Matt 10:7-9 The first mission Preach Don’t take lots of equipment Expect miracles and persecution When you hear mission – what do you think of Going to poor countries? Arguing with colleagues? But Is mission an activity Or a duty Or something others do Why is it important to understand You can’t solve a problem with the same mind that created it – Einstein Q: are things in the world getting better Well if you look at the developing world you would answer, no. Most people in the world are poor and terrified. Children in the west will live to 100 In Afghanistan – 10. We spend £9.3bn on giving The same amount as the sum on scratch cards, greeting cards and pet food and losing it down the sofa combined And we spend £41bn on beer We are swapping our old problems for new. We are ants that can’t lift this boulder There has to be a higher power to help us. Jesus says prioritise others not yourselves – that’s the only hope. Mission is about connecting to God’s […]
Author: Anthony Delaney
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Love Takes Action
Love Takes Action – Bob Goff @bobgoff (This guy is a force of nature, I’m buying his book!) We all want to lead strong, but we get our signals wrong. We can memorise the Bible and learn more and more stuff. We stalk Jesus. Find out all kinds of facts about him. It creeps him out. Stop stalking Jesus. Learn from him. 1 John 3:16-18 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. Do the stuff so you will know. What? Who you are, what you’re here for. Love your enemies so you can be perfect. Next time someone asks how you’re doing, Tell YOURSELF ‘I;m trying to be perfect like my awesome dad.’ Love God Love People and DO […]
Multipliers or Diminishers?
MULTIPLIERS – Liz Wiseman @Lizwiseman Willow Creek GLS 2013 Why do some leaders DRAIN intelligence and others AMPLIFY it? Multipliers act as Talent managers. There is more intelligence in your organization and teams than you can see and are putting to work. Being a multiplier is a simple idea – you use your knowledge and skills to amplify and magnify the capability of people around you. Then they do their best work, They get more capable working for you. This is not multiplying YOURSELF so everyone is like you. Or your IDEAS. You grow THEM. Their ideas and intelligence. The leaders model can be ‘If you all get what I want done, done…’ that’s not multiplying. Who’s been a multipler to you? Who’s been a diminisher? How much of your intelligence did each use? Diminishers on average get 43% of your capability out of you. (micromanage, self-absorbed) Multipliers on average get 91% out of you. (How do I use all the brains in the room) Larry Gelwix. High School […]
Reversing The Death Spiral
Reversing the Death Spiral of a Leader. Dr Henry Cloud. @Drhenrycloud Willow Creek GLS Leaders take charge. They do stuff. They don’t blame. They exert energy and take charge of people and problems. They do hard things. But the hardest thing you have to be in charge of, is yourself. Leaders always see a vision, get a team, and a plan, and tweak along the way and move from here toward there. But sometimes along the way, they stop being in charge of themselves and fall off in a downward spiral. This happens in very accomplished leaders. What happens in a downward spiral? Leaders who last think, feel and behave differently from the ones who spiral out. A study looked at two groups of people; 1) High performers on the entry test. 2) Dummies who failed the entry test. In the field the second group outperformed the first by 53%! Wow! Oh, but there was one other difference, They did another test. The first group were also pessimists. The second were […]
Finding and Developing Leaders
Oscar Muriu (Nairobi Chapel) at Willow Creek GLS How do we find and develop leaders? 1. The size of the harvest depends on how many leaders you have. The harvest is plentiful. The more harvesters we commission, the greater the harvest will be. Jesus FIRST found leaders and invested into their lives. He didn’t throw himself in the work but into the workers. If we don’t do that, we burn out. Don’t limit your influence to your own personal capacity. How many are you raising up to continue the work after you? The more havetsers you have, the more harvesters you can bring in. 2. Don’t Limit Yourself By Living To Your Own Generation. Psalm 71:18 So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come. Acts 13:36 says David served the purpose in his generation. But David says he didn’t just live for his own generation! The only way for your vision to outlive you is to instill it in others. […]
The Courage Leadership Requires. Bill Hybels at Willow Creek GLS
The Courage Leadership Requires. Bill Hybels at Willow Creek GLS Dt 31:7-8 Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the presence of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the Lord swore to their ancestors to give them, and you must divide it among them as their inheritance. The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” The charge to the younger leader. But why would it need such courage? Later God himself speaks to that younger leader in Joshua 1. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them. “Be strong and very courageous. Why do I need to know that? He soon learned! Leadership demands a non stop flow of fortitude from day one, to the end. Courage correlates to every component of leadership; You need courage for… […]
Mark Bailey at The Message Prayer Day @Markbailey_
Prayer is not overcoming God’s unwillingness. Prayer is the engine room of the church. Ministry is tough – but hang on and you will see God do great things. There are opportunities for spiritual entrepreneurs all around us. Churchill said ‘planning is important but plans are useless’ You actually have no idea where you are heading. God is predictably unpredictable. The Celts called the Holy Spirit the Wild Goose. We are on a wild goose chase! If you’re born of the spirit, you want predictability but you can’t chase anything. His church policy on a reserve policy is to have no reserves Because that keeps you on your knees You have to risk if you want to please God. That’s faith – faith makes the adventure. Oswald Chambers ‘We do not know what a day will bring forth’ Why? Because he is ordering your steps The simple things are the important things. Jesus was great at simplifying complexity ‘Whats the most important commandment?’ Simple! And he lived a simple life. The early church had a simple creed, ‘Jesus is Lord.’ […]
Treat Your Ears To @tomcopson
This guy is amazing through and through. What a voice. Used to help lead the worship at the church we linked with in Surrey. Enjoy.
Problem – People – Plan. Acts 6
Great input from Chris Willard @Chris_willard at Leadership Network @leadnet Retreat. In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word.” This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large […]
How honesty helps you get through ministry without ruining your life
Discussion started following teaching from Billy Kennedy @BillyK5562 at Leadership Network Retreat Too many people get taken out of the fight. No accountability structure will work without being really honest with yourself about where you really are at. We need to be as honest as possible with a few people we can really trust. We have to develop a culture of transparency and honesty, not just talking vision, growth and targets. We need to be able to say, ‘I am struggling.’ If we don’t have that at the front end we will have to be honest about it when the crash comes! Our insecurities, driveness, low self esteem etc has to be dealt with and engaged. We ALL have stuff! Become more self aware. Work at your marriage/ relationships. Continually invest in that. Men get attracted by a woman who takes an interest and if there’s a deficit at home are on very dodgy ground. Work at extended family. Other people who are close, so we’re not seen as the isolated leader. Do […]