Christian Leadership
Christian Leadership is values servant leadership and equipping of others in a God-given direction through Christlike character, leadership capability, and love.
SMART Goals
SPECIFIC
Personal Goal:
I will listen to 1 episode of Craig Groeschel’s leadership podcast a week until April 1st.
Ministry Goal:
I will recruit and train 8 new Children’s Ministry Volunteers by April 1st.
MEASURABLE
Personal Goal:
I will take notes on each episode in my notes.
Ministry Goal:
I will track and make notes of those who come on board or have potential. Have the Standard of Operations prepared and available.
ACHIEVABLE
Personal Goal:
I will take 20 to 30 minutes each Monday to listen and take notes.
Ministry Goal:
I will schedule two training opportunities (one in the fall and the other in the spring).
RELEVANT
Personal Goal:
This will allow me to see where my strengths and weaknesses are as a leader and help me either grow or strengthen those areas.
Ministry Goal:
This goal allows us to relieve other volunteers and increase safety in our ministry.
TIME-BASED
Personal Goal:
By April 1st, I will have consistently listened to a podcast each week.
Ministry Goal:
I will have recruited 4 volunteers by Dec 1 and then another 4 by mid-Feb, with Shadowing opportunities the week after they get on board.
Reflection statement
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Reflection
To demonstrate my competence in Christian leadership, I am submitting a folder of notes I took from Craig Groeschel's Leadership Podcast, which shows how I can continue to grow as a leader. I wanted to learn what it would mean to be a great leader, but also how to be a better leader. The second artifact is recruiting volunteers for the Children’s Department. This was established to help with the growing numbers and the discipleship of each child. I wanted to use the leadership skills I would learn to help with recruitment and delegation when new volunteers or leaders joined the team.
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Reflection
As I developed and demonstrated Christian leadership, I learned that for me to be a better leader, I needed to learn the foundational things. One, to communicate often and clearly. Two, delegate the things I know others can do 40-50% better than I can. I learned that when I am overwhelmed, my communication and delegation decrease. But I had a team that realized that and came alongside me and helped. When I communicated and delegated, the events and services thrived more than I could have imagined. This then allowed me to recruit more volunteers than I ever had in my time as a Children’s pastor. I was able to cast vision and hold training. I was able to sit with volunteers who were struggling. All because I communicated and delegated.
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