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MOTIVATING
LEADERS
motivating leaders:
interview
The Potential Around You
2 Timothy 2:20–21; Romans 12:8
Adding value to those you serve
“When you
understand that
leadership is
influence instead of
position, that
changes everything.”
–John Maxwell
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Why It’s Difficult to Develop Leaders
• Leaders are often over-committed in
other areas
• Leaders usually are strong-willed and
have personal agendas
• Leaders are often enticed with
opportunities that look more exciting
and meaningful
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To Develop Someone with Few
Leadership Skills
• Provide on-the-job training
• Strive to add value to people, not just to
lead them
• Remember that leadership is influence,
not position
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How to Add Value to a Potential Leader
• Ask the person to be a part of the vision
• Treat people as your greatest asset
• Listen to people; know their hearts
• Equip them according to their gifts and
desires
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Discuss
1. How are we actively looking for
potential leaders?
2. What training systems for leaders do
we have in place?
3. How often do we ask God to raise up
leaders in our church?
4. What does 2 Timothy 2 say about
leadership development?
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assessment
Finding Your Leadership Style
Romans 12:8; Psalm 78:72
10 ways to lead God’s people
Leadership Styles
• Visionary
– Has a clear picture of what should
happen. Future-oriented, idealistic, and
full of faith
• Strategic
– Breaks vision into achievable steps,
forming a game plan that everyone can
participate in
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Leadership Styles
• Motivational
– Sees who needs a challenge, more
training, some recognition, an
encouraging word, a day off
• Team-building
– Finds leaders and places them in the
right positions to produce the right
results
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“I’m aware that some of us take our leadership
role a bit more seriously than others …”
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Leadership Styles
• Entrepreneurial
– Has vision, energy, and a risk-taking
spirit. Functions best in a start-up
operation
• Bridge-building
– Brings a variety of people together to
help a complex organization achieve its
mission
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Leadership Styles
• Directional
– Assesses mission, strengths, weaknesses,
resources, and then points organization in
the right direction
• Managing
– Establishes markers on the way to a
destination, then organizes people,
process, and resources to achieve mission
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Leadership Styles
• Shepherding
– Loves, supports and prays for team
members so diligently that mission is
achieved
• Re-engineering
– Thrives in a situation that has lost focus.
Sees what the mission was and what it
must be now
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What Is My Leadership Style?
Visionary
Me!
Bridge-builder
Strategic
Directional
Motivational
Managing
Team-builder
Shepherding
Entrepreneurial
Re-engineering
Not me!
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Discuss
1. How do my leadership styles fit the
roles in which I serve this church?
2. What leadership styles are we missing
on our team?
3. What’s the best way to recruit those
leaders?
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motivating leaders:
assessment
3 Key Positions on a Winning Team
Romans 12:6–8; 1 Corinthians 12:12–27
Putting people in the right place
“Believe me, fellows, everyone from
the Pharaoh on down is an equally
valued member of the team.”
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Key Positions on a Winning Team
Influencers
– Get others excited about an idea
– Convince doubters they can do a mission
bigger than themselves
Contributors
– Get the work done
– Deliver ministry so lives are touched
Managers
– Provide what contributors need for success
– Coordinate, plan, and troubleshoot
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Discuss
1. How do influencers in our church serve in
positions that allow them to enrich ministry?
2. Who are our managers? How can we identify
and train more?
3. Who are the contributors? Are there
managers among the contributors?
4. What would happen if we formed ministry
teams with all these types of people?
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motivating leaders:
case study
From Setback to Solution
Nehemiah 4:1–6; Philippians 3:14
Discouragement needn’t be terminal
The Situation
A board member resigns because the
church does not have an adequate youth
program for his son. The board member
and his family plan to join a larger church
nearby. The church knows it needs a
youth pastor but is reluctant to pay
another salary.
What would you do?
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What Happened
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Pastor meets with key leaders
Leaders talk to others about youth work
Volunteers are asked to help with youth
Task force writes steps for hiring a youth minister
Finance committee evaluates cost
The Result
In 6 months, church approves hiring a part-time
youth minister. In one year, the position becomes
full-time
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Discuss
1. How can setbacks energize us to find
new solutions?
2. How did the action plan of this church
build consensus?
3. What current situations are requiring
us to look for creative solutions?
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devotional
Ministry’s Fuel
Mark 12:30–31
Love must be our primary motivation
What Motivates You to Lead
1. Love for God
– This is the primary fuel that drives everything else
– It involves all of me: heart, soul, mind, strength
– Service is the natural overflow of this
2. Love for people
– I see their hurt and hunger
– I am concerned about the need
– I am compelled to help
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Discuss
1. How does love for God compel you to
serve as a leader?
2. What motivates you to give time and
energy to church?
3. What signals do we get that our love for
God is waning?
4. How can we rekindle our love for people?
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devotional
Strength for Difficult Days
2 Corinthians 4:16–18
Set your affections on things above
What Causes Loss of Motivation
1. Time and schedule pressures
2. Difficulties or conflicts with people
3. Disorganization
4. Few results
5. Lack of training
6. Sense of incompetence
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Discuss
1. How do we manage people, property,
and responsibilities in a way that
maintains eternal focus?
2. What helps you focus on eternal things?
3. What turns your focus to earthly things?
To God?
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how-to
Sparks That Ignite into Flame
Philippians 3:12–14; Proverbs 27:17
Motivation for the tough tasks
Ways to Stay Motivated
• Invest in an affirmative outlook
• Fuel the fire with like-mindedness
• Clear up conflicts quickly
• Do not “deficit motivate”
• Get involved in front-line issues
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Discuss
1. What are some ways to keep a healthy
desire to serve from becoming overcommitment?
2. Besides guilt and anger, what are other
deficit motivators?
3. After their term is up, do most of our leaders
say, “Never again,” or are they eager to reenlist? What’s the difference?
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Motivation or Manipulation?
Hebrews 13:17–18; 2 Timothy 2:15
Bringing out the best in people
To Bring Out the Best in People
• Offer a friendly
atmosphere
• Give them a
reputation to uphold
• Enjoy their
uniqueness
• Enjoy your work
and let it show
• Know their abilities • Look for mutual
benefits
• Know how much
they can take on
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Discuss
1. Do our volunteers enjoy their work?
How do we know?
2. Are our volunteers challenged to grow
in their skills?
3. Which volunteers could take on more
responsibility?
4. How do we reward enthusiasm in our
volunteers?
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Final thoughts
1. In our church, what enormous tasks
do we assume will scare people
away?
2. How can we present these tasks in
a way that will motivate leaders
among us?
3. What one thing would make the
biggest difference in how we
motivate our leaders?
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