HEROIC PASTORS: LEADING IN UNCERTAIN TIMES WEBINAR

More than 6 years ago when we started this movement, we called it The Amazing Parish because we believed that was the key to bringing more people to Jesus in the world. And we still do. But the world has changed considerably since then, and if we were to rename the movement, we might very well call it the Heroic Pastor movement.

Recently, the Amazing Parish Movement came together for a quarterly webinar geared towards lifting up, challenging and encouraging the Heroic Pastors that our world needs – take some time to watch (or rewatch) the recording, and let us know how we can serve you on the journey.

3 CONVERSATIONS TO MAKE YOUR PARISH STRONGER

Parishes that want to fulfill their potential as outposts of the Great Commission must have offices that ooze the love that comes from prayer, fellowship and wall-to-wall ministry. Is that your parish office? If not, take these simple steps with your staff, and watch what happens. Pastors around the country are seeing fruitful change  – finding their offices stronger and more prepared to help people find Jesus than they were before!

FRUITS OF THE 3 CONVERSATIONS

SHARE YOUR OWN STORY!

Stories are powerful and yours is especially powerful! We want to celebrate the fruits of beginning a culture of prayer among your parish office by sharing your story with others in our community.

5 THINGS THAT ONLY A PASTOR CAN DO

No leader is purely reward-centered or responsibility-centered. We all struggle at times, and we all rise up to do the right thing at times. But one of these two motives for leadership will be predominant, and that motive will have a profound impact on the success of the pastor and the parish he serves.

A pastor who accepts responsibility-centered leadership embraces the following 5 things that only he can do:

  1. Having difficult and uncomfortable conversations
  2. Actively managing direct reports
  3. Running great team meetings
  4. Developing the leadership team
  5. Communicating constantly and repetitively to staff members

PAT'S POINT OF VIEW

Perspectives from the desk of organizational health expert Patrick Lencioni.

Only the pastor can take the first step

“The journey toward becoming an amazing parish does not begin by reading a book or attending a conference or participating in a webinar. It does not happen with a group of people sitting around a table discussing the future direction or mission of the parish. It happens when the pastor, sitting alone, prayerfully decides that he will be a leader.”

A few thoughts for leaders and managers

“Second, be persistent. This is not a time to hold back. Send people updates and regular communication, even if there is not a lot of new information and the message is largely personal. No one will look back at this time and say, “my manager was so annoying with all the encouraging e-mails checking in on me.” When people are isolated, over-communication is more important than ever.”

Help fight the war for jobs

“I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that there is a war going on, but most people think it is only a medical war being fought by the brave men and women in hospitals, health care facilities and laboratories.

In fact, there are multiple fronts in this war, and I believe that one of the most critical is the attack on jobs.”