We are a team led church
leading teams …
We are a team led church
Pastures‘
Values & Vision
• We have a leadership team who are responsible
for the running of the church.
We also believe that every member has been given
a gift by God to serve others
Lessons from the past …
Moses leads Israel
from Egypt
– the Exodus
Leadership has its challenges … !
You can’t do it alone …
Exodus 18 - Lessons from your father-in-law
• Moses learns the value of sharing out responsibility
The Team …
Bazalel
Miriam
Joshua
Aaron
Moses
Caleb
Number 11
Leadership Crisis
Context of …
• the worst aspects of a congregation!
• Dissatisfied,
• Irrational
• Subjective
• the worst aspects of one-man ministry!
• Twisted by stress,
• Trying to “carry” the people instead of leading them
• Sees them all as babies needing nursing
• Feels he is the only one responsible,
• Has his own identity locked into the role
and so at this point is suicidal !
God’s Solution
Number 11
Leadership-Eldership
Functional and “Charismatic”
God’s Solution
• Spread the Burden = plurality of leaders
• Reinforce family structure = Some mutually
agreed form of shared-leadership structure
that is fundamental to family life
• Energises the Leaders through the Holy
Spirit = “charismatic” nature of leaders
Illustrated from the OT and taught as principles
by Jesus and the 12 Apostles
• Plurality of Leaders
• Presence of Holy Spirit
and the personal gifting he gives
• “Elders” to care for local groups
• Importance of the “family”
and the “shepherd” pictures
Key descriptors for leaders
presbuteros -- presbuteros
Maturity … in relationships with God,
“family” and “others”
Key descriptors for leaders
episkopos -- over-seers
Accountability … to God - for others
Key descriptors for leaders
diakonos -- “deacons”
Service
… expending self for the good of others
“Remember your leaders,
who spoke the word of God to you.
Consider the outcome of their way of life
and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today and forever. …
Obey such leaders
and submit to their authority …
so that their work will be a joy and not a burden …
Hebrew 13:7-17
“Remember your leaders,
who spoke the word of God to you.
Consider the outcome of their way of life
and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today and forever. …
Obey such leaders
and submit to their authority …
so that their work will be a joy and not a burden …
Hebrew 13:7-17
“Remember your leaders,
who spoke the word of God to you.
Consider the outcome of their way of life
and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today and forever. …
Obey such leaders
and submit to their authority …
so that their work will be a joy and not a burden …
Hebrew 13:7-17
“Remember your leaders,
who spoke the word of God to you.
Consider the outcome of
their way of life
and imitate their faith.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, and today and forever. …
Obey such leaders
and submit to their authority …
so that their work will be a joy and
not a burden …
Hebrew 13:7-17