Effective Leadership for a Effective Leadership for a Changing WorldChanging World

Rev. Wendy S. BaileyRev. Wendy S. BaileyAssociate General PresbyterAssociate General Presbyter

Presbytery of New CovenantPresbytery of New Covenant

Great Cultural ShiftGreat Cultural Shift• Change is Change is

non-non-incremental.incremental.

• Birth of Birth of Post- ___ -ism.Post- ___ -ism.

• Church is no Church is no longer the longer the center of center of culture.culture.

Great Spiritual AwakeningGreat Spiritual Awakening• Christianity is Christianity is

fastest growing fastest growing faith in the world.faith in the world.

• North America is North America is largest mission largest mission field.field.

• Many Americans Many Americans have a strong have a strong desire to grow desire to grow spiritually.spiritually.

Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-16

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to another in love, making every effort to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.peace.There is one body and one Spirit, just as you There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. But each of us was given through all and in all. But each of us was given grace according to the measure of Christ’s grace according to the measure of Christ’s gift.  gift.  

The gifts he gave were that some would be The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ. We must no longer be children, tossed to Christ. We must no longer be children, tossed to and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, and fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine, by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful by people’s trickery, by their craftiness in deceitful scheming. But speaking the truth in love, we must scheming. But speaking the truth in love, we must grow up in every way into him who is the head, grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and into Christ, from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every ligament with which it is knit together by every ligament with which it is equipped, as each part is working properly, equipped, as each part is working properly, promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in promotes the body’s growth in building itself up in love.love.

Will you in your own life seek to follow the Will you in your own life seek to follow the Lord Jesus Christ, love your neighbors, and Lord Jesus Christ, love your neighbors, and work for the reconciliation of the world?work for the reconciliation of the world?

Will you seek to serve the people with Will you seek to serve the people with energy, intelligence, imagination, and love?energy, intelligence, imagination, and love?

Questions 6 & 8 of the ordination questions Questions 6 & 8 of the ordination questions [G-14.0405][G-14.0405]

A New Kind of LeaderA New Kind of Leader

• CharacterCharacter• Spiritual Life Spiritual Life

and Practicesand Practices• Leadership Leadership

Skills/AbilitiesSkills/Abilities

CharacterCharacter• Love of ChristLove of Christ• Passionate Sense Passionate Sense

of Callof Call• AuthenticityAuthenticity• Self-AwareSelf-Aware• Courageous Courageous • Trusting and Trusting and

Trustworthy Trustworthy • Competent and Competent and

ComprehensiveComprehensive

Spiritual Spiritual Life & Life &

PracticesPractices

• Spiritual Spiritual DisciplinesDisciplines

• Personal health Personal health and balanceand balance

• Christ-like livingChrist-like living• Life-Long LearnerLife-Long Learner• Effectively Effectively

communicates communicates personal faithpersonal faith

Skills & AbilitiesSkills & Abilities• discern and discern and

communicate communicate God’s vision God’s vision

• interpret and interpret and lead changelead change

• manage manage conflict conflict effectivelyeffectively

• help members help members grow spiritually grow spiritually

Skills &Skills &AbilitiesAbilities

• identify, develop, identify, develop, and support other and support other leadersleaders

• develop team develop team leadershipleadership

• develop the develop the congregation to congregation to be a missional be a missional outpostoutpost

• reach the un-reach the un-churched churched

• lead a person to lead a person to faith faith

Skills & Skills & AbilitiesAbilities

• effectively effectively navigate the navigate the world of world of technologytechnology