 4
“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is
this:
‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is
one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind and
with all your strength.’The second is this: ‘Love
your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no
commandment greater than these.”
-Mark 12: 28-31
CHECKING IN…
Notice the bright spots:
• What is helping you grow in your faith?
• Where do you see discipleship growing in your congregation?
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