Guideline Lecture document – January, 2001 - Page 1 © New Apostolic Church International, Zurich Guideline Serving and Leading in the New Apostolic Church Module: LEADERSHIP STYLE
Guideline Lecture document – January, 2001 - Page 1 © New Apostolic Church International, Zurich
Guideline
Serving and Leading in the
New Apostolic Church
Module: LEADERSHIP STYLE
Guideline Lecture document – January, 2001 - Page 2 © New Apostolic Church International, Zurich
What are our tasks?
Now:
- Listen
- Internalize
- Self-adjust
Now:
- Plan
- Implement
Then:
- Communicate contents
- Practice, practice, practice
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Advice for participants
Show empathy and understanding
Give everyone a helping hand
Admit mistakes
Everyone can learn and apply what they„ve learned
Be patient in expecting results
Omit your own interpretations
Equal rights of participation - equal speaking time
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Chief Apostle Quotation
The Chief Apostle expressed his hope that
these seminar concepts and materials: – “will fire the joy of the ministers and others at the work,
– will be a catalyst to motivate all at their given tasks,
– will assist those who lead in professionally handling the questions
and problems of the members and ministers, thereby generating
satisfaction, out of which will grow safety and security,
– will support the demand for these qualities and enable those who
strive to possess them to remain steadfast.”
(Chief Apostle R. Fehr, Our Family, March 2001)
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Short Version of the Guideline
Jesus Christ’s doctrine and His exemplary activity are binding on our serving and leading in the New Apostolic Church and decisive in dealing with our fellow-man.
Our work is to help all believers to attain eternal fellowship with God and become happy along the way.
That which has proven itself, we preserve. The timely impulses of the Holy Spirit we put into action.
Mutual esteem, openness, modesty and confidentiality are prerequisites for working together with blessing, and result in a God-pleasing fellowship.
Church authority is exercised with love and righteousness, and through an exemplary lifestyle.
We preserve peace through prayer, dialogue and the willingness to reconcile.
We profess: God and His work are sacred to us!
(Guideline - Page 18)
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Preamble
Excerpt from Guideline:
With this Guideline the New Apostolic Church
wants to create a uniform basis for serving and
leading within the Church. This guideline is
intended to be mandatory for all and to help the
individual, through Christian charity,
understanding and esteem, to contribute to the
unity of the Church and the community.
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Preamble
Goals of the Guideline:
Provide uniform basis for “all” who lead
Describe contributions to unity within the
church and community
Explain fundamentals of serving and leading
– Leading is never an end in itself:
» Preparation for the Return of Jesus Christ
– Jesus Christ’s doctrine is binding
– Practice obedience of faith / prayer / God-fear.
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Leadership style
Excerpt from Guideline:
“To lead means to have a goal and
to show someone the path by treading it
with him!”
Awareness
– Role model
– Effect
– Act responsibly.
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Leadership style:
Serve, don‟t rule
No... Yes...
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Leadership style:
Be the example
An example
is worth 1,000
regulations!
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Leadership style:
Get involved
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Leadership style
make Unbiased decisions
don’t create Unreasonable stresses – Mental
– Physical
– Emotional.
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Leadership style
Focal points of leadership:
– Select ministers/commissioned persons
– Share responsibility
– Provide spiritual and professional support
– Promote constructive thought and action.
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Leadership style
Focal points of leadership:
– Commission tasks properly
– Create some leeway (i.e. a margin of freedom for decisions and
approaches).
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Leadership style
Praise
Correction
Good
Job!
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Leadership style
Between words of praise
and correction, a balance
must be struck.
Differences should be
discussed one on one to
avoid envy, discord and/or
embarrassment.
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Leadership style
List and explain 3 significant negative results
of delayed bestowal of praise and correction.
List and explain 3 significant positive results
of timely bestowal of praise and correction.
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Leadership style
“Just imagine your surprise when you
see how praise can strengthen others!„
(Karl-Heinz Söhler)
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Leadership style
Openness to Suggestions
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Leadership style
Create understanding for the Church‟s needs
and/or positions
Avoid personal interests
Promote “TOGETHERNESS”.
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Leadership style
Togetherness “Living is living with others! Living with others means:
Having to share with them all I have. Through me they must not be made to suffer. I must accept and recognize them, I must love them.
Without others, life, love and happiness is not a utopia! To others we are bound by a thousand threads. One life depends on another, no life can unfold without others being there. My own unfolding comes through others.
I need them not only because they mean so much to me. I need them too because there is so much I can do for them.
I have eyes to discover others, ears to hear them, feet to take me to them, hands to hold out to them, and a heart to love them.
„
(Phil Bosmans)
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Leadership style
“Blessed to be a
Blessing.„
(Source: New Apostolic Youth Program Theme)
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Closing word from the Bible
“Put on therefore, as the elect of God,
holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness,
humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if
any man have a quarrel against any;
even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
And above all these things put on charity,
which is the bond of perfectness.”
(Colossians 3: 12-14)
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