Here are Reggie McNeal's highlights from the Leadership Network today. (twitter hashtag is #Leadnet) The Missional Renaissance Leadership Communities (LC) is a 2 year process where 10-12 teams from across the country gather for hard core collaboration, strategy development and accountability. I am here with Gloria Dei Lutheran church who is currently walking through Auxano's Vision Pathway.
Reggie on the Missional Church
Reggie on Apostolic Leadership (AD 30 Leadership)
- Until we see the church as a who and not a what, we will be stuck and will not become missional.
- Missional definition: "The people of God partnering with God in his redemptive mission in the world"
- The church in the NT is never smaller than a city.
- The church doesn't have a mission, the mission of God has a church.
- A great question to engage people- "How can I ask God to bless you today?"
- God created us to cut us in on the deal of world redemption.
- We are tired of the thinking, "If we fix the church we will be able to impact the world."
- In discussing the joy, surprise and new openness of someone who goes on a short-term mission trip, Reggie asks, "What if we saw our whole life as a mission trip."
Reggie on Apostolic Leadership (AD 30 Leadership)
- Reggie prays, "Lord help us to know what you have put in our backpack, so we know what road to be on." (I love that quote BTW with regard to Church Unique.)
- Reggie prays, "Lord, help us to be captured by what captures you."
- "Imitate me" is not hubris, it is the height of accountability. Apostolic leaders go first and ask others to follow."
- Apostolic leaders have the stink of Jesus on them.
- Apostolic leaders have five qualities: Visionary, Listeners, Risk-takers, Developers, Glad when others win (Kingdom-minded)
- Five actions to become more apostolic: 1) Face your fears, 2) Lose control, 3) Retool, 4) Reallocate your resources, 5) Go first!