Guideline - New Apostolic Church · Guideline Lecture document – January, 2001 - Page 6 © New Apostolic Church International, Zurich Preamble Excerpt from Guideline: With this

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Guideline

Serving and Leading in the

New Apostolic Church

Module: LEADERSHIP STYLE


What are our tasks?

Now:

- Listen

- Internalize

- Self-adjust

Now:

- Plan

- Implement

Then:

- Communicate contents

- Practice, practice, practice


Advice for participants

Show empathy and understanding

Give everyone a helping hand

Admit mistakes

Everyone can learn and apply what they„ve learned

Be patient in expecting results

Omit your own interpretations

Equal rights of participation - equal speaking time


Chief Apostle Quotation

The Chief Apostle expressed his hope that

these seminar concepts and materials: – “will fire the joy of the ministers and others at the work,

– will be a catalyst to motivate all at their given tasks,

– will assist those who lead in professionally handling the questions

and problems of the members and ministers, thereby generating

satisfaction, out of which will grow safety and security,

– will support the demand for these qualities and enable those who

strive to possess them to remain steadfast.”

(Chief Apostle R. Fehr, Our Family, March 2001)


Short Version of the Guideline

Jesus Christ’s doctrine and His exemplary activity are binding on our serving and leading in the New Apostolic Church and decisive in dealing with our fellow-man.

Our work is to help all believers to attain eternal fellowship with God and become happy along the way.

That which has proven itself, we preserve. The timely impulses of the Holy Spirit we put into action.

Mutual esteem, openness, modesty and confidentiality are prerequisites for working together with blessing, and result in a God-pleasing fellowship.

Church authority is exercised with love and righteousness, and through an exemplary lifestyle.

We preserve peace through prayer, dialogue and the willingness to reconcile.

We profess: God and His work are sacred to us!

(Guideline - Page 18)


Preamble

Excerpt from Guideline:

With this Guideline the New Apostolic Church

wants to create a uniform basis for serving and

leading within the Church. This guideline is

intended to be mandatory for all and to help the

individual, through Christian charity,

understanding and esteem, to contribute to the

unity of the Church and the community.


Preamble

Goals of the Guideline:

Provide uniform basis for “all” who lead

Describe contributions to unity within the

church and community

Explain fundamentals of serving and leading

– Leading is never an end in itself:

» Preparation for the Return of Jesus Christ

– Jesus Christ’s doctrine is binding

– Practice obedience of faith / prayer / God-fear.


Leadership style

Excerpt from Guideline:

“To lead means to have a goal and

to show someone the path by treading it

with him!”

Awareness

– Role model

– Effect

– Act responsibly.


Leadership style:

Serve, don‟t rule

No... Yes...


Leadership style:

Be the example

An example

is worth 1,000

regulations!


Leadership style:

Get involved


Leadership style

make Unbiased decisions

don’t create Unreasonable stresses – Mental

– Physical

– Emotional.


Leadership style

Focal points of leadership:

– Select ministers/commissioned persons

– Share responsibility

– Provide spiritual and professional support

– Promote constructive thought and action.


Leadership style

Focal points of leadership:

– Commission tasks properly

– Create some leeway (i.e. a margin of freedom for decisions and

approaches).


Leadership style

Praise

Correction

Good

Job!


Leadership style

Between words of praise

and correction, a balance

must be struck.

Differences should be

discussed one on one to

avoid envy, discord and/or

embarrassment.


Leadership style

List and explain 3 significant negative results

of delayed bestowal of praise and correction.

List and explain 3 significant positive results

of timely bestowal of praise and correction.


Leadership style

“Just imagine your surprise when you

see how praise can strengthen others!„

(Karl-Heinz Söhler)


Leadership style

Openness to Suggestions


Leadership style

Create understanding for the Church‟s needs

and/or positions

Avoid personal interests

Promote “TOGETHERNESS”.


Leadership style

Togetherness “Living is living with others! Living with others means:

Having to share with them all I have. Through me they must not be made to suffer. I must accept and recognize them, I must love them.

Without others, life, love and happiness is not a utopia! To others we are bound by a thousand threads. One life depends on another, no life can unfold without others being there. My own unfolding comes through others.

I need them not only because they mean so much to me. I need them too because there is so much I can do for them.

I have eyes to discover others, ears to hear them, feet to take me to them, hands to hold out to them, and a heart to love them.

„

(Phil Bosmans)


Leadership style

“Blessed to be a

Blessing.„

(Source: New Apostolic Youth Program Theme)


Closing word from the Bible

“Put on therefore, as the elect of God,

holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness,

humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if

any man have a quarrel against any;

even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

And above all these things put on charity,

which is the bond of perfectness.”

(Colossians 3: 12-14)


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