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“LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS THAT ARE LEARNABLE & TRANSFERABLE”
INTRODUCTORY MASTER-CLASS
“The right training at the right time can change your life.”
LEADERSHIP WINDOWS:
Principles and Practices from the Multi-Faceted Prism of Leadership
A Deep, but Practical Dive into the Top Eight Leadership Grids
(Pulled through the Filter of Scripture and Ministerial Experience)
Week 1: Tuesday, January 7, 2025
Blake Mouton Managerial Grid: Should you be concerned about people or results?
Objective: Balance concern for people with concern for results.
Content: Introduce the Blake Mouton Grid, which highlights five different leadership styles based on a leader’s concern for people vs. concern for production (results).
Key Topics:
- High People/High Task (Team Leadership)
- Low People/High Task (Authoritarian Leadership)
- Low People/Low Task (Impoverished Leadership)
Bible Focus:
- Philippians 2:3-4 – "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."
- Mark 10:45 – "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve."
Content: Introduce the Blake Mouton Grid, which highlights five different leadership styles based on a leader’s concern for people vs. concern for production (results).
Key Topics:
- High People/High Task (Team Leadership)
- Low People/High Task (Authoritarian Leadership)
- Low People/Low Task (Impoverished Leadership)
Bible Focus:
- Philippians 2:3-4 – "Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others."
- Mark 10:45 – "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve."
Week 2: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Situational Leadership: Addressing the #1 mistake leaders make.
Objective: Teach leaders to adapt their style according to the needs of their followers.
Content: Overview of the Situational Leadership Model by Hersey and Blanchard, which explains how leadership style should vary depending on the development level of the team member.
Key Topics:
Different leadership styles (Directive, Coaching, Supporting, Delegating)
- Assessing follower readiness
- Adapting leadership to situational needs
Bible Focus:
Ecclesiastes 3:1 – "To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven."
1 Corinthians 9:22 – "I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some."
Content: Overview of the Situational Leadership Model by Hersey and Blanchard, which explains how leadership style should vary depending on the development level of the team member.
Key Topics:
Different leadership styles (Directive, Coaching, Supporting, Delegating)
- Assessing follower readiness
- Adapting leadership to situational needs
Bible Focus:
Ecclesiastes 3:1 – "To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven."
1 Corinthians 9:22 – "I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some."
Week 3: Tuesday, January 21,
Covey’s Time and Priority Management Model: You can’t manage time. You can manage yourself.
Objective: Prioritize tasks based on importance and urgency for effective time management.
Content: Teach Covey's four quadrants of time management (Urgent & Important, Not Urgent, but Important, etc.) and how to apply it in ministerial leadership.
Key Topics:
- Urgency vs. Importance Matrix
- Leading through prioritization
- Avoiding time-wasters
Bible Focus:
- Ephesians 5:15-16 – "Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity."
- Luke 10:41-42 – "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one."
Content: Teach Covey's four quadrants of time management (Urgent & Important, Not Urgent, but Important, etc.) and how to apply it in ministerial leadership.
Key Topics:
- Urgency vs. Importance Matrix
- Leading through prioritization
- Avoiding time-wasters
Bible Focus:
- Ephesians 5:15-16 – "Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity."
- Luke 10:41-42 – "Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one."
Week 4: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Burns’ Transformational Leadership: Serving with humility and confidence in God.
Objective: Inspire and transform others through vision and values.
Content: Introduce Burns’ transformational leadership concept, focusing on motivating followers through a compelling vision.
Key Topics:
Examine Laisser-faire and Transactional Leadership
Examine the Four components of transformational leadership:
- Idealized Influence - Becoming a role model.
- Inspirational Motivation - Motivating others with a shared vision.
- Intellectual Stimulation - Encouraging learning and innovation.
- Individualized Consideration - Providing personal attention.
- Leading by example
- Building trust and inspiration
Bible Focus:
- Matthew 5:14-16 – "You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden."
- Proverbs 29:18 – "Where there is no vision, the people perish."
- John 13:14-15 – "Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet."
- 1 Peter 5:2-3 – "Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care.”
Content: Introduce Burns’ transformational leadership concept, focusing on motivating followers through a compelling vision.
Key Topics:
Examine Laisser-faire and Transactional Leadership
Examine the Four components of transformational leadership:
- Idealized Influence - Becoming a role model.
- Inspirational Motivation - Motivating others with a shared vision.
- Intellectual Stimulation - Encouraging learning and innovation.
- Individualized Consideration - Providing personal attention.
- Leading by example
- Building trust and inspiration
Bible Focus:
- Matthew 5:14-16 – "You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden."
- Proverbs 29:18 – "Where there is no vision, the people perish."
- John 13:14-15 – "Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet."
- 1 Peter 5:2-3 – "Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care.”
Week 5: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
TTI DISC BEHAVIORAL Model – Knowing enough about yourself to lead others.
Objective: Understand personal your behavioral profile in order to lead effectively based on individual characteristics.
Content: Explore the TTI DISC Model, which categorizes people into four primary behavioral traits: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness.
Key Topics:
- Recognizing different behavioral traits in your team
- Adjusting leadership style to behavioral types
- Strengthening team dynamics based on DISC assessments
- Learning to “dial it up” and “dial it back.”
Bible Focus:
- Romans 12:6-8 – "We have different gifts (strengths), according to the grace given to each of us."
- 1 Corinthians 12:14-20 – The body of Christ, with its many parts, emphasizes the value of different roles.
Content: Explore the TTI DISC Model, which categorizes people into four primary behavioral traits: Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness.
Key Topics:
- Recognizing different behavioral traits in your team
- Adjusting leadership style to behavioral types
- Strengthening team dynamics based on DISC assessments
- Learning to “dial it up” and “dial it back.”
Bible Focus:
- Romans 12:6-8 – "We have different gifts (strengths), according to the grace given to each of us."
- 1 Corinthians 12:14-20 – The body of Christ, with its many parts, emphasizes the value of different roles.
Week 6: Johari Window Model
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Objective: Foster self-awareness and improve communication within teams.
Content: Introduce the Johari Window, a tool that helps leaders understand their own and others' perspectives, thereby improving self-awareness and openness.
Key Topics:
- The four quadrants:
- Open Area,
- Blind Spot,
- Hidden Area,
- Unknown Area
- Increasing openness and receiving feedback
- Building trust through communication
Bible Focus:
- Proverbs 27:17 – "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."
- James 1:19 – "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry."
Content: Introduce the Johari Window, a tool that helps leaders understand their own and others' perspectives, thereby improving self-awareness and openness.
Key Topics:
- The four quadrants:
- Open Area,
- Blind Spot,
- Hidden Area,
- Unknown Area
- Increasing openness and receiving feedback
- Building trust through communication
Bible Focus:
- Proverbs 27:17 – "As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another."
- James 1:19 – "Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry."
Week 7: Lead Like Jesus (Ken Blanchard)
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Objective: Embrace servant leadership based on the example of Jesus.
Content: Study the Lead Like Jesus model, which emphasizes servant leadership, humility, and leading with love.
Key Topics:
- Heart of a leader: Why we lead
- Hands of a leader: How we lead
- The Head and Habits of a leader: What guides our leadership decisions
Bible Focus:
- Mark 10:43-45 – "Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant."
- John 13:12-14 – Jesus washing the disciples’ feet as a model for servant leadership.
Content: Study the Lead Like Jesus model, which emphasizes servant leadership, humility, and leading with love.
Key Topics:
- Heart of a leader: Why we lead
- Hands of a leader: How we lead
- The Head and Habits of a leader: What guides our leadership decisions
Bible Focus:
- Mark 10:43-45 – "Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant."
- John 13:12-14 – Jesus washing the disciples’ feet as a model for servant leadership.
Week 8: Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Kouzes and Posner’s Exemplary Practices of Leadership: What leaders are “doing” when at their extraordinary best.
Objective: Explore the five exemplary practices of leadership from Kouzes and Posner’s model and how to apply them in Christian leadership.
Content: Introduce Kouzes and Posner's Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership and their practical application in ministry settings.
Key Topics:
- Model the Way: Leading by example with integrity and consistency.
- Inspire a Shared Vision: Painting a compelling vision of the future.
- Challenge the Process: Encouraging innovation and continuous improvement.
- Enable Others to Act: Empowering others to take initiative and collaborate.
- Encourage the Heart: Recognizing contributions and celebrating accomplishments.
Bible Focus:
- 1 Timothy 4:12 – "Set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." (Model the Way)
- Habakkuk 2:2 – "Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it." (Inspire a Shared Vision)
- Romans 12:2 – "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." (Challenge the Process)
- Ephesians 4:12 – "To equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up." (Enable Others to Act)
- Galatians 6:9 – "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." (Encourage the Heart)
Content: Introduce Kouzes and Posner's Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership and their practical application in ministry settings.
Key Topics:
- Model the Way: Leading by example with integrity and consistency.
- Inspire a Shared Vision: Painting a compelling vision of the future.
- Challenge the Process: Encouraging innovation and continuous improvement.
- Enable Others to Act: Empowering others to take initiative and collaborate.
- Encourage the Heart: Recognizing contributions and celebrating accomplishments.
Bible Focus:
- 1 Timothy 4:12 – "Set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity." (Model the Way)
- Habakkuk 2:2 – "Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it." (Inspire a Shared Vision)
- Romans 12:2 – "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." (Challenge the Process)
- Ephesians 4:12 – "To equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up." (Enable Others to Act)
- Galatians 6:9 – "Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." (Encourage the Heart)
An 8-Week, Online, LEADERLABS Master Class
Jan 7, 14, 21, 28 / Feb 18, 25 / March 11, 18
90 minutes each Tuesday evening; 7pm – 8:30pm / *LABS will be recorded.
INTRODUCTORY PRICE:
$24.95 per LAB or $159.95 for all Eight LABS (20% Discount)
Pastors can add up to 10 staff or church members for $99. (Total of $258.95)
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