Leader Breakthru

This podcast provides help on how to use the Focused Living Online process as a small group resource. Listen to Greg and Elaine May share their experiences on how the small group and the on-line process are a great fit, and how they work their 10-week small group.

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Terry Walling interviews Steve Roggero, Director of Church Development for the Churches of Christ in Victoria, Australia. The discussion introduces key components of Leadership Development. Steve talks about when he began to recognize the value of Leadership Development, some of the important ways God has shaped his life, and what God uses to develop those who lead.

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Steve Roggero, Director of Church Development for the Churches of Christ in Victoria, Australia is interviewed by Terry Walling. The discussion focuses on Leadership transitions. Steve talks about his transitions as a leader, the four stage cycle and gives help for leaders facing a transition. Transitions are the in-between stages of a leader’s development.

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Terry continues in his introduction of Leadership Development and defines character formation as concerned with “being.” Character Formation sustains greater levels of influence as a leader grows in his or her intimacy with Christ. Character formation means addressing issues of interior growth and past wounding.

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Terry Walling introduces Leadership Development and defines leadership as an act of influence more than position; whomever has the influence in an organization or church has gained the leadership. Leaders are those people who influence God’s people toward God’s purposes.

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Terry Walling talks about how understanding that leadership is influence helps with the identifying of potential leaders. This episode also helps leaders better sponsor individuals into leadership in a local church.

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In this segment he talks about three key functions of leadership and how the ability to exercise influence as a leader includes making sure the core functions are exercised.

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When the style of a leader matches the life cycle of an organization, there exists a greater potential for change and effectiveness.

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Terry continues in his introduction of Leadership Development and defines Character formation is concerned with “being.” Character Formation sustains greater levels of influence as a leader grows in his or her intimacy with Christ. Character formation means addressing issues of interior growth and past wounding.

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Terry introduces the next concept in Leadership Development with a focus on Ministry Formation, the “doing” side of leadership. Ministry formation concerns itself with innate abilities, growth in knowledge and acquiring the needed leadership skills. As a leader develops, he or she grows in an understanding and these new tools to affect change.

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Terry introduces another key aspect of Leadership Development by bringing the concepts together into something known as strategic formation. This type of formation has to do with the unique ways God shapes a leader for a unique and ultimate contribution for the extension of God’s Kingdom.

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Terry completes his introduction of Leadership Development by focusing on the topic of Placement. To often insights about one’s own personal development does not get translated into things like Job Descriptions or ministry assignments. In this final segment Terry argues for the alignment of one’s calling to one’s job or vocational role.

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