Leadership Development Questions for City Champions

SELF ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

HEART

What am I doing to maintain an intimate walk with God?
What will I do to lead from a spiritual base?
Is there anything in my life hindering my walk with God or my leadership?
Who am I sharing the reality of my heart with?

RELATIONSHIPS

Am I living out grace and truth in my relationships?
How will I cultivate important relationships?
Am I involving others appropriately?
Am I allowing others to make decisions?

ROLES

DIRECTION SETTER  – Thinks strategically about the future
Am I leading and serving my team to chart the course toward helping others faith adventure?
CHANGE AGENT – Assesses current reality and makes course corrections
What must our team start or stop doing to ensure we are serving others for a faith adventure?
SPOKESPERSON – Relates to key people whose cooperation is necessary
Who are the key people with whom I need to relate, and how can we best work together to serve for city and soul impact?
COACH – Builds the team to accomplish the mission
What am I doing to ensure the development of each team member?
What am I doing to multiply leaders to accomplish their vision?

STEWARDSHIP

Am I developing the prayer foundation for leaders, the funds, and other resources to help make the gospel inescapable in my city? Am I allocating people, money, and other resources in light of priorities?

RESPONSIBILITIES

VISION CASTING: Am I communicating vision in a clear, compelling way? STRATEGY FORMULATION: Am I developing the plans needed to accomplish the mission?

ALIGNING: Am I helping my team champion the mission to and move in the right direction?

MOTIVATING: Am I imparting hope and inspiration to the team?

RESULTS:

Where are we doing well?
Where are we struggling?
When will we evaluate results?
How will we act on them?

 

SELF ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS FOR COACHING AND SUPPORTING LEADERS

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROCESS - COACHING

EVALUATION: ASSESSMENT & FEEDBACK

Key Issue: SELF AWARENESS

Am I receiving regular feedback?

Am I giving regular feedback to those I lead?

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN

Key Issue: PRIORITIZE NEXT STEPS

What are my next steps?

How will I help my team members with their next steps?

EQUIPPING & EXPOSURE

Key Issue: LEARNING

What do I need to learn and who can help me?

What do my team members need to learn and how can I hold them accountable?

EXPERIENCE

Key Issue: PRACTICE

What opportunities do my team members or I need to gain competence in this area?

 

ORGANIZATIONAL PROCESS- SUPPORT & TRACK

IDENTIFY: WHO DO WE NEED?

In light of helping this city reach its world for Christ:

How many leaders do we need?

What kind of leaders do we need?

ASSESS: WHO DO WE HAVE?

What do we know about each person’s experience, gifts and abilities and heart passion?

What is each person’s potential in the next three to five years?

DEVELOP: WHAT DO THEY NEED?

What assignments or responsibilities will encourage growth and provide challenge?

What equipping and coaching do they need to grow in effectiveness?

What should be the next steps for each person?

EXPAND AND DEPLOY: TAKE NEW GROUND

What scope-expanding opportunities will require additional leaders?

Who are the leaders ready to take new ground?

 

ENVIRONMENT - EXPERIENCE - EQUIPPING - EXPOSURE  -        EVALUATION

 

GROWING IN CHARACTER, COMPETENCE, CONFIDENCE, CAPACITY

 

What do I need to be doing to build and sustain a healthy development environment?