Logan Leadership

I first learned about the use of “can we” questions when I was doing a few days of speaking in Australia. I was working with a gathering of leaders on developing multiplication movements. One group brought their entire team from across the country– 15 leaders from all over Australia.

At every break and every meal they would get together and capture the “can we” questions generated by the talks: “Can we do X? Can we do Y?” They kept a running list of questions, always looking at possible strategic initiatives triggered by presentation. They accumulated close to 200 of these questions.

This week I’m doing a five-part series to help you critically examine and sharpen your own ministry. The goal is to create a template that will allow you to serve as a consultant for your own ministry… a way of reflecting, assessing and clarifying where you are and where you want to go.

Today is step 5: leadership starting point. No matter how big your goal, you have to start with where you’re at. In the same way, if you want to develop leaders, you need to start with people who are not yet leaders. Today we’ll think through the qualifications for potential or beginning leaders. Reflect on the questions below and journal your responses.

This week I’m doing a five-part series to help you critically examine and sharpen your own ministry. The goal is to create a template that will allow you to serve as a consultant for your own ministry… a way of reflecting, assessing and clarifying where you are and where you want to go.

Today is step 4: leadership specializations. Assuming your leaders have the basic character and life skills qualities outlined during the previous blog entry, you’ll now need to move on to consider specific leadership qualities for different ministry areas. In other words, what kinds of leaders do you need? Engage in the exercises and reflection questions below to determine your specific leadership needs.

This week I’m doing a five-part series to help you critically examine and sharpen your own ministry. The goal is to create a template that will allow you to serve as a consultant for your own ministry… a way of reflecting, assessing and clarifying where you are and where you want to go.

Today is step 3: general leadership outcomes. These are the qualities and behaviors that you want to see in all of your ministry leaders, regardless of their specific role or giftedness. Reflect and journal on the questions below to create a general picture of what a leader in your ministry should look like.

This week I’m doing a five-part series to help you critically examine and sharpen your own ministry. The goal is to create a template that will allow you to serve as a consultant for your own ministry… a way of reflecting, assessing and clarifying where you are and where you want to go.

Today is step 2: values. Values answer the question: “Who are you?” They are the deeply held convictions, priorities, and underlying assumptions that influence your attitudes and behaviors… and consequently, those of your ministry. To identify your values, reflect and journal on the questions below.

This week I’m doing a five-part series to help you critically examine and sharpen your own ministry. The goal is to create a template that will allow you to serve as a consultant for your own ministry… a way of reflecting, assessing and clarifying where you are and where you want to go.

Today is step 1: vision.

What are you trying to accomplish? Start by laying out the answer to that question as clearly as you can:

• e.g. Our goal is to multiply churches (plants or satellites) to reach 1% of Chicago: 29,000 people.