1. Lead, follow or get out of the way!
-Thomas Paine
Breath of Life International Church
2010 Leadership Summit – “Shepherds, Feed My Sheep”
Prophet Joy Allen
24 April 2010
2. Every good leader MUST have someone to
follow
Every good leader MUST have someone to
lead
Our “Christ-likeness” includes discipleship
Discipleship = Mentorship
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3. Jesus Christ followed the Father
Joh 5:30 I can of mine own self do nothing: as I
hear, I judge: and my judgment is just; because I
seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father
which hath sent me.
Jesus Christ led the Disciples
Mat 4:19 And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I
will make you fishers of men.
An effective leader follows in order to lead
ACCOUNTABILITY IS KEY!
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4. Evangelism
the preaching of the Gospel (good news)
▪ widespread, impersonal (2 Cor 5:18 – all believers summoned)
Discipleship
the intensely personal activity of two or more persons
helping each other experience a growing relationship
with God
characterized by being before doing, maturity before
ministry, character before career
▪ selective, very personal (12 summoned)
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5. Every mentor is a leader, though not every
leader is a mentor!
Lead
to go before or with to show the way; conduct or
escort; to guide or direct
Mentor
to counsel, teach, advise or influence; to serve as a
trusted counselor or teacher
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6. Every mentor is a coach, though not every
coach is a mentor!
Coach
to train or tutor in a certain task or act
to train toward perfection in a particular area
Mentor
to counsel, teach, advise or influence; to serve as a
trusted counselor or teacher
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7. COVENANT RELATIONSHIP
▪ Example: Elijah and Elisha
Double Anointing
Transfer of Knowledge and Position
Mentor: Targeted Investment
Mentee: Reverential Respect
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8. A mentor is a trusted friend and advisor
Approachable, modest
Trustworthy
Experienced, wise
Transparent, honest
Sensitive to the needs of others
Not threatened or easily provoked
Desiring growth and success in others
Ability to lead by example
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9. A mentee is a student of action and results
Teachable
Accountable
Hungry for growth, maturity
Humble
Willing to go “the extra mile”
Good listener
Full of valuable questions
Proactive
Observant
Respectful
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10. 1 Corinthians 4:15-16
For though ye have ten thousand instructors in
Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ
Jesus I have begotten you through the gospel.
Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me.
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11. Producing fruit that remains…
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12. TEACH me
SHOW me
COACH me
RELEASE me Plant
Reconciliation
REPRODUCE me
Water
Discipleship
Harvest
Commission
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13. BE a Barnabus
Acts 9:26-27
Acts 11:25-13:2
Acts 15:37
PURSUE a Paul
TRAIN a Timothy
1 Corinthians 9:27
3 John 4
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14. Ananias and Barnabus mentored Paul
Paul mentored Timothy and Titus
Jethro mentored Moses
Moses mentored Joshua
Elijah mentored Elisha
Jesus mentored the Apostles
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15. Psalm 68:5-6
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the
widows, is God in his holy habitation.
God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out
those which are bound with chains: but the
rebellious dwell in a dry land.
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16. Jesus is a multi-level marketer!
John 15:16
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and
ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth
fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that
whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my
name, he may give it you.
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17. Behind every successful person, there is one
elementary truth: somewhere, somehow,
someone cared about their growth and
development. This person was their mentor.
Dr. Beverley Kaye, Up Is Not the Only Way, 1997
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