ࡱ> &(#$%M bjbj== !WWl666J>Z>Z>Z8vZTZ,Ji\\"$\$\$\aaa  v6$+ K6a`aaaid$\$\#ididida$\6$\ ida ididcknh6$\[ IJU>Zc| t90iח#dFחidJJTable of Contents Introductionp. 1 Definition of Leadership.p. 1 Leadership Style.p. 1 Jesus Leadership Style..p. 3 Developmental Aspectp. 4 Manager Versus Leader..p. 5 Energy.p. 5 Team Leadership.p. 5 Team Building Principlesp. 6 Delegation...p. 7 Strength and Power.p. 8 Dealing with Stress.p. 8 Effective Leadership Characteristics...p. 9 Introduction Today were going to consider Christian Leadership: What is it? What are the principles of effective leadership? How does it make a difference in my role as a Womens Ministries Leader? Leadership clearly makes THE difference in the success or failure of organizations. A change of leadership can turn the tide of failure, replace stagnation with excitement and energy, and bring about a renewal in the sense of purpose and mission. Leadership is as needed in the church as it is in our places of business. In fact, a well known Christian author, George Barna, comments: the Christian Church in America is dying due to lack of strong leadership. In this time of unprecedented opportunity and plentiful resources, the church is actually losing influence. The primary reason is the lack of leadership. Barna, 1997, 18. Definition of Leadership There are probably as many definitions of leadership as there are leaders. (OH-1) Heres one definition: Leadership is the presentation by a person of some identifiable goal or vision or future state that people can desire; and the generation of a willingness within those people to follow the leader along a socially responsible and mutually beneficial course of action, toward that goal Parry, 1996. This definition gently reminds us that unless we can encourage followers, were not a leader. Notice that in this definition there is less emphasis on the old concept of power as a major leadership trait. The emphasis is now more on a personal, motivating form of influence which has been recognized as increasingly important in modern society. Notice also, that there are two main ideas in this definition. The first is that we are going somewhere - not that we have arrived or are just maintaining status quo, but that we have a definite goal to attain, a destination to which we are journeying. The second is that we ( the leader and followers) are going there together - you are a leader if people want to follow you. The converse is true - you are not a leader if the people are not following you. So, having a goal and inspiring people to want to go with you in achieving that goal is what leadership is all about. Heres a very succinct definition : Leadership is mobilizing others toward a goal shared by the leader and followers Garry Wills How do we define Christian leadership? Keeping the above principles in mind consider this definition by George Barna, p.31: The exercise of ones spiritual gifts under the call of God to serve a certain group of people in achieving the goals God has given them toward the end of glorifying Christ. Leadership Style Experts agree that there is a wide variety of leadership styles. There is no one perfect style of effective leadership. So do not feel discouraged that you may not be a natural leader. Leaders may also display different styles in different situations - ranging from one that is highly supportive in personal relationships if needed, to an authoritarian, decisive style when a decision has to be made quickly. Considerable discussion has been given to the question of womens leadership styles as opposed to mens leadership styles over recent years. Much of the earlier literature on good leadership was based on a masculine style of leadership. But as we shall see from the following quotes, there has been a tremendous change in the way people view leadership and what is now considered to be desirable. Popular notions of successful leadership now encompass characteristics traditionally associated with women. Smith & Smits, 1994, 43. ..Women tend to exercise leadership through strong interpersonal and communication skills Ibid, 46 The leadership skills that many women display are based on years of organizing a family, obtaining obedience from children without a fight, talking through issues with older children and / or their husbands, and constantly showing love and caring. These skills are highly valued today in the workplace as being the most effective in true leadership. So if you are not a trained, highly educated career woman, do not feel inadequate - in fact you probably have some of the most desirable leadership skills. This table outlines some of the changes in leadership behaviors that have developed in recent years and the newer approaches that are now favored. (OH-2) Changes observed and advocated by leadership expertsFrom: ( leader as master (leadership from above) ( influence through exercise of legitimate power (position) ( competitive (play hard) ( individualism ( by me, for me) ( exclusionary ( divide and conquer)To: ( leader as colleague (leadership from within) ( influence through persuasion ( interpersonal networking) ( cooperative ( fair play) ( collectivism (team first) ( inclusionary ( power sharing, sense of family) Smith & Smit, 1994. Notice how in the table above, there is a very definite move from the old, traditional ( and often masculine/business) concept of leadership which was controlling, autocratic, non collaborative, strong - to a more supportive, valuing, sharing approach. Jesus modeled this style of leadership over 2000 years ago! His support, love and empowering of the people He led resulted in a leadership phenomenon that is still growing, today. The characteristics of good leadership these days tend to mirror the attributes normally found in women - on average.... leaders adopting behaviors and tactics which emphasize the shift toward collaborative behavior....terms such as empowerment, open communication, trust Parry, 1997. This change in leadership trends is certainly good news for women. The behaviors that tend to come more naturally for most women (sharing, communicating, caring, a sense of family and persuading,) along with the strength to persevere are now being recognized as the most effective management skills needed to achieve desired outcomes from board rooms to school staff rooms. Jesus Leadership Style Mark 10:43-44 identifies what often is referred to as The Masters Master Principle. It demonstrates how Jesus would describe His philosophy on leadership. Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all. Christ taught that the Kingdom of God is a community where each member serves the other. (OH-3) To be a leader within Gods church carries a requirement of being willing to be a servant. Greatness comes through servanthood, and leadership through becoming a slave of all. We must also recognize that it is Gods sovereign will that chooses who will be in places of leadership. (To sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared. Mk.10:40. Also look at John 15:16 - You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you. ) We must also be aware that serving in Gods kingdom can be costly. There will be obstacles, people will challenge your sincerity, and a number of other things. Just remember: Jesus faced these and various other things! Isaiah 42 sets forth the attitudes and inner motives that the coming Messiah would demonstrate as the servant of the Lord. We can use the principles of His life as our pattern for leadership: Dependence Here is my servant, whom I uphold. Is. 42:1 When we rely on God rather than self, the Holy Spirit can, and will, use us. Even Jesus relied on God rather than His own wisdom! Jesus made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant (Phil 2:7) Jesus also said, I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of Him who sent Me. John 6:38 Jesus demonstrated this to the fullest extent, in the Garden of Gethsemane when He fell with His face to the ground and prayed, My father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from Me. Yet, not as I will, but as you will. Matt. 26:39 Jesus relied on God on a moment by moment basis: I do not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say itso whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say. John 12:49,50 If the perfect Son of God chose to humble Himself before God and seek the Fathers will for direction, how could we do otherwise? Know that God Delights in You! My chosen one in whom I delight Is. 42:1 Psalm 40:8 demonstrates that the Messiah would return the same delight, I delight to do Thy will, O God. Lets consider John 15:16 one more time also. Keep in mind that Jesus is on His way to the cross. He is going over the things that He wants to leave in the minds of His disciples and He had us on His mind also! Just before He was arrested He prayed for all believers (John 17:20) you were on His mind when He said, You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit John 15:16 Our opportunities to be in leadership are not happenstance. God chooses, and then empowers us through the Holy Spirit to be able to carry out His will (1 Cor.12:7) and He gives each of us spiritual gifts, just as He determines (verse 11). These gifts are given for the good of the body (verse 7) they are not given just for personal use. Modesty He will not shout or cry out, or raise His voice in the streets. Is.42:2 Jesus avoided opportunities to call attention to Himself. Often He would tell those He healed to not mention it to anyone. He didnt want to draw any attention to Himself that would distract from His work in anyway. So, we also, need to concentrate on the work God gives us. We dont want to call attention to ourselves but to have, as a first priority, the carrying out of Gods will. Empathy A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not snuff out. Is. 42:3 The Messiah was sympathetic to the weak and understanding of those who were struggling. As a servant leader it is important that we do not run over the weak and failing. Its our calling to attempt to fan the smoldering wick back into a flame. We, often times, will be tempted to use our talents on the strong and positive rather than on building up the frail side of humanity we might see it as a better use of our time. But, from Gods perspective, our work is also to bear up the weak. Perseverance He will not alter or be discouraged till He establishes justice on earth. Is. 42:4 As a servant of God we must realize up front that we will face challenges upon challenges, but God will see us through. We need to put our trust in His ability and not allow ourselves to be overtaken with discouragement. Anointing I will put my Spirit on Him. Is 42:1 No matter how many wonderful qualities we have, if we do not have the blessing of God we will accomplish little and what we do accomplish will not be of Kingdom value. Just as God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and He went around doing good (Acts 10:37-38) so we too must rely on anointing from God. Developmental Aspect (OH-4) A critical factor in becoming an effective leader is the recognition that leadership behavior is developmental. Few people are born natural leaders. Leadership is developed through experience. Many great leaders freely admit that they were unsure when they started, and many more admit that they have had times of uncertainty and discouragement along the way. The great leaders also admit that they have often had to learn from their mistakes or the mistakes of others. A lot of effective leadership relies upon the use of specific skills - and these can be learned. If you are really serious about being a good or effective leader then you need to analyze your leadership behaviors: by self reflection, honest feedback from those who work with you and objective assessment ( leadership tests). Having done this you will have a better understanding of your greater and lesser strengths and the areas you need to work on for improvement. Kenneth Gangel, a professor of Christian education and the author of more than twenty books, many of them on leadership says: Make no mistake about it - leadership is learned behavior. Being a sincere Christian does not automatically mean the person will be a good leader, nor does being given a position of authority and leadership mean that one will be a good leader. Do not think that Bible knowledge and spiritual lifestyle somehow substitute for competence in leading a Christian organization. But, a commitment to God and a willingness to learn and improve, will be the critical factors in your performance as a leader. Manager Versus Leader (OH-4) Much has been said on the subject of management and leadership. Frequently they overlap and the scope, depth and breadth of their application may draw upon either a stronger tendency to leadership or towards management. Warren Bennis comments: Leaders are people who do the right things. Managers are people who do things right Leaders deal with the direction a team is going in, the manager deals with the speed at which you are going. The Leader deals with the vision always keeping the mission in sight, striving for effectiveness and results, inspiring and motivating people to work together with a common vision and purpose. Management deals with establishing structure and systems to get those results. It focuses on efficiency, cost benefit analysis, logistics, methods, procedures, and policies. Leadership derives its power from values and correct principles. Management organizes resources to serve selected objectives to produce the bottom line. As you can see, leadership and management are not mutually exclusive, in fact, it might be said that leadership is the highest component of management. To put it in simple terms: Leader Basic role is to foster mutual respect and build a complementary team where each strength is made productive and each weakness is made irrelevant. Manager Basic role is to use leverage to multiply the work and role of the producer. As a Womens Ministries Leader you need to have both sets of skills. You need to inspire, motivate and lead your team as well as organize, and manage your team. Both management and leadership skills can be learned. Energy People who lead out in an organization need incredible energy to try different approaches and to persevere despite lack of success. It is an energy born out of strong personal convictions which motivates the leader and builds excitement in others. Such people often literally breathe life into the organization Schein, 1996, 61. Exercise, eat healthfully, get adequate sleep - these simple rules will help to sustain your energy levels. Team Leadership It is now recognized in many companies and organizations around the world that having one leader with supreme decision making power is no longer effective. More and more we are seeing the use of Team Leadership. (OH-5) That is, having many people in the organization who take responsibility in sharing the leadership and forming part of a strong decisive team. This requires good communication , vision sharing and strategic planning have to succeed, but the results are worthwhile. A leader who desperately hangs onto a position and the power it carries, who does not mentor, empower and train new leaders, and does not plan for those who will take their turn at leading, is both narrow minded and foolish, for the work will be held back under that style of leadership. In your role as a Womens Ministries leader, take on the role of talent scout from time to time. Look for women who have leadership capabilities, mentor and encourage them, give them tasks to develop their skills and rejoice in their growth for God. You will never make yourself obsolete but will continually see new ways for your strengths to be used. Team-Building Principles Barna, pp 221-231 Choose a gifted and committed leader. Choose a group of women whose hearts God has touched. 1Sam 10:26 You need women through whom the Holy Spirit can easily flow, women who are committed to work diligently to maintain their personal relationship with Christ. Choose women willing to be united under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. If Christ is the center of all things, everything else will fall into its proper place. (Col. 1:17) This will allow the group to avoid confusion, distrust and disunity. Have a very clear focus that is understood by each team member. This will prevent Satan from being able to distract you from the direction of your ministry. Choose team members who are gifted in the areas you need. (OH-6) Establish early on the expectation that each team member will automatically keep the leader informed and communicate with other team members as appropriate. Provide on going learning opportunities. Team members must show respect for each other and the leader. It is also important that the team members respect each other enough to confront in love. Wise confrontation is always a growth process for everyone on the team. Avoiding healthy confrontation will begin to build walls and issues that will eat away at the team. Encourage risk taking! This promotes growth of the individual and team and it will allow for new growth toward your goals that otherwise would never be accomplished. In order for team members to feel safe at taking risks you need to consistently relate to them in a way to demonstrate that you value their individual dignity. Never leave your team members in isolation dont let them wonder if you care about them or the progress they are making on their tasks be in communication with them. Recognize that failures will happen. Determine now to see failures as a refining process, not as a final out come. Handle failures as a team by acknowledging the learning curve and brainstorming on what steps or precautions will be taken because of them. Do not waste energy on placing blame and avoid whining about mistakes at all costs! Failure represents a lesson that may facilitate a better future performance by the team. Remain flexible! Things will not go just as you planned, do not lock yourselves into a mentality of it has to be just like this or it wont work. Realize that youll have to make adjustments and reconsider your plans all along the way. (OH-7) Delegate! Hand out responsibilities according to the gifts of your team members, and their level of capability and responsibility and then let them carry out their duties according to their personal creativity and individuality. When possible, give a person tasks that are beyond their previous experience, this will allow them to grow. Model and expect sincerity (truthfulness) , transparency (what is my motive) and vulnerability (Ill let you know about my weakness or concern). Follow the biblical principle of going directly to a team member that you are in conflict with. Between the two of you try to reach resolution. If you are not able to find resolution, include a team member as a neutral party choose a team member that you both feel comfortable with. If you can not agree on a team member, the team leader should be consulted. If the team leader is involved in the conflict and the two are not reaching consensus then involve the team in problem solving, not allowing personal agenda to take center stage. Each team member is a leader in training. Though each person will not actually go on to be the leader, it is important for the sake of the mission that someone be prepared to step in as leader should something happen to the current leader. The on going learning process will benefit the team as a whole. Promote a Team Mentality We is Better Than Me. Delegate, empower, push responsible decision-making downstream, let the team be your idea source. Whether you lead or follow communicate! Remove team members who are not participating in the team process. First gently confront the person and re-establish expectations and let her know that you will meet with her again after a period of time to evaluate progress. If she is not willing to cooperate she needs to be removed from the team or the health of the team will be in jeopardy. Stay on goal. While relationships are vital to accomplishing a teams goals they are not, however, the ultimate goal. Remember you are on mission for God and He wants to complete His task through you. Delegation One facet of leadership is the ability to recognize the special abilities and limitations of others, combined with the capacity to fit each one into the job where she will do best. (Sanders p136) (OH-8) The most successful leader of all will learn the art of recognizing the gifts and talents of others, giving them appropriate tasks and then supporting them within their personality and style. The two things that leaders most often fall prey to are a reluctance to let the reins of power slip from their own hands and feeling threatened by a capable team member. This usually results in the failure to delegate authority which causes it to be much more difficult for the team member to accomplish her task and it often is seen as a lack of trust on the Leaders part. The Leader is not capable of doing everything, delegate! Hand tasks out to your team members and then have confidence in them, offer mentoring where it is helpful. The team member will not accomplish the task in just the way you would so never allow yourself to have that expectation. Communicate clearly what your expectations are and set any boundaries that are important and then let the team member do what they are capable of doing! (It is highly recommended that you define the responsibilities in writing. Or you may often finding yourself saying, But I said I wanted and the team member will be saying, But what I heard you say was Put it in writing and let the team member ask questions and get clarifications. Support her in her failures just as strongly as you do in her successes. Always keep in mind that the person is more valuable than the results. Do not be tempted to think that there is virtue in doing more than your fair share of the work! God wants us to live balanced, temperate lives. Jethro was able to teach his son-n-law, Moses, a valuable lesson in delegation. Moses was spending morning till night hearing and dealing with the disputes that were arising in the camp. Jethro mentored Moses and taught him the art of delegation. He had Moses select able men to handle groups of individuals and then referring the harder cases to Moses. Listen to the principles taught by Jethro: (Exodus 18) (OH-9) The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone. Ex 18:18 You and these people will only wear yourselves out. Ex. 18:18 The results will be more satisfying to all if you delegate. (If you do thisall these people will go home satisfied. Ex.18:23) Moses would still be the leader - he would teach spiritual principles and exercise legislative leadership. (Ex 18:19-20,22) If you do this and God so commands, you will be able to stand the strain. Exodus 18:23 Look at the benefits Moses would receive by delegating: (OH-10) Less physical and mental exhaustion Those ministered to were more satisfied He was able to focus on the larger issues He put to use the gifts of others He developed a team of allies all determined to accomplish the same goal He put a system in place that would be effective once he was no longer the leader We also learn from Jethros wisdom that in choosing individuals to delegate responsibilities to we must choose wisely, knowing the qualifications needed to complete a task. At times we may choose individuals who arent yet qualified and give them training along the way. Strength and Power Many women feel overwhelmed when they consider the task before them. They feel that they are just not capable enough. Consider these comments: My help cometh from The Lord Psalm 121 Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear Mark Twain Remember that the vast majority of leaders feel overwhelmed at some time - YOU ARE NOT ALONE !! The solutions are very basic 1. Take it to God 2. Read, reflect and learn 3. Practice 4. Evaluate, reflect and try again. Focus on your goal and your ministry, not yourself. Let this be your motivation and your strength. A leader whose personal values and aspirations are consistent, coherent and reflected in her daily behavior is credible and inspires trust - a leader worth following into the uncertainties of change. Evans, 93 Dealing with Stress (OH-11) Be sure, stress will come! Actually, some stress is good because it keeps us moving, but when we begin to feel as though we are in over our heads stress becomes dangerous for our health. Consider applying the following principles as a way of life and you will find yourself much more able to deal with stress: Give thanks in all circumstances. (See 1Thess 5:18) Keep in mind that this is not saying that you have to be thankful for what is happening (or has happened), but it is saying that you need to find things to be thankful for in the midst of whatever is going on. This is so critical because it helps us begin to see things from Gods perspective rather than our little picture of the world. Each time we find things to be thankful for it adds a little strength and takes away some of the stress, giving us a clearer mind to deal with the stress. So, as you face challenges, even small ones, make yourself take time to express thanks giving to God. (Maybe things are going haywire but have you learned a lesson you would not have learned otherwise? You can always be thankful that you have a roof over your head and a bed to sleep on) Build your sense of security in Christ. The less internal security a person has (the less she believes that she is lovable and that God is with and for her) the less she can adapt to external change. Each of us have to have some sense of security, some sense that the ground will not shift beneath us, some sense of permanency and security. The more grounded we are in our relationship with Christ the deeper our sense of security will be, after all, if Christ is for us, who can be against us? How to build this sense of security: Jesus tells us to abide in Me and I will abide in you. John 15:4 If we spend time in prayer and reading of the word (this is how we abide in Christ), Jesus promises to abide with us. If we practice truly believing that Jesus, true to His word, is with us, fear will not overtake us so easily. Spend time studying and meditating on Ephesians 3:16-19. It speaks of being rooted in Gods love and says that this love surpasses knowledge (in other words Gods love is so far reaching and powerful that no matter how much we come to know it and trust it, we still have only begun to scratch the surface.) And in verse 19 it says, that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Whatever you are lacking in your life God is saying that you can draw from His reserve! Everything that you want to be and do, in Christ it is possible! Come near to God and He will come near to you. James 4:8 Often times what we need in times of stress is to find a place where we can just be quiet for a few minutes! When you begin to feel the level of stress rising, try practicing the one minute stress reliever. Get alone, wherever that would be for you. Put the kids on a five minute quiet time and set the timer. Lock yourself in the bathroom if you have too! Take a deep breath and slowly exhale. Now say, Lord, Im here to say that I love you and I just want to be with you right now. Then just sit quietly. If your mind tries to race away, which is often the case, bring your mind back to center by saying again, Lord, Im here to say I love you and I just want to be with you right now. Sit for just a minute and then go on with your busyness, youll be amazed at how helpful this stress break will be! (Let the kids take their full 5 minute break!) Your security in Christ is something that will never change even though everything is different. (If you continually abide in Christ. Sometimes we want to read the bible once in awhile yet we expect God to make us unshakably strong. The strength comes in the abiding.) Effective Leadership Characteristics (OH-11) Commitment to God As a Christian leader, first and foremost you MUST have a commitment to God. You will demonstrate that commitment in the way you act and what you do, the way you speak, and the way you interact with people. Your commitment to God and your desire for the salvation of those you lead is your motivation. Commit your life to God, pray about your work constantly and ask for His blessing - if you become discouraged, remember that prayer can work miracles. The strength of Christian character and the high values you model as a committed Christian will attract many to Jesus. Service Oriented Leaders need to see life as a mission, not a career. They need to have a sense of responsibility, of service and contribution to others. Vision Leaders need to have a strongly defined sense of vision and they need to be able to clearly articulate it. What that means is that as a leader you need to know where you are going, and what you are trying to achieve. We are all familiar with without a vision, my people perish in the NIV Proverbs 29:18 reads, Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint If people do not have a clear goal in sight you can be sure they wont achieve it! If we are not focused, we spend our energies doing many things and end up wondering what we have accomplished. The Leader keeps us focused on the end goal. The vision has to be shared and it has to be meaningful and make sense to the people who are involved in it. Learner  If you wish to be an effective leader you must be a continual learner. Not one of us has enough knowledge and skill for the tasks that lie before us. Learn through reading, taking classes and seminars, through discussion with others ask questions, expand your competence and ability to do things develop new skills and interests. Learn from your own mistakes and those of others. Trust (OH-12) Leaders have to be honest and accountable - theyve got to be seen as trustworthy human beings. They have to be open in their communication, be fair and sincere and show that they care. Along with trust comes respect. If leaders want to be trusted and respected then they must show those attitudes toward others. When people are treated with trust and respect they are far more likely to respond with the same. Our behaviors need to be so open and honest that people instinctively know that they can trust us. If people ask difficult questions, we must give honest answers, not behave defensively, respond with attack or find fault with the other person. Team Builder The excellent leader recognizes she can only do such much on her own, and that the work will be far more effective when done by a team. Leaders encourage and support shared decision making and collaboration. Leaders ensure that team members are trusted and given responsibility, and are ready to offer support as needed. Do your team members feel significant and valued ? Leaders share the credit with the team and celebrate with the team when successes occur. Effective leaders model collegiality and support and encourage others to do the same. Believes in Others This leader will not overreact to negative behaviors, criticism, and human weaknesses. She will not feel built up when she discovers the weakness of others. She will be careful to remember that potential and behavior are two different things and will believe in the unseen potential of all people. She will feel grateful for her blessings and will naturally be compassionate and forgiving toward her team. She will not carry grudges and will refuse to label others or to stereotype, categorize or prejudge. She will seek the oak tree in the acorn and understand the process of helping the acorn become a great oak. Empowers  Effective leaders constantly provide opportunities for others to develop leadership skills by encouraging them to be creative, to take on responsibility and empowering them with information, as well as support and encouragement to achieve successful outcomes. They coach team members in particular skills, or organize others to coach the team and then articulate their pride in the team to build their self esteem. They have high expectations for others success and let them know that. They value creativity and avoid being a controller. Your task as a leader is not to do everything yourself, but to equip, inspire and empower ordinary women to share your leadership. Enthusiasm Enthusiasm is one of the best motivating behaviors a leader can display. Remember this and stay positive - when the difficult times come, as surely they will, take it to the Lord in prayer and He will renew your enthusiasm. Having a cheerful, pleasant, and happy countenance along with a positive, optimistic attitude and hopeful, believing spirit will set the pace for everyone around you. Problem Solver (OH-13) All leaders have to face problems at some time, in some cases frequently. Recognize this and remember that the leader is not yet born who didnt have to deal with problems and misunderstandings at some time. Always take your problem to God first, He will guide you as you work through the solution. Be flexible and attempt to resolve conflicts by win/win solutions. Remember, people who disagree with you are not necessarily the enemy ! In many cases their challenges are essential to improving your programs.. Dont forget your sense of humor - sometimes its better to laugh than to cry. If the errors are your own, dont become discouraged but see them as opportunities to learn and do things better next time. Dont forget that many of todays best procedures and inventions started out as problems, but there were people determined to solve them. Without the problems there would have been no improvements. Communicator The leader must be able to communicate well and she must be able to listen just as well. Practice communicating both orally and in writing. Seek feedback from those with whom you interact, those whose skills you admire and those with professional knowledge - accept their suggestions and continue to practice ! Show in your communication that you are a genuinely caring and sensitive individual - again seek feedback. If you do not impress people as having these attitudes then seek advice and take time to reflect on how you could communicate differently. A leader must also be discreet in their communication and respect confidences. Change Agent Part of leadership is to always be moving toward a future goal. As a leader you will need to be proactive - that is you will need to take the initiative to tackle new projects, constantly striving to improve the way things are done. You will need courage and conviction to do this, but you can have confidence if you have prayed and committed the task to God, sought wider feedback, worked with your team and thoroughly reflected and discussed your purpose and strategies, and stayed within the guidelines of Biblical principles. Remaining visible and accessible is critical.  Organized, Efficient and Competent. (OH-15)  There are some lovely people with great ideas but who are hopelessly muddled. The effective leader needs to be an efficient time manager and be organized. She also needs to be both people and task oriented. That is, she can relate well to people but still gets the job done. Or, is able to get the task completed very well, but cares for and manages people as well. Todays busy Womens Ministries leaders must be organized. Planning and organization go hand in hand, but even the most disorganized of us can learn to be organized and efficient. 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Miller, C (1995) The Empowered Leader: 10 Keys to Servant Leadership Briadman & Holman, Nashville. Parry, K ( 1996) Transformational Leadership Pitman Publishing, Melbourne, Australia. Sanders, J. Oswald (1994) Spiritual Leadership Moody Press, Chicago Schein, E ( 1992 ) Organizational Culture and Leadership Jossey-Bass, San Francisco. Smith, P. & Smits, S (1994) The Feminization of Leadership ? Training and Development, February, 43 - 46 Waitley, D. (1995) Empires of the Mind - Lessons to Lead and to Succeed in a Knowledge-based World W. Morrow, New York. White, R., Hodgson, P. & Crainer, S.(1996) The Future of Leadership: A White Water Revolution Pitman Publishing, London SAMPLE LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP This is an introductory workshop for women to examine leadership in a generic sense. The goals are to have the women mix and meet , to have them consider what leadership is all about, and to have them start to think about what they really value in a leader - specifically a Womens Ministries leader. The scripted words in the left -hand column are suggestions as to how you can communicate with your group. The right hand column explains the actions you will use to accompany your words. Before the workshop starts: Try to be early and organized with everything in place. As people arrive you and your helpers can greet them, and introduce them to others so that people dont stand around feeling unwelcome. Have name badges made out, or, supply large stickers and pens to print their own. This will encourage networking and friendship. Five minutes before you wish to start, encourage people to sit. Be ready to start on time. Equipment: large sheets of paper, large pens. INTRODUCTION 1.Good Morning everyone !(pause for response) Stand facing your audience for the introduction, remember to smile and look at the audience. 2. Its lovely to see so many of you here for this Have a sample folder with you. Womens Leadership Workshop. 3. By the end of this workshop we all hope to have a better understanding of what leadership is about and how we can be better leaders. 4. Lets make sure we are organized for the day: Does everyone have their folder ? You should have Hold up a folder received it when you registered at the desk. Gesture towards the registration desk Inside your folder you will find a timetable for. Take yours out and hold it up ( its a good idea to today. have it printed on a colored paper.) This is the way our program is organized Remind them of break times, tell them where the toilets are and what arrangements have been made for refreshments. You will also find some reading material in Hold up and mention the reading material your folders which will help deepen your you have included. This may also be magazine understanding of leadership subscriptions. Or you may have left these on a table at the rear of the venue for later. 5. We are here to develop our leadership skills Have one of your committee offer a simple so we can more effectively develop women and prayer committing the program to God. lead them to God .Lets bow our heads in prayer and commit our program to Him. 6. Now I have the great pleasure in introducing You can do this yourself, but it is a good our workshop leader............... opportunity to develop another persons skills. They need to introduce the presenter, say a little about them and their, make them welcome and thank them. ICEBREAKER Good morning everyone ! Workshop presenter. Were going to start off with an activity to help you all get to know each other. In a moment, Id like you to find someone you dont know, go over to that person and say hello. Then, I want you to do three things : One: Exchange names - tell each other who you are Two: Where you come from and Three - what you are hoping to learn today. Do you think you can do that ? Ive written the three tasks on the board her: Have the three tasks written on the board and read them through again. O.K. everyone - go and find someone you dont know ! Allow a few moments, move around the group to ensure that everyone is partnered up. Organize a threesome if someone is left over. Now everyone, I want you and your partner to Be prepared to repeat the instructions if some find another pair and introduce each other to them. seem unsure or they are slow to move. Again move around the group to ensure that all are organized. Very good everyone. Now would you go back to your seats please ? If the group is slow or chatting on, stay relaxed and enjoy the social interaction, but remind them that they can chat some more at break time. This can be the start of valuable networking. 20 minutes At this stage you can have the group share their reasons for coming and put them up on a board, or you can move into your presentation. If you decide to have the group share, you can see how this matches what you have prepared. If there are areas you are not planning to cover then suggest that you will organize materials to be sent to them, or that this might form the content of the next workshop. LEARNING We hear a lot about leadership these days - names spring to mind of world leaders or church leaders or leaders in our local community. But what makes a good leader ? Think for a moment about your own experiences You can accompany your words with with leaders you know. It might be your boss at work, suitable OHTs or PowerPoint slides, the leader of the company for which you work, or a if you wish. leader in your church. What are some of the behaviors of some good leaders you know or have known in the past ? What are some of the things they did that make you think they were good leaders ? General Norman Swarzkopf has said that many of the lessons he learned about being an effective leader were learned from some terrible officers under whom he served as a young man. Their leadership was so poor he vowed to do the opposite. Lets share the good leadership behaviors: Have the audience suggest some leadership behaviors and write them up on a board. A helper with neat writing can do this while you communicate with the audience - encouraging responses., and involving people. (Prompts could be : patient, understanding, got the job done, enthusiastic etc) 10 minutes. Now I want you to get into pairs with someone Allow a few minutes for this. sitting near you and share with your partner Move around, give some verbal prompts the behaviors you really value in a leader. by repeating the instructions. When you see Write down about three or four. that they have a few , start the next process. 5 minutes Now, Lets form into larger groups. I want four Have large sheets of paper and felt pens or five pairs to join up and share what you value in a leader. Again, move around the groups, showing What are the qualities, skills and behaviors that an interest, prompting and keeping people on task we want to see in Christian women leaders ? especially those who would rather have a chat ! Write them down on the large sheets of paper. After a few minutes , move them on to the next 10 minutes process. Now, I want you to choose the top five. Have one of your group go through your suggestions and you can vote for the five When they have concluded the process, have each you think are the most important. group get ready to call out their five. 5 minutes Now, taking turns group by group, lets have your five most important choices. Write them up on the board, placing an additional tick each time one is repeated. From this you can determine the whole groups overall priority. 10 minutes Thats excellent. These are the qualities, behaviors and skills we think are the most Point to the board with the prioritized list. important. I want you to notice something. None of the leadership qualities you have listed are beyond your abilities as a committed Christian leader. None of them talk about writing books, leading huge corporations, making lots of money. All of them are the sorts of thing you can do with God at your side ! Isnt that wonderful ?! We are going to take a break now, and I want you to think about your potential as a Christian leader. SAMPLE WORKSHOP FORMAT 1. INTRODUCTION Purpose: To inform the participants of the name and purpose of the workshop To introduce the presenter To organize house-keeping details and timetable Prayer - to commit the program, the presenter and the participants to God Who ? Usually managed by the organizer, who may or may not be the presenter. This is a good opportunity for a committee member to take on a small task that is not too overwhelming, but provides experience in public speaking. How ? Usually by speaking. You may also use a written handout of the timetable, or a blackboard if you wish. 2. ICEBREAKER Purpose: To give the participants a chance to get to know each other and to relax. Who ? Usually the presenter How ? See the section in the appendix on sample icebreakers. 3. LEARNING Purpose: For the participants to gain new information, ideas, attitudes. Who ? The presenter How ? (a) teaching: speech, Charts, blackboard, whiteboard, overheads, PowerPoint Videos (b)sharing collective knowledge - deduction 4. APPLICATION Purpose: To have the participants begin to apply their knowledge: by discussing and consolidating the main points by exploring the ideas, by reflecting on how they would use them, by considering difficulties and how these might be managed Who ? The participants facilitated by the presenter How ? Small discussions groups / pairs / threesomes to discuss questions posed by the presenter, then writing down their conclusions. Followed by report back to the whole group to produce a final whole group consensus. 5. ACTION PLANNING Purpose: To ensure that the ideas and conclusions are applied to program planning, rather than forgotten or seen as entertainment. Who ? Participants - facilitated by the presenter How ? Participants - individually or in pairs or as a team from a district or conference ( if more appropriate) plan to meet their local needs. This may involve a six months program plan, a particular workshop plan, and a retreat/ weekend plan. At the end they briefly share with each other - noting who else is working on similar ideas and how to contact each other for networking. The facilitator notes what ongoing support will be needed in the way of development etc for the organizers. 6. CONCLUSION Purpose: To consolidate learning To facilitate networking To promote further learning To commit to God Who ? The organizers, presenter, participants How ? Presenter gives a brief overview and reminder of materials - may discuss summary handouts Organizers provide summary of names, addresses, phone numbers and emails to all participants and thank everyone for coming, including presenter. Organizers and presenter move amongst group for a season of prayer. Some organizers like to present each participant with a small memento - such as a bookmark or fridge magnet to remind them of an aspect of the program. Participants are invited to complete brief evaluation sheet. NB After the icebreaker, sections 3 (the learning) & 4 ( the application) may be repeated several times through the day and between refreshments to cover a number of small topics. The Eight Adult Education Rules 1. People get to participate A workshop is not a lecture, so provide opportunities for discussion and comments. 2. People need to move Apart from recess and lunch, provide opportunities for mixing, networking and movement via your activities, group work etc. 3. People have different styles of learning Some learn better visually, or audibly or kinesthetically. Researchers have identified that we learn these ways: Taste - 3%, Smell - 3%, Touch - 6%, Sound - 13%, Sight - 75%. Try to provide learning through a variety of media, such as audio visuals as well as teaching and discussion groups, and have handouts to enable review and consolidation of the information at a later time. 4. People value relevance Learning needs to be based on objectives that arise directly out of the interests and needs of the learner. The program needs to be relevant and make sense to the participants They are adults so dont treat them like children. 5. People have different backgrounds Take into account prior learning and ensure your program meets their needs. You may do this via a small survey on the registration form, or by a quick checking exercise at the beginning of the workshop. If you have some experts in the audience, use them to help with discussion groups or to share their experiences and solutions at a specific time. If your audience has a low literacy level, then ensure there is plenty of discussion, and repetition. 6. People like to know what is happening So have a program outline with the days timetable for each participant which details breaks and finishing time, explain what is happening, share your goals, and share housekeeping details such as where the participants will eat, where the toilets are, where phones are placed and how they can access messages. 7. People need to be motivated Develop motivation and keep it high by a. maintaining your own enthusiasm and energy, b. ensuring that the material is relevant to your audience c. having high quality and accurate content ( do your homework) d. having a varied program - presentation, activities, discussion groups, sharing etc e. high quality visual aides 8. People need to grow That means you as well, so ensure that you always have an evaluation sheet for participants to fill in at the end of your workshop. See appendix for sample. Read the evaluations carefully, and see the areas that need improvement. PLANNING AND ORGANIZING A SEMINAR: So youve decided that a seminar is needed. Here is a quick checklist to help you get organized. 1. Helpers ? committee?- Before you start, ensure that you have some helpers, try to enlist the help of people who are reliable and capable. Together discuss the seminar, establish the goals and tasks. Share the tasks, set deadlines, and the date for your next meeting - DONT WORK ALONE. 2. Goals Take the time to sit and think and talk about what you want to achieve. ( Why are you holding the seminar, what results do you want to see ? Perhaps you will ask for wider feedback, even from an earlier survey at a regional meeting). Write your goals down and refer to them as you progress. You may want to review and change them as your planning develops. Make sure that your goals and strategies for achieving them match and are linked. In other words, will the activities youve chosen help to achieve the goal you have in mind ? 3. Seminar Topic With your helpers decide what topic you are going to cover in your seminar. Consider your goals, would this seminar contribute to their achievement ? You may do this as a response to requests from women in your area, you may have conducted a survey earlier to find out their needs, or your committee may have decided that a certain topic needs addressing. 4. Presenter(s) Who is going to be the presenter, will you have more than one ? Try to find someone you know is a good presenter. They need to know the topic and be confident in speaking and working with a group of women. Try to use women wherever possible to provide opportunities for development. Organize with them as early as possible. Share with them your goals and expectations. What equipment do they need ? What other support do they need / expect ? Discuss the content of the seminar with them to ensure that it suits your audience. Find out who is likely to attend - is the content too academic, not academic enough, is it appropriate to your audiences literacy level ? Your presenter may wish to hand out materials - organize who will do the copying, how will the cost be covered ? 5. Advertising Advertising needs to go out as early as possible, ( at least 8 weeks in advance) so that you have time to organize venue, speaker(s), materials etc. On your advertising make sure the date, venue, time, speaker(s) and topics are clear Clearly outline costs and method of payment. It is useful to have a registration form on the advertising, which can be sent in with the payment, then as these registrations arrive you can determine numbers. 6. Finance Make a list of your costs ( include venue, speaker, equipment, advertising, handouts, catering, and accommodation if it is going to be residential) Discuss how you can cover these costs -is there a budget from the conference ? Can you get donations from businesses or individuals ? Then work out your residual costs, calculate approximately how many you might expect to attend and from this decide on a charge for each person attending. Organize your process for payments, e.g. to whom will checks be made, and your process for receipts and payments of your accounts. Discuss this with your conference treasurer / accountant. The person responsible for this area needs to be trustworthy, experienced and conscientious. 7. Registration process, name labels, folders As the registrations come in, ensure they are recorded carefully. From these prepare name labels and folders for each person attending. The folder should contain a copy of the program and anything else the presenter wants given out at the beginning. This is also a useful time to include a questionnaire asking for names of people who can help in some way in the future - presenting, organizing, supporting with prayer etc to form a database for future reference. You can also include advertising for programs, order forms for magazines, newsletters etc. Have a cut - off date for return of registrations of about two weeks before the program, this will encourage people to return their forms in time and will give you an idea of how your numbers are. You can extend the registration cut-off if you wish as you near the date. 8. Venue Make sure your venue is large enough, has sufficient fresh air, lighting, chairs, audio visual equipment, blackboard, whiteboard, overhead projector, slide projector, video etc depending on your presenters needs. You need to visit the venue well beforehand and make sure that the equipment works. You also need to arrive early on the day of your program to again make sure everything is there as promised and is working. 9. Catering Four things to remember : Simple, Economical, Tasty, Healthy. Try to have the food served attractively and make the tables and eating area as attractive as possible - this is one way of making your participants feel valued. You may want to let the participants mingle informally at lunchtime, or you may choose this time to group people ( by stickers on their folders etc) to get different people to meet and talk. You may even ask them to discuss an issue over lunch in their groups. ( Choose something non- controversial to avoid indigestion !) 10. Accommodation If you are planning to make your program residential, you need to discuss this carefully with your committee - ensure that the costs are within the budgets of those you hope will attend. SAMPLE TIMETABLE for a WHOLE DAY PROGRAM 8.30 - 9.00 Sign on, receive folders, refreshments, meet and greet. 9.00 - 9.15 Introduction 9.15 - 10.00 Learning Topic 1 10.00 - 10.45 Application Topic 1 10.45 - 11.00 Refreshment break 11.00 - 11.30 Learning Topic 2 11.30 - 12.00 Application Topic 2 12.00 - 12.30 Sharing experiences 12.30-1.30 Refreshment break & networking 1.30 - 2.00 Learning 2.00 - 2.30 Application 2.30 - 3.15 Action Planning 3.15 - 3.45 Concluding activities NB These are only suggestions and can be quite flexible - the topics can be limited to one with various approaches to the learning and application to provide variety. Sessions can be shortened or lengthened. Remember the 8 Rules of Adult Learning. SAMPLE WORKSHOP EVALUATION Dear Participant, please take a moment to fill in this evaluation. We want to hear your ideas and gain your feedback so that we can improve our programs. Name of Program................................................................................. Date...................................... Presenter(s)............................................................................................................................................. Please rate the following and circle a number: Excellent Average Poor Venue 5 4 3 2 1 Comments............................................................................................................................................... Organization 5 4 3 2 1 Comments............................................................................................................................................... Catering / Accommodation 5 4 3 2 1 Comments............................................................................................................................................... Value of the program 5 4 3 2 1 Comments............................................................................................................................................... What was the most interesting /useful.............................................................................................. .. Action for me as result......................................................................................................................... ............................................................................................................................................................... Problems / Areas for us to improve................................................................................................... .. I need help with.................................................................................................................................... Name.......................................................Phone.........................................Fax.............................. Address..............................................................................Email. SAMPLE ICEBREAKERS 1. Pairs (use this with any size group where you want to get people to know each other and make friends) Say: In a moment I am going to ask you to find someone you dont know, and I want you to do three things. Exchange names, tell each other where you come from and what you are hoping to get out of today. Then, after a few minutes I want you and your partner to join up with another couple and introduce each other to the new couple. Ready ? Go and find someone you dont know. You can have the three things written up on a board. For the first few minutes observe the group to ensure that everyone has found a partner. 2. 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