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BUILD Leadership Session 1

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In 2020 we are going to focus on building leaders. At Ignite we condider anyone who serves a leader no matter the area. We also believe that every believer is called to be a leader in their sphere of influence, therfore our BUILD leadership training is open to ANYONE. 

BUILD Leadership Session 1

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Philippians 2:3 (TPT) 3 Be free from pride-filled opinions, for they will only harm your cherished unity. Don’t allow self-promotion to hide in your hearts, but in authentic humility put others first and view others as more important than yourselves.

NIV 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

Sometime after the first of the year, I was having a conversation with someone (Mike I think) and they asked me if I got a “word” from the Lord for the year. I said no and I rarely do and they said, “did you ask for one”. Well, no I didn’t. So I did as I was driving to Ft. Smith one day and Holy Spirit said “Build”. He didn’t give much clarity, but I knew in my spirit He was not talking about buildings or church growth, He was talking about building people. Specifically building leaders. 

I am going to makes some statements about leadership and lay some groundwork for what we hope to accomplish during these times together. Then we will focus on what I believe is one of the most important trait of a GOOD leader. 

  1. Being a leader and being a good/effective leader are not the same thing. Having capacity to lead does not mean you have the skill to lead. Developing leadership skills has to be intentional. 
      • You must own your own development. 
      • You should look to other for guidance and help, but you can not rely on someone else to develop you without you making it a priority. 
      • Developing as a leader will be uncomfortable and push you out of you comfort zone.  Comfort and growth can not co-exist. 
        1. Self-awareness is the first step to growth and development in becoming an effective leader. 
            • People have an unlimited capacity for self-deception. No one lies to themselves like leaders. 
            • A problem or lack of skill that you are unaware of is a problem you can not solve. You don't know what you don't know. 
            • Part of what we want to accomplish through these meetings and other avenues as The Lord shows us is to help you become the leader you were designed to be. We can not do that if you are unwilling to be aware or be made aware of areas where growth is needed. 
              1. To be effective leaders we must seek out growth and be ok with being challenged. 
                  • As leaders and just as people we must be constantly looking to grow. You need to become very comfortable with being uncomfortable. 
                  • There can be not change without confrontation and there is rarely confrontation with out being uncomfortable. 
                  • God will challenge you on another level to take you to another level. 
                  • Some people have never been challenged to deal with their character flaws or issues because the people around them didn’t want to hurt their feelings or incur the wrath of their response so they enable them to stay where they are at. 
                  • People who have enabled you your whole life have disabled you for your future and stifled the leadership potential within you. 
                    1. To be an effective leader you have to be a healed leader. 
                        • If your heart is not healthy (soul health) your leadership is hindered.
                        • Often leaders are so focused on being the instruments of God’s transformation that we forget were are also the objects of His transformation. God doesn’t just want to use you to transform others lives, but He wants to transform your life as well. He doesn’t just want you to bring healing to others, He wants to bring healing to you. 
                        • We can only bring freedom to the degree we are free ourselves. 
                        • Broken hearted leaders can not lead anyone anywhere except into brokenness. 
                          1. To be an effective leader, one of the biggest things we have healed from is the need for approval. 
                              • Approval or affirmation addiction will pervert your decision making process and derail your leadership. 
                              • When your will to please God and fulfill His purpose outweighs your need for mans approval, you can make hard decisions. (It may not make them any easier, but it will help you stay focused on who you serve.)
                                1. To be an effective leader we must have the correct perspective about leadership. 
                                    • Everything starts with perspective. How you see leadership will determine how you lead. (Power/position vs. Servanthood)
                                    • Being a leader is about serving. Not just the act of serving, but the heart of serving. 
                                    • Selfish ambition had no place in our leadership.
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