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The Present Future-Part 7

June 23, 2007 |

The Present Future

For an introduction to this series, go to here

New Reality Number Six: the Rise of Apostolic Leadership

Wrong Question: How Do We Develop Leaders for Church Work?

“If church work is not getting the job done, why do we continue to train leaders to do it better?”

Apostolic leaders in the first and twenty-first centuries evidence distinctive characteristics.

o They are misisonal
o They are visionary
o They are entrepreneurial
o They prefer to work in teams
o They practice ad hocracy instead of establishing bureaucracy
o They are genuinely spiritual

Tough Questions: How Do We Develop Leaders for the Christian Movement?

“The organic community is the most critical aspect in shifting or shaping the corporate culture of your ministry. Establishing learning community involves developing a heart-to-heart, life-to-life relationship that will support mutual accountability, the capacity to challenge each other’s biases and assumptions, and the freedom to assess results and spiritual growth. Some sort of small group dynamic will be required.”

“The reason to get in touch with the culture is not to adopt it but to engage it for the same reasons a missionary does—in order to gain a hearing for the gospel.”


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