Servant of God Leadership Church Workshop

presents

Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church 654 Saint Michael Street, Mobile, Alabama Rev. John L. Dees, Jr., Pastor

Church leaders empowered with knowledge of Characteristics of Leaders. Vested in discernment of the church’s internal and external strengths and weaknesses with use of The SWOT Analysis. Endowed with understanding of The Church Growth Cycle and inspired with preparation and application of the Leadership Action Plan.

Rev. Ronald O. McCants, M.Div., M.Ed. Leadership Coach

January 18, 2020

Servant of God Leadership Church Workshop Outline by Rev. Ronald O. McCants, M.Div., M.Ed.

The contents are designed for empowering leaders in their roles. The church will be enriched with renewed leadership potential for growth internally and externally. Course contents are available online at website www.GulfCoastSupplyChainLeadershipCoach.com.

What comes to our mind when we think about servant leadership? A. The title “servant(s) of Yahweh” Read Psalm 103:4. Covenant relationship. B. The Servant Songs Deutero-Isaiah “Servant Songs.” 1. Read Isaiah 42:1-4 2. Read Isaiah 49:1-6 3. Read Isaiah 50:4-9 C. The Problem Individual or Group connotations? D. History of Interpretation 1. Beginning of the Christian era. 2. By the end of the 18th century, 3. By the end of the 19th century. 4. The current form of the messianic interpretation. E. The SWOT Analysis F. Who was the Servant? Deutero-Isaiah perspective G. Activity: Servant Leadership Comparison of Moses and Jesus Christ H. Religious significance of the Servant 1. Read Isaiah 53:5-10 What was/is the Servant to do? 2. Read Luke 4:18-21 That revelation consisted of Jesus’ teachings, both about himself and about his role. I. The Cycle of Growth and Review J. Activity: Fill in the handout to develop your Servant Leadership Action Plan K. Resources

Know the 4 steps of SWOT Analysis:

1. STRENGTHS: The most important advantages the church offers in relation to the community. This step is about the ministry differential of the church, know-how of a particular segment, access to available technologies, qualification of leaders, reputation, physical resources and other internal factors.

2. OPPORTUNITIES: In this step it is fundamental to identify the church’s strengths and how they can lead to ministry opportunities. You may also evaluate possible solutions to problems without satisfactory service in community niches, taking into account social, economic and technological influences, as well as any other policies that may be favorable to the church.

3. WEAKNESSES: These are factors that prevent potentially better results. In this stage, aspects such as membership complaints, decline in financial offerings, inefficiency of ministry campaigns, operational bottlenecks, low productivity, among other internal factors are verified.

4. THREATS: In this step, the factors that could represent threats to the church will be evaluated. From your weaknesses, evaluate which are those that, if not properly addressed, may become a threat to the church’s vision. Economic, environmental, adaptations to new technologies, cultural and legislative changes, among other external influences, can represent some degree of threat to the church.

Conclusion: Using this methodology, the need for simple or complex measures can be identified. As an example of applying the SWOT analysis, a church may find that maintaining the same resources and only shifting focus on the ministries offered may represent a much better result. Or even the need for a new long-term investment may point to a promising scenario.

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Leadership Characteristics Comparison and Contrast

Similarities Unique to Unique to to Moses Moses Jesus and Jesus

1. Identify the leadership characteristics of Moses (OT). ______2. Identify the leadership characteristics of Jesus Christ (NT). ______3. Input the similarities of Moses and Jesus’ leadership characteristics. ______4. Can you think of the characteristics of leaders in the church? ______REVIEW

What comes to our mind when we think about servant leadership? A. The title “servant(s) of Yahweh ” and Covenant relationship. B. Individual or Group connotations? C. The SWOT Analysis D. Religious significance of the Servant E. What is the servant to do?

Competitive Priorities A strong competitive advantage is driven by community needs and aligns the church’s resources with its vision. • Cost • Quality • Time • Flexibility • Innovation

Leadership Action Plan 1. Start with Why The WHY is what makes others care. ______2. Determine Your Goals What are the outcomes and impact you are seeking? ______3. Create Measurable Steps to Achieve Your Goals with a Timeline ______4. Get Feedback and Check Progress Against Desired Outcomes Mentoring is essential to growth as a leader. They can give you real- time feedback when you may need it the most. ______5. Be Agile with Your Plan — It revolves around an idea that you build something, test it with users, deploy it and iterate to make it better. ______https://medium.com/@jbeckham7/5-steps-to-building-a-leadership-action-cf785fa96c57

About the Presenter

Reverend Ronald O. McCants is a retired elder in the United Methodist Church and retired Chaplain in the United States Army. He has additional military service in the United States Marine Corps. Rev. McCants is a certified professional educator and he is currently a leadership coach and guest theology teacher at Spring Hill College. Among several career employments he worked as an Adjunct Professor of Religion at Coastal Alabama Community College, Thomasville Campus (formerly Alabama Southern Community College), Social Science Teacher at Clarke County High School, and Customer Service Manager in the United States Postal Service. Rev. McCants earned his Master in Divinity degree from Gammon Theological Seminary of The Interdenominational Theological Center, Master of Education degree from Alabama State University, Bachelor in Science degree from the University of Mobile, Associate in Science degree from Bishop State Community College, and coursework towards the doctorate degree from the University of South Alabama. Rev. McCants currently serves on several boards and agencies, including: Second-Vice President, Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance; Board of Directors, Mobile Area Black Chamber of Commerce; Christus Board of Advisors, Spring Hill College; Committee on Superintendency, United Methodist Church; and Kappa Delta Pi, International Academic Honor Society. Rev. McCants is married to the former Gladys Mae Lane and they have three children, eight grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.

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