a l i v e & a w a k e

Plowing- Cultivating and Atmosphere of Leadership Skill Set 2

 

One of the most important skills we need in developing people is to bring people into an ever awareness of God’s work in every given moment.

Jesus models an ongoing awareness of the Father’s work in everything He did  (John 7:16-19, 8:16).  Every response, action, and word he said was out of His unhindered divine source of God the Father through the Trinity. That ability was not just to be practiced by Him and no other, but that skill was to be practice by us.

 

We need to lead others to create environments that heighten this awareness.

Here are some of my thoughts and questions on this skill set.

 

 

-A concentrated listener and highlighter of where God is working and where an individual of a group is at through intentional speaking and living the irreligious life in Christ.

1. Be succinct, specific and generous in our dialogue (and teach others the same) about where God is working through perceptions, filters and details.

2. Listen not with our agenda in mind but freshly attentive to What God is saying through a circumstance, person or team. This is developing mostly how people think, not what they think.

3. It is most important to be teachers that model highlighting and listening. Ask “How many people are sitting around and having discussions of development in our group?”

 

Practically

 

Individually:

Continue to ask, when meeting with individuals “What has God been showing you this week? (in the last year, over your life time).

 

Look into the past and listen to what consistent messages God has been speaking in areas of personalities, circumstances, passions, value systems, spiritual gifts and key moments.

What probing questions has someone asked you that prompted self examination, thoughtful reflection or decision making about the crucial issues of life?

Highlight and provide suggestions as to ways they can highlight the work of God in their lives through journaling, symbols, memorization, or key words and vision statements

Spend time listening to God experientially on a walk, in a book, or with others.

How often does someone actively listen to you? (posture, verbal etc)

Ask people you interact with (challenge them to do the same) to tell them how you are perceived as a listener? What ways are you being vulnerable to those you meet with?

Why is it so hard to process fear, frustration, failure of faith questions alone?

At the end of the meeting express the way God was speaking in your time together through highlighting key moments of God’s character and attributes being revealed.

 

 

Group –Home Church:

 

This is to grasp at the living gospel happening ‘live’ in your midst but also to see faith of the intergenerational, past and future being completed to the fullest life over human time.

 

During any of the worship, prayer, teaching and sharing time, prepare minds to listen to what God is saying to us as a group. The key is being intentional in all interactions. (i.e. God has brought us together for a bigger reason than just this next 2 hrs. He has put us together because collectively we cannot live our mission on this earth alone. We need to grow , belong and love together for the group sake but also for the world’s sake and this is the best context to do this in this day and age).

Give time for others to express to the group how God has been working through their lives, prayer, gifts and allow a time of prayer and celebration in conjunction with the updates.

Always make sure to highlight the living breathing activity of God in the group at the moment it occurs (i.e. looking for job,,, someone able to give a job in company, we celebrate as a group the activity of God’s provision through our group).

Through the teaching times watch for moments where people are having inspirations/ goals/ focus/ vision/ applications (new revelation) and listen for what is God saying to the individual or group. You will want to ask some bigger questions as to “Why did God chose to reveal this now in this way to this person(s)?” This is the activity of God and need to be celebrated and highlighted in the group.

During this time we can always communicate the pillar revelations and strategies of the irreligious movement as they emerge. Make sure it is communicated clearly each time –seeking, missional, compassionate community, duplication (church planting), generosity and maturity.

At the end of the evening Highlight ‘what we saw God doing through all aspects of Home Church’ tonight. This also applies to how we serve in the community seeing the characteristics and attributes in the streets, faces, and activities.

Continue to present and use language that makes a growing awareness of God’s activity being shown for a purpose and mission.  The character of God is revealed so that we are empowered to cultivate the community in the ways He has equipped us.

 

TEAM BUILDING

What are do we see as a team God doing as He gathers us together?

As a team how are we communicating the DNA of the mission and vision?

Good evaluating question is “How is our Home Church/Team becoming more and living more like the DNA? (list strengths and weaknesses)

As a team how do we create ongoing dialogues with each other and with the people in our community about the DNA of our call?

A quarterly time should be set to focus solely on the movement and preparation God is actively a part of as we grow and compassionately move into a World Missional Strategy Centre.

 

 

Personally I find that my ability to make decisions for myself and others relies fully on this skill. I have pioneered new work, developed existing ministries and individuals and good directional vision came from knowing how to listen to God and His heart and plan.