Lead Up | Feb 5, 2023
Lead Up: Church Circle
Feb 5, 2023
LeadUp Core
3 Bible Verses, 4 Movement Quotes, 3 LeadUp Hurdles, 6 LeadUp Circles and 1 Life Calling.
3 Bible Verses
Psalm 78: 70-72 He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; 71 from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people Jacob, of Israel his inheritance. 72 And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.
4 Movement Quotes
“You can't really know where you are going until you know where you have been.” Maya Angelou (American Poet)
“Knowing where you are going is the first step to getting there.”
Ken Blanchard (Leadership Author & Coach)
“If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else.”
Yogi Berra (Yankee Catcher & Coach)
“There are no shortcuts to worthwhile destinations. The destination dictates the journey.” Charlie Weir
3 LeadUp Hurdles.
1. Satan opposes all God movement.
2. The leaders with the most potential rarely realize it.
3. It’s easier to go with the flow than lead a movement.
6 LeadUp in Circles
Circle #1 Self
Circle #2 Family
Circle #3 Church
Circle #4 Community
Circle#5 Workplace
Circle #6 World
1 Life Calling
Spiritual leadership is spiritual discipleship. All doing flows from being.
72 And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them.
“Skillful hands” is the mastery of understanding and execution coupled with a heart dedicated to learning and preparing. “Skillful hands” is the opposite of “winging it.”
The reason why there aren’t more skillful hands in leadership in general, and in spiritual leadership specifically, isn’t because there aren’t enough people to lead, or want to be leaders – it is because there aren’t enough people committed to a leadup process.
“The church is the hope of the world and it’s future belongs to its leaders.”
Bill Hybles “Courageous Leadership”
Will I and the leaders of the church I lead, care enough about people and the great commission, to commit to grow in integrity of heart and skillful hands in order to reach those who are separated from Christ?
How do we leadup?
Believe that your redemption/transformation story is a gateway to Hope.
Live your story loudly, don’t mute yourself.
Commit to the ongoing development of your relationship with Christ through fresh starts, great friends and real purpose. The deeper your relationship with Christ the wider your gateway to Hope.
Invite others into your “anchored in Christ” life as a gateway to Hope.
Share your anchors and life with others. Don’t underestimate the influence of spiritual stability.
The Top 3 LeadUp Circles
Circle #1 Self
Circle #2 Family
Circle #3 Church
This is our shared story line…
We are not all the same but we all share the same journey.
We are at different places on this journey and travel at different paces but it is still the same journey.
Acts 2:42-47 42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
Verse 42-43 are becoming verses – Circle #1.
42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles.
Verse 44-47a are doing verses – Circle #3.
44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people.
Verse 47b is a God doing verse – Circle #4 & #5.
And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
2 Personal Reasons to Lead Up in Circle #3:
1. Serving/Leading at Gateway will ground you.
2 Personal Reasons to Lead Up in Circle #3:
1. Serving/Leading at Gateway will ground you.
2. Serving/Leading at Gateway will grow you.
Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Iron on iron sparks but sparks indicate sharpening
Hebrews 10:23-25 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
2 Corporate Reasons to Lead Up in Circle #3:
1. Serving/Leading at Gateway extends hope.
2. Serving/Leading at Gateway expands the Kingdom of God.
How do I start/extend my leadership at Gateway?
Attend the Serve Team Summit Feb11th.
3 LeadUp Hurdles
1. Satan opposes all God movement.
2. The leaders with the most potential rarely realize it.
3. It’s easier to go with the flow than lead a movement.