radical leadership for the 21 st century church
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1.Missional leadership is the key
2.Most models repackage old paradigms
3.Discontinuous change is the norm
4.Congregations still matter
5.Leaders need new capacities & frameworks
6.A church is a unique organisation
Alan Roxburgh. The Missional Leader
Acts 10 Acts 10 Peter & CorneliusPeter & Cornelius
1.1.Two placesTwo places
2.2.Two peopleTwo people
3.3.One GodOne God
4.4.His missionHis mission
What or who is a missional leader ?
Archegosis
“ If pioneering is a highly elastic conceptIf pioneering is a highly elastic conceptthat requires different capabilities in that requires different capabilities in
different settings, is there a risk of notdifferent settings, is there a risk of notdiscovering potential pioneers if the notiondiscovering potential pioneers if the notion
is stereotyped ?”is stereotyped ?”
Mike MoynaghMike Moynagh
Danger of a stereotypeDanger of a stereotype
Spectrum of missional leading Spectrum of missional leading
PioneerStarter
PioneerSustainer
SustainerPioneer
SustainerDeveloper
Four enduring features?• Dissatisfied
– Not grumbler but wanting change for the better
• Visionary– Looks beyond what is to what could be
• Hopeful– Change is possible and this inspires others
• Risk takers– Acts on convictions and out of comfort zones
Stuart Murray: Ch 7 Planting Churches: who?
Questions for discussion?
•Where are you in the spectrum?
•Is your present role compatible with this?
D x V x R x FS > PCD x V x R x FS > PC
To start something you needTo start something you need
DissatisfactionDissatisfactionVisionVision
ResourcesResourcesFirst stepsFirst stepsPerceived costPerceived cost
DxVxRDxVxRxFS >PCxFS >PC
What are the key characteristics ofmissional leaders?
People who arePeople who are
first
People who arePeople who are
on the edge
People who arePeople who are
dissenters
“ The reality is there can be no constructive change at
all, even in the Church, unless there is some form of dissent.”
Gerald Arbuckle Refounding the Church, 1993
People who arePeople who are
moving out
People who knowPeople who know
when to stay or go
‘‘The final missionary step as regards the people, andThe final missionary step as regards the people, and the most important lesson we will ever teach themthe most important lesson we will ever teach them
-is to leave them.’-is to leave them.’
People who knowPeople who know
when to bring orderor chaos
People who People who
take risks
People who People who
reflect, connect and don’t know
People who arePeople who are
sure of where they areand who they are.
Apostolic spirituality
• at home on the road
• learning to see & listen
• learning to take nothing for the journey
• learning to live rhythmically
Training• Mission Shaped Ministry
•Mission shaped intro•Ordained Pioneer Ministry
•Foundation Degree in Pioneering•Pioneer School/plus…….
•Learning Networks•Diocesan support•Fresh Expressions
Resources
The icebergsThe icebergs
The danger of expectationsThe danger of expectations
The problem of measurementThe problem of measurement
Beware of the default positionBeware of the default position
Staying the courseStaying the course
Losing the focusLosing the focus
IsolationIsolation
Taking the tough decisionsTaking the tough decisions
•Reorientating- looking out
•Reconnecting- walls down
•Recreating-sending out
Disturb us Lord, when we are too well pleased with ourselves,
when our dreams have come truebecause we have dreamed too little,
when we arrived safelybecause we sailed too close to the shore.
Sir Francis Drake
Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly,To venture on wider seas
Where storms will show your mastery;Where losing sight of land,
We shall find the stars.We ask You to push back
The horizons of our hopes;And to push into the future
In strength, courage, hope, and love.
Sir Francis Drake
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