04 Leadership Development / Team Building

1. What's the easier to remember URL for this page?

There's not one at this time.

2. Have further questions after reading below?

Contact Bruce McGowan at 214-828-5250 / bruce.mcgowan@texasbaptists.org.

3. What's the purpose of this area?

A strategy of developing leaders from and for the Harvest is central to the HARVEST culture. The goal of this area is to assist students in discovering and exercising their spiritual gifts through serving in leadership roles in BSM.

4. What's the Biblical basis for this area?

John 13
Philippians 2
Ephesians 4:11–12
The Equipping Ministry--A Biblical Basis for Leadership Development & Team Building by Rick Spencer
Servanthood--A Biblical Basis for Servant Leadership by Rick Spencer
Setting Things Straight--Five Images of Christian Leadership by Rick Spencer

5. What are the Givens for this area?

Pace Setter: Involve 10 - 15 students per staff member as leaders of the BSM appointing leadership prior to the next semester start date.
Spiritual Focus: Meet regularly with leadership of BSM as coach/mentor assisting each student in spiritual formation, personal concerns, and ministry focus.
Equipping: Appoint students based upon giftedness using interviews, gift assessments, and personal references in the commissioning of students to serve.
Incarnational: Exhibit an equipping ministry throughout the entire BSM structure.

6. What are the New Worker tasks for this area?

1st Year

Complete The Equipping Ministry--A Biblical Basis for Leadership Development & Team Building by the January Staff Retreat.
Apply a Gift Assessment for students using and the PLACE profile.
Use a spiritual growth plan for the Leadership Team that includes weekly conferences.
Read A Manifesto for Growing Leaders on Your Campus by Tim Elmore.

2nd Year

Complete Servanthood--A Biblical Basis for Servant Leadership.pdf by end of Fall semester.
Organize and implement two Leadership Team Retreats - before school in the fall and in the spring.
Develop a leadership strategy for your BSM including leadership structure, recruitment plan, and personal growth plan (implementation to begin April of first year).

3rd Year

Read Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer by J. Oswald Sanders
Continue developing your campus leadership strategy.
Organize and implement two Leadership Team Retreats - before school in the fall and in the spring.
Enlist a Campus Missionary for Year 3.
Visit another like campus (with similar leadership structure).

7. What are the essential resources for this area?