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What is the name of the book and the author we studied this unit?

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Leading at a higher level - Ken Blanchard

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What is the overall title of this unit?

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Understanding our vision for God’s church

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What is the practical definition of ecclesiology?

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Understanding where we humans fit into God’s plan for [His] church.

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What are several synonyms (other words) for leadership?

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  • shepherding.
  • counseling.
  • influence.
  • guidance.
  • direction.
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What are some things that leadership is not?

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  • Coercion.
  • Shame.
  • Punishment.
  • Unrealistic expectations.
  • Passive.
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What are the 3 types of leaders described by behavioral leadership theory.

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  • Autocratic leaders make decisions without consulting their teams when there is no need for input or for team and agreement.
  • Democratic leaders allow the team to provide input before making a decision.
  • Laissez-faire leaders allow people within the team to make many of the decisions… and are much more passive in leading.
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What is the scriptural basis for all leadership?

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Matthew 20 and servanthood.

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What is the main theme of Matthew 20:26-28?

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Servanthood

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According to the reading, what are the 2 roles of a leader? Types of leadership?

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Roles

  • the visionary role
  • the implementation role

Types

  • strategic
  • operational
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True or False: Servant-leadership equals great customer service?

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True

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Name 4 benefits of servant-leadership.

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•Better leadership.
–More ethical.
•Better Service. (empowering)
•Creates high performance.
–Leaders are more connected to the action.
•Brings more success and significance.
–Significance is better… generosity, service, and loving relationships outlast success.

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What is the message of Proverbs 29:18.

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We need vision, guidance from God and divine revelation in order to walk through life without stumbling.

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True or False: Leaders with strong visionary leadership have high performing teams.

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True

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What are the key 3 elements of vision?

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  1. Significant purpose.
  2. A picture of the future.
  3. Clear values.
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According to our text, what do the three elements of vision combine to create?

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  • Customer satisfaction.
  • Committed workforce.
  • Profitability.
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What happens when our efforts are not in “service” of a shared vision?

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there is a tendency for all efforts to become self-serving

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What are the 6 ingredients of making vision a reality and success?

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  1. Knowing who we are.
  2. Knowing where we want to go.
  3. Knowing what will guide our journey.
  4. Get input from (almost) everyone.
  5. Keep it fresh. Regularly repeat it.
  6. Keep our actions congruent with our vision. (consistency in evaluation)
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What are the results of vision?

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  • Trust.
  • Collaboration.
  • Interdependence.
  • Motivation.
  • Mutual Responsibility.
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Define conflict:

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A state of disharmony between incompatible or antithetical persons, ideas, or interests; a clash.

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Define resolution:

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  • the act of finding an answer or solution to a conflict, problem, etc.
  • an answer or solution to something.
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What is the theme of Job 5:7?

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People are born for trouble as predictably as sparks fly upward from a fire. (NLT)

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Where does James 4:1 say conflict comes from?

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Your desires that battle within you

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What are the benefits of understanding conflict management?

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  1. Increased understanding: expands awareness of the situation and empowers people to achieve their goals without hurting someone else.
  2. Increased group cohesion: develops team relationships by fostering mutual respect.
  3. Improved self-knowledge: Causes individuals to examine their own goals& gain insight into how others view them.
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What are the four conflict management styles? Briefly describe each:

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Avoidance:
•Most common.
•Based in Inaction.
•Only postpones difficulty.

Accommodation:
•Preserves relationships at the expense of conceding one’s own goals.
•Resentment often follows

Competition:
•Achieving personal goals.
•“winning.”
•No consideration of the other

Compromise:
•Involves concessions on all sides.
•Accommodation/competition.
•1/2 win 1/2 lose

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True or false: Conflict is always evil.

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False

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Is conflict management a skill that can be learned?

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Yes

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What are some ways to be prepared to manage board conflicts?

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  1. Define role of the Board.
  2. Prepare before the meeting.
    –Get people’s opinions beforehand.
  3. Clarify responsibilities.
  4. Actively Listen…
  5. Determine why there is a conflict
  6. Consider help from a 3rd party. (conflict resolution specialist)
27
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What are 2 likely consequences of church discipline?

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  • Restoration.

* Exclusion/disfellowship.

28
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Define the terms: Mandatory reporter and Duty to warn.

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?

29
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What significant decision arose in the court case Watson v. Jones?

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The courts will likely stay out of doctrinal disputes and in questions of church authority.

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What significant precedent was set in Gunn v. The Church of Christ re: privacy?

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–No one should expect the right to privacy in the church.
–Church can discipline however it wants.*
–Once someone leaves the church, the “discipline” is no longer valid and the individual’s first amendment rights apply.

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Should churches ever seek guidance for disciplinary matters from a competent professional?

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Yes

32
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According to the reading, should churches look into establishing a disciplinary committee?

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Yes

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When is confronting in a church setting necessary?

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When it disrupts unity or causes division.

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What is a “peacemaker” committee?

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People trained to help resolve disputes in compliance with the standard of scripture.

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Why do people bring their personal and professional frustrations to church?

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?

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What are the 3 steps to creative conflict management (briefly describe)? Which Book of the bible and chapter does the author derive these from?

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1.Desensitization:
•Conflict is normal.
•Differing viewpoints are inevitable.
•Allow people to express their views.

2.Deliberation:
•Be open to the creative direction the spirit wants to bring.
•People refusing to engage in sincere mediation must be dealt with.
•Diotrephes (3 John)
•Alexander & Hymenaeus (1 Tim 1:18-20)
•Extreme action should be the exception

  1. Decision:
    •Keep church unity in mind.
    •Keep it “simple.”
    •Problem-solve… and move forward.
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What is the strategy mentioned by the author to deal with “paranoid” people?

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Principle: It’s alright to give them prominence, but not power.

38
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True or False: Leadership always has the higher standard to live by.

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True

39
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Briefly describe Situational Leadership.

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•Tailoring the leadership style to the supervisee and the demands of the situation.

40
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What is the relationship of each leadership style to the basic development levels of the employee/report.

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Enthusiastic beginner -> Directive
Disillusioned learner -> Coaching
Capable but cautious performers -> Supporting
Self reliant achieves -> Directive

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What is the leadership challenge?

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Matching the appropriate leadership style with each development level.

42
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What are the stages of the transformational journey of a leader?

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Self Leadership.
Team leadership.
Organizational Leadership.

43
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What is the main premise of the article: Jesus set Boundaries?

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Problems with setting boundaries are the main reason why many pastors and leaders experience stress and burnout.

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Name several pastoral (boundary) problems.

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–“Approval addiction.”
–Enmeshment.
–Working outside the bounds of our vocation.
–Fear of inciting anger.
–Unrealistic expectations.
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True or False: Clergy tend to be more healthy than the general populace.

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False

46
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What are 5 ways Jesus set healthy boundaries?

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  • Attended to his basic needs. (ate, slept, walked, etc.)
  • Accepted support from friends.
  • Sought solitude.
  • Rarely hurried. (e.g. Lazarus)
  • Abandoned outcomes. (trust)
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What 2 motivators did Locke’s 1968 study find?

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  • Clear Goals

- Appropriate Feedback

48
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what is the 80/20 rule as it relates to leadership.

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80% of the performance results come from 20% of the interactions with your report.

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What is the purpose of S.M.A.R.T. goals (3)?

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A. Identifies purpose/goal to be focused upon.
B. Challenges personal growth (skill-building).
C. Provides meaning (of one’s actions) within the larger context.

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True or False: S.M.A.R.T. goals can be employed in many different life venues.

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True

51
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What does each letter stand for in the S.M.A.R.T. Goals acronym?

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  • Specific
  • Measurable
  • Attainable
  • Relevant
  • Time-limited
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Why is making a goal “time-limited important?

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•creates a practical sense of urgency. (deadline)

53
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What are two examples of “Specific” from the SMART goals system.

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  • Join the YMCA and work out Monday’s, Wednesday’s, and Saturday’s.
  • Report to work at 8a.m. every working day.
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What are some examples of “Measurable” in the SMART goals system?

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Answer the questions:
•How will you (and others) know if progress is being toward achieving the goal?
•Can you quantify or put numbers to your outcome?

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What are some examples of “Attainable” from the SMART goals system?

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?

56
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What are some examples of “Relevant” in the SMART goals system?

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•Doable within the availability of report’s resources, knowledge, and time.

57
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What are some examples of “Time-Limited” in the SMART goals system?

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•Utilize website development software to Create a website to sell jewelry from my store by December 31st.

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