Thoughts about myself and "The Making of a Movement"
My adopted Net mentor Keith Drury passed on his recipe of The Making of a Movement, in which he discussed the components of... (verbs in [] are mine)
- Initiating Leader
- [Planning] Sacred Gathering
- [Committing to] Worthy Cause
- [Maintaining] Frequent Contact
- [Creating] Abundant “appurtenances”
- [Raising] Economic Resources
- [Establishing] Multiplying levels
But first here's my check list against his first component on leaders... (italicizes are my reflection)
- Anointed by God—the leader senses a “chosen-ness” for leadership. Strength - I think I had no choice on this matter when it came to this role in Midway.
- Chance-Taker—not fearing failure. Weakness - I am very pragmatic, just want to do "what works".
- Change-Agent—dissatisfaction with the present; compelled to change things. Strength - but only somewhat since I don't want to break anything either.
- Commitment—eat, sleep, walk, talk, and dream about THE GOAL. Strength - commiment: definitetly yes; but what goal?
- Concentration—singleness of purpose; "This one thing I do." Strength - May be I am just lazy and don't want to do too many things.
- Conviction—unswerving in living according to own standards. Strength - I hope others would perceive me that way though.
- Destiny- sense that you have come to the kingdom for this. Strength - yes, my role is to bridge the gap for the next generation.
- Drive—working harder and longer than most others. Strength - but in working longer, I don't think I work as hard.
- Enthusiasm—so excited that others are attracted to follow. Weakness - I am too boring, analytical and introvert.
- Generous—the flow of leadership is to the people not the leader. Huh? I don't get this one.
- Goal-Driven—arranging day-to-day activities to achieve long range goals. Weakness - I have a day job to keep.
- Imaginative—not limited by conformity; drawn to new ways to do things. Strength - I try to be creative.
- Initiator—starts things, “initiates initiatives.” Weakness - I don't start things enough.
- Passionate—really cares about the cause; spins like a “small sprocket”. Strength - I do, but limited to my local church mostly.
- People-Person--regardless of my natural temperament. Weakness - I need to work on this.
- Persistent—just won’t stop even when coming up against barriers. Strength - Did I say that I stayed at this longer than most?
- Persuasive—you motivate, inspire, and challenge other people to action. Not sure about this - may be strength because I see more people growing to leadership in my church than other churches.
- Positive--insist on seeing the brighter side of all situations. Weakness - I am forever pessimisstic.
- Standing Alone—able to withstand the loneliness of leadership. Strength - Did I say that I am an introvert?
- Vision—seeing what God wants to accomplish through your leadership. Weakness - most of the time I have no clue where I am going...
What is your strengths and weaknesses based on this?
1 Comments:
I work some more on this and compared it with what Jesus did and dismissed the last 3 items from Keith Drury. This is my modofication list:
How did Jesus created a moment:
1. Initiating Leader: AFT’R (Available, Faithful, Teachable, Responsive)
2. [Planning] Sacred Gathering: Direct outward to the edge (lead them to the crowd, feeding 5000). They need to come away better people, better equipped, not just to finish a task.
3. [Committing to] Worthy Cause: Jesus keep the vision front and centered and cut everything else out (John 6: declining Kingly nomination)
4. [Maintaining] Frequent Contacts: Jesus travels, the apostles travel going from house to house (Acts: 5:42; 20:20)
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