Innovative Leadership Project Overview for Local Churches

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Intensive: Session One Innovative Leadershp Innovative Leadership Project: Overview for Local Churches Craig Kennet Miller http://churchleaderUMC.com Permission is given to use for leadership in the Innovative Leadership Project and in local churches

What is the Innovative Leadership Project? : 

What is the Innovative Leadership Project? It’s a seven-month leadership development process for local church teams It teaches teams how to generate ideas and to develop growth strategies It has a congregational development mindset: It looks at the whole system of the congregation and how it connects to its members and the people who live in the community where the church is located

The challenge facing the church: 

The challenge facing the church

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Leadership Worship Small Groups Outreach Stewardship Education

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Holy Club

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The Innovative Leadership Project starts with this simple idea: “If you want to change your church, first you have to change yourself.”

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When we first started I was frustrated. I wanted to get to work on the problems we had in our church. But after going through the first month, I realized in order for my church to change, I had to change first. I learned my spiritual life and the spiritual life of the people on our leadership team had a direct influence on the total life of our congregation. 2010-2011 Participant

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The Innovative Leadership Project Process

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The Innovative Leadership Project Process

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The Innovative Leadership Project Process

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The Innovative Leadership Project Process

What makes the ILP Different?: 

What makes the ILP Different?

What makes the ILP Different?: 

What makes the ILP Different? A congregational survey is taken by selected members of the church Results show areas where the church needs to improve Church focuses its resources on fixing the areas that need improvement Assessment First

What makes the ILP Different?: 

What makes the ILP Different? A congregational survey is taken by selected members of the church Results show areas where the church needs to improve Church focuses its resources on fixing the areas that need improvement Assessment First Team First A leadership team commits to learn, pray, and work together for 7-months The team learns a set of tools for leader development and strategic planning The team takes an assessment of its ministries and uses the tools it has learned to develop and implement successful strategies

What does ILP Offer?: 

What does ILP Offer? Training on a localized level Moves quickly to action by use of ILP Tools which builds confidence Teaches congregations how to start new ministries and evaluate current ministries Builds knowledge and develops strategies around the Call to Action Drivers of Change related to creating vital congregations Offers an Assessment Tool to enable churches to develop a plan for its future

Training for different kinds of churches: 

Training for different kinds of churches Churches who are looking for a way to respond to the Call to Action Churches that are in the first year of an appointment New churches in their third year or more Churches of all sizes who want to reshape their ministry Large churches that want to develop common goals to unite staff and lay teams in multiple teams

Why Multiple-church Groupings?: 

Why Multiple-church Groupings? Churches learn from one another They discover how they can work together to minister to a community or region They challenge each other to improve It develops accountability

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During the ILP a Local Church Team will focus on four keys areas of church life: 1. Core Values : Spiritual and cultural beliefs and practices 2. VAP g IT : An innovation tool for setting goals based on Values, Assets, and Process 3. Disciple System : Linking all areas of congregational life for growth and vitality 4. Future-Casting : Developing a strategic plan to guide your church into the future

Call to Action: 

Call to Action We agreed that as a Church we need to redirect the flow of attention, energy and resources to an intense concentration on fostering and sustaining an increase in the number of vital congregations effective in making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.

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The Innovative Leadership Project responds to the Call to Action by developing a strong Lay-Clergy Team that will become :

Becoming accountable for spiritual disciplines : 

Becoming accountable for spiritual disciplines Before a congregation can grow spiritually and numerically, before it can effectively reach new people, it has to perform open-heart surgery. It has to look at its reason for being and at how its leadership team is living out the Christian faith. Innovative Leadership Guidebook, p. 166

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The Innovative Leadership Project responds to the Call to Action by developing a strong Lay-Clergy Team that will become :

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Innovative Leadership Project Tools The ILP Team will complete various assignments during the year using a variety of strategic tools Seminar 1: Values VAP (Values, Assets, Process) Spiritual Life of the Leader Spiritual Gifts Assessment Wesley ’ s Theology

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Seminar 2: VAP g IT VAP g IT (Values, Assets, Process g Initiate , Test) A powerful goal setting tool that is used many times over the year Roles of Innovation Settings for Ministry

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Seminar 3: Disciple System Call To Action Drivers of Change Pastoral Leadership and developing a healthy leadership team Leader Development of Laity Small Groups Transformative Worship (Four articles are included that relate to these topics) Discipleship Metaphor

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Seminar 4: Futurecasting The Innovative Leadership Church Assessment Tool is Based on Four Areas of Church Life based on a Wesleyan model of the church: Lead (Cultivation) Believe (Roots) Belong (Belong) B ehave (Behave) VitalSigns Statistics Discovering Your Congregation’s Niche

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The Innovative Leadership Project responds to the Call to Action by developing a strong Lay-Clergy Team that will become :

Learning how to Innovate : 

Learning how to Innovate Innovation: Introducing something new into an existing environment

What is Innovation?: 

What is Innovation? Takes something old and makes it new Process for adapting to new circumstances Improves what you have

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VAP Innovation

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VAP Innovation

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Innovation Why do we have a nursery? What ministry takes place here?

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VAP Innovation Check-in > Learning/play > Check-out > Follow-up with Parents

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VAP Innovation Check-in > Learning/play > Check-out > Follow-up with Parents Why do we have a nursery? What ministry takes place here?

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VAP g IT Values, Assets, Process g Initiate , Test Discernment and Planning Tool Ties goals and strategies to Values, Assets, and Process Evaluates the strategies rather than the goals

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The Innovative Leadership Project responds to the Call to Action by developing a strong Lay-Clergy Team that will become :

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Lead: Cultivation Healthy Leadership Team - Connecting with Ministry Context - Empowering Young People - Innovation - Multiplication Believe: Roots Congregational Identity - Biblical Literacy - Denominational Identity - Music Life Sacramental Life Belong: Trunk Small Groups Care Giving Discipling Hospitality Leader Development of Laity Behave: Fruit Transforming Worship Faith Sharing Missional Outreach Spirit of Generosity Spiritual Disciplines

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VITAL SIGNS GOAL SETTING CARD 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Disciples worship Average worship attendance Disciples make new disciples Number of people who joined by profession of faith Disciples engage in growing as a disciple Number of small groups, Sunday school classes and Bible studies Disciples engage in mission Number of people from the congregation engaged in local, national and international mission/outreach activities Disciples give to mission The total amount given by local church to other organizations for support of benevolent and charitable ministries (this amount includes apportionments paid and support for all United Methodist and non- United Methodist organizations active in work such as advocacy, education, health, justice, mercy, outreach, and welfare anywhere in the world) VitalSignsUMC.org – sign up on this site and input your data – write down your results

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Discovering your Congregation’s Niche: NICHE: Your Community Your Church N exus: What brings people together in your community? (sports teams, schools, shopping areas, government) What is at the center of your life as a congregation? I nformed: Who do people listen to in your community? (media, city leaders, resident historians, community leaders, the church) How are you actively listening to what is happening in the community? C ontext: What are the three most important factors that are shaping the future of our community? In what ways are the ministries of our congregation influenced by these factors? What three things do we need to be paying attention to? H opes & Dreams: What are the hopes and dreams of new people coming to our community? What are the hopes and dreams of people who are active in our church? E xperience: What experiences gather people together in your community? (sports, concerts, community events, movies, etc.) What is unique about what you have to offer in the context of community life?

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Futurecasting Summary Review each of these tools and record your responses ILP Church Assessment VitalSigns Discovering Your Niche 1. What area of ministry has the greatest potential for increasing the vitality of your congregation? 2. Where is the greatest need for improvement? 3. Which one of these generate the most excitement?

How to get a ILP Started: 

How to get a ILP Started Get the Seminar Dates on your church calendar Saturday, November 5, 2011 – Values Saturday, January 21, 2012 – VAP g IT Saturday, March 3, 2012 – Disciple System Saturday, May 12, 2012 - Futurecasting

Recruit your team: 

Recruit your team The ILP Team should be made up of the lead pastor, staff related to the overall program of the church, and key laity who have influence in the congregation. This group will need to commit to attending the ILP Seminars and the TeamWork meetings during the course of seven-months. They also will be asked to pray for each other and the ministry of the church. You should have from five to ten people on your ILP Team

Register your church: 

Register your church Go to http://churchleaderUMC.com to register your church Registration is $300.00 which includes ten Innovative Leadership Guidebooks, the ILP USB Flashdrive , hard copies of the presentation notes and tools, and three Godfilms Videos. This also gives you the rights to use the material in all areas of your church ministry.

Ten Innovative Leadership Guidebooks: 

Ten Innovative Leadership Guidebooks The Innovative Leadership Project Guidebook is the participant workbook that contains all the material related to the four ILP Seminars, MyWork and TeamWork Sessions, articles, and copies of the various ILP Tools used throughout the seven-month process.

ILP USB Flashdrive: 

ILP USB Flashdrive The ILP USB Flashdrive gives your church all the material that is used in the Four Innovative Leadership Seminars plus a full slate of ILP Tools you can use for leader development. Some of the tools include the Spiritual Life Template , Spiritual Gifts Assessment , the powerful VAP g IT Planning Tool , Roles of Innovation , Discovering your Niche, and the ILP Assessment Tree .

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Godfilm Videos

Do the Seminars with other churches: 

Do the Seminars with other churches Conference District Cluster Neighboring church

Seminar Leader: 

Seminar Leader If you are a seminar leader, go to http://churchleaderUMC and sign-up for the upcoming webinars that will give you all the information you need to lead your group

http://churchleaderUMC.com : 

http://churchleaderUMC.com Innovative Leadership Website