Four FunctionsFour Functions

1. Going Deeper with God Seminars1. Going Deeper with God Seminars

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2. Life Coaching2. Life Coaching

3. Writing3. Writing

4. Leaving a Legacy4. Leaving a Legacy

Three Needed FunctionsThree Needed Functions

Counseling: repairing the past or the Counseling: repairing the past or the presentpresent

Mentoring: sharing with you what God Mentoring: sharing with you what God has has shared shared with mewith me

Coaching: drawing out of you what God Coaching: drawing out of you what God has put has put in youin you

The Consequences of The Consequences of ArroganceArrogance

1. Rebellion – I do not have to obey you1. Rebellion – I do not have to obey you

2. Self-Exaltation – I am better or more 2. Self-Exaltation – I am better or more important than youimportant than you

3. Indifference – I don’t care about you3. Indifference – I don’t care about you

All 3 lead to humiliation – All 3 lead to humiliation – “God opposes “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the the proud but gives grace to the humble.”humble.”

Church Planter’s Church Planter’s Greatest NeedsGreatest Needs

1. passionately pursuing God1. passionately pursuing God

2. humility2. humility

My sheep listen to my voice; I know My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. them, and they follow me. John John 10:2710:27

The The CallinCalling g JournJourneyey

CallingCalling

Being Call: how I uniquely incarnate Being Call: how I uniquely incarnate Jesus in Jesus in my life – who I am – life my life – who I am – life messagemessage

Doing Call: what function God gives Doing Call: what function God gives me in me in His kingdomHis kingdom

Overall Learning Overall Learning ObjectivesObjectives

1)1) Understand the timeline that tracks Understand the timeline that tracks your calling developmentyour calling development

2)2) Understand how God has been at Understand how God has been at work inwork in

your storyyour story

3)3) Make a plan to join God in what He Make a plan to join God in what He is doingis doing

Timeline ModelTimeline Model

Four Stages and Three Four Stages and Three ValleysValleys

Stages are times that primarily focus on Stages are times that primarily focus on developing the skills and experience developing the skills and experience we need to fulfill our destiny-the we need to fulfill our destiny-the outward work.outward work.

Valleys focus primarily on developing Valleys focus primarily on developing the character and identity our call the character and identity our call requires-the inward work.requires-the inward work.

What Knowing Your What Knowing Your Timeline Timeline

Can Give YouCan Give You

1. God’s perspective on what you are 1. God’s perspective on what you are going throughgoing through

2. ability to engage what God is doing2. ability to engage what God is doingGod has a plan and a timetable to prepare you God has a plan and a timetable to prepare you

for for

your callyour call

Joseph’s StoryJoseph’s Story

1.1. LordshipLordship

2.2. Natural PromotionNatural Promotion stage 1stage 1

3.3. Valley of DependenceValley of Dependence 11stst valley valley

4.4. PreparationPreparation stage 2stage 2

5.5. Valley of WholenessValley of Wholeness 22ndnd valley valley

6.6. Day of ReleasingDay of Releasing

7.7. Releasing StageReleasing Stage stage 3stage 3

8.8. Valley of IdentityValley of Identity 33rdrd valley valley

9.9. FulfillmentFulfillment stage 4stage 4

The Timeline ModelThe Timeline Model

1. We go through distinct stages as we move 1. We go through distinct stages as we move toward our life toward our life call.call.

2. This process is universal and predictable.2. This process is universal and predictable.

3. God has a different growth agenda for each 3. God has a different growth agenda for each stage.stage.

4. This lifelong process is how God builds leaders. 4. This lifelong process is how God builds leaders.

Shifting ParadigmsShifting Paradigms

11stst Paradigm Shift Paradigm Shift

calling is something I am, not something I docalling is something I am, not something I do

Definition:Definition:

an external commission from God for othersan external commission from God for othersexternalexternal

commissioncommission

from Godfrom God

for othersfor others

CallsCalls

The heart call is your life message—The heart call is your life message—something you are—your something you are—your being callbeing call

Your mission, task, or role is the Your mission, task, or role is the channel channel for that heart—your for that heart—your

doing calldoing call

DavidDavid

Doing Call: prince over my people Doing Call: prince over my people IsraelIsrael

Being Call: a man after God’s own Being Call: a man after God’s own heart heart

AbrahamAbraham

Doing Call: go to the land—father a Doing Call: go to the land—father a nationnation

Being Call: become the father of faith Being Call: become the father of faith

PaulPaul

Doing Call: apostle to the Gentiles—Doing Call: apostle to the Gentiles—take the take the gospel to places it gospel to places it has never has never been preached been preached

Being Call: grace, reconciliation of Being Call: grace, reconciliation of Jew and Jew and Gentile Gentile

Shifting ParadigmsShifting Paradigms

22ndnd paradigm Shift paradigm Shift

Process mindset: Process mindset:

““making the right choice” making the right choice”

vs.vs.

““developmental perspective”developmental perspective”

Shifting ParadigmsShifting Paradigms

33rdrd paradigm Shift paradigm Shift

God uses negative experiences, delays, and God uses negative experiences, delays, and sufferings to propel me toward my destiny.sufferings to propel me toward my destiny.

- the place of pain in God’s purposesthe place of pain in God’s purposes- Romans 8:28Romans 8:28- God does not cause our suffering—He redeems it for His God does not cause our suffering—He redeems it for His

purposespurposes- going through difficulty does not mean something is wrong going through difficulty does not mean something is wrong

or there is sin in your lifeor there is sin in your life

Summary of 3 Paradigm Summary of 3 Paradigm ShiftsShifts

1.1. Calling is something I am that comes Calling is something I am that comes through what I do.through what I do.

1.1. Life is a growth process.Life is a growth process.

1.1. Suffering prepares me for my Suffering prepares me for my destiny.destiny.

What God is DoingWhat God is Doing

1. Discovering God’s Agenda1. Discovering God’s Agenda

2. Understanding God’s Agenda2. Understanding God’s Agenda

What does a Life Message What does a Life Message look like? look like?

EncounterEncounter: Place where you met God : Place where you met God deeply and were deeply shaped deeply and were deeply shaped

FocusFocus: A central theme - soapbox issue: A central theme - soapbox issue

PowerPower: your place of power in ministry: your place of power in ministry

FaithFaith: Your place of faith : Your place of faith

Confirming a MessageConfirming a Message

FocusFocus: A central theme - soapbox : A central theme - soapbox issueissue

PowerPower: Your place of power in : Your place of power in ministryministry

FaithFaith: Your place of faith : Your place of faith

Theory of the Calling Theory of the Calling Journey Model Journey Model

We move through a series of growth We move through a series of growth stages on the life-long journey to our stages on the life-long journey to our call. These stages are:call. These stages are:

PlannedPlanned: : God has a specific plan with God has a specific plan with growth agendas in each stagegrowth agendas in each stage

UniversalUniversal: : Broad elements of this plan are Broad elements of this plan are found in the development of all leadersfound in the development of all leaders

RedemptiveRedemptive: : While every event is not from While every event is not from God, he redeems everythingGod, he redeems everything in life to prepare in life to prepare us for our destinyus for our destiny

Identifying Valleys and Identifying Valleys and Stages Stages

What Makes a Valley?What Makes a Valley?

Triggered by a time of stress, adversity, Triggered by a time of stress, adversity, and/or relational upheaval and/or relational upheaval

Feels like my call is getting farther awayFeels like my call is getting farther away

Focus Focus moves from outward productivity moves from outward productivity toto inner renovation inner renovation

At least 6 months (more likely a year) At least 6 months (more likely a year) long long

Signs of a Valley Signs of a Valley

TransitionalTransitional Loss/failureLoss/failure Doing lessDoing less: : Outward productivity is Outward productivity is

curtailedcurtailed Confusion Confusion IIntensityntensity of experience of experience DissonanceDissonance: my expectations of what : my expectations of what

my life and call will look like are not metmy life and call will look like are not met RegressionRegression: Sense of moving backward : Sense of moving backward

or stagnating or stagnating

What Makes a Stage?What Makes a Stage?

Outward FocusOutward Focus Triggered by change in role or taskTriggered by change in role or task Sense of moving forward in the callSense of moving forward in the call A long season: 5+ yearsA long season: 5+ years

Validation Validation Symptoms list (see pg. 184)Symptoms list (see pg. 184) Typical stage lengths diagram (pg. 49)Typical stage lengths diagram (pg. 49)

Current Timeline ModelCurrent Timeline Model