GOING DEEPER WITH MINISTERIAL DEVELOPMENT The role of the DBMD for The Wesleyan Church is extremely important not only for the preparation and credentialing of future ministers but to ensure their success and sustainability for a lifetime of ministry ID: 491029
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District Boards of Ministerial DevelopmentSlide2
“GOING DEEPER WITH MINISTERIAL DEVELOPMENT”Slide3
The role of the DBMD for The Wesleyan Church is extremely important not only for the preparation and credentialing of future ministers, but to ensure their success and sustainability for a lifetime of ministry. Slide4Slide5
The Deeper we go the Greater the Impact
Scope of Ministry
Depth of
Ministerial PreparationSlide6
Going Deeper…
More emphasis on their…
CALLING than their
COMMISSIONING for service.Slide7
Spiritual Calling…not a career decision
“Spiritual leaders are not made by election or appointment, by men or any combination of men, nor by conferences or synods. Only God can make them. Spiritual leadership is a thing of the spirit and is conferred by God alone.”
- Oswald Sanders
Spiritual LeadershipSlide8
Going Deeper…
More emphasis on their…
CHARACTER than their
CHARISMA. Slide9
The Inner Life
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies with us.”
-Oliver HolmesSlide10
Going Deeper…
More emphasis on their…
COMPASSION for people than their ability to CONTROL people.Slide11
Serving and Leading
“As pastors we lead by serving or we don’t lead at all. The servant leader serves by leading or he doesn’t serve at all. Servant leaders lead by serving and serve by leading.”
--Bill LawrenceSlide12
Servant-Shepherd Mindset
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Be shepherds of God’s flock
that is under your care, serving as overseers-not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money,
but eager to serve, not lording it over those entrusted to you , but being examples to the flock
.”
--I Peter 5:2-3Slide13
Going Deeper…
More emphasis on their…
CHEMISTRY for ministry than their CAPACITY for ministry.Slide14
Ministry Chemistry
Interpersonal relationships
Serving with a “team spirit”
Theological fit
Developing others
Transformational MindsetSlide15
Transformational Mindset
“Transforming leaders are those who are able to divest themselves of their power and invest it in their followers in such a way that others are empowered, while the leaders themselves end with the greatest power of all, the power of seeing themselves reproduced in others.”
- Leighton FordSlide16
Going Deeper…
More emphasis on their ongoing…
CERTIFICATION than their ministerial CREDENTIALS for ordination.Slide17
The Deeper we go the Greater the Impact
Scope of Ministry
Depth of
Ministerial PreparationSlide18
“GOING DEEPER WITH MINISTERIAL DEVELOPMENT”Slide19
Commissioning Calling
Charisma Character
Control Compassion
Capacity Chemistry
Credentials Certification
(cont. ed.)Slide20
“GOING DEEPER WITH MINISTERIAL DEVELOPMENT”