Actual AFF CPM Session 3 PowerPoint Final Organizing AFF and Servant Leadership

Certificate in Pastoral Ministry
Course: Adult Faith Formation
ADULT FAITH
FORMATION
SESSION 3: ORGANIZING FOR THE FOUR SEASONS OF
ADULTS IN YOUR PARISH
CPM – Adult Faith Formation Session 3: Organizing Adult Faith Formation
2 PRAYER FOR
SERVANT LEADERS
Leadership is hard to define.
Lord, let us be the ones to define it with justice.
Leadership is like a handful of water.

Lord, let us be the people to share with those who thirst.
Leadership is not about watching and correcting.

Lord, let us remember it is about listening and connecting.
3 PRAYER FOR
SERVANT LEADERS
Leadership is not about telling people what to do.
Lord, let us first find out what people want and what they need.
Leadership is less about the love of power

and more about the power of love.
Lord, as we continue to undertake the role of leader let us be

affirmed by the servant leadership we witness in your son Jesus.
Let us walk in the path He has set and let those who will, follow.
4 PRAYER FOR
SERVANT LEADERS
All:
Let our greatest passion be…compassion.
Our greatest strength…love.
Our greatest victory…the reward of peace.
In leading, let us never fail to follow.
In loving, let us never fail. Amen.
5
PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING
• Autonomous and self- directed Adults use a hands-on problem-solving

approach to learning
• Life experiences and knowledge Adults have a lifetime of experience
• Goal- oriented Adults need learning to connect with their goals for
their faith, their career, their family and personal life.
• Relevancy- oriented Adults need to know why they are learning; how
the learning will affect them?
• Practical Adults want to apply new knowledge and skills immediately
• Respect Adults need to be shown respect
21ST CENTURY LEARNING

CHARACTERISTICS
1. Mobile Learning
2. Content & Technology
3.
4.
Micro-learning
Video & Visual Rich The digital
5.
6.
Personalized Learning
Learner-centered Spaces
transformation is
7. Learn by Doing making possible
8. Learning is Social
9. Storytelling new approaches
10. Learning Styles
11. Multiple Intelligences to learning and
12.
13.
Multisensory
Small Group
faith formation.
14. Practice & Application
PART 2. ADULTS TODAY

SEASONS OF ADULTHOOD
Who are the Generations video

https://youtu.be/IYOeDIOxKjc
SEASONS OF ADULTHOOD
THE SEASONS OF ADULTHOOD
SEASONS OF
ADULTHOOD LIFE ISSUES
• Young Adults (20s-30s) 1. Physical & Cognitive Changes
• Millennial Generation
2. Developmental Tasks
• Midlife Adults (40s-mid 50s)
• Generation X 3. Family Life Cycle
• Mature Adults (mid 50s–75)
4. Faith Development
• Baby Boom Generation
• Older Adults (75+) 5. Spiritual-Religious Identities
• Building Generation
6. Generational Characteristics
GENERATIONS
 Relationship to Institutions
 Relationship to Authority
 Family Relationships
 Work-Life Balance
 Communication Style
 Technology Usage
 Learning Style
 Spiritual Expression
 Worship Style
SPIRITUAL RELIGIOUS IDENTITIES

13
Exercise:
 What if your pastor came to you and asked
you to organize adult faith formation or some
aspect of it for your parish?
 Where would you begin?
 What leadership model would you choose?
 How would you organize for this mission?

14
SERVANT LEADER MODEL
Offers a way to:
1. Lead like Jesus
2. Respond to the wants and needs of adults in our parish community
3. Commit to relationship building and personalized learning with all
adults
• Not unique to religion
• Style of leadership used universally in business, education,
government, sports
4. Discuss how Jesus applied Servant Leadership
5. Organize a parish community for effective adult faith
formation
15
SERVANT VS. TRADITIONAL
LEADERSHIP
16 WHY SERVANT LEADERSHIP

NOW?
• Pope Francis’ call to “accompany” one another in faith
• Post-Christian world challenges traditional faith
• Impacts Parish life today
• Impacts traditional family structure/life
• Fewer practicing Catholics (10% of global pop. Former Catholics)
• Multi-cultural parishes are now the norm – increase intercultural
connection
• Technology revolutionizing communication, teaching and learning
• Priest shortage is invitation for greater lay leadership
• Increasing Economic gap between rich & poor (middle class shrinking)
VISION OF PASTORAL MINISTRY:

COMMUNION
At the heart of the vision for pastoral ministry is that
our God is fundamentally relational: A loving
communion of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. ‘At the
heart of the divine act of creation is the divine desire
to make room for created persons in the
communion of the uncreated Persons of the Blessed
Trinity through adoptive participation in Christ.
(from Co-Workers in the Vineyard)
18 TOD BOLSINGER, AUTHOR OF

'CANOEING THE MOUNTAINS'
19
LEADERSHIP PYRAMID
Leader Followers
Followers Leader
20 AN IMAGE OF SERVANT
LEADERSHIP - GANDHI
21 TYPES OF LEADERSHIP
TRADITIONAL VS. SERVANT
Traditional Leader–manages from ”top to bottom”
• Exercises power and control
• Most large company CEOs are traditional leaders
Servant Leader—leads from “bottom to top”
• Serves rather than controls
• Servant Leader focuses on the people
• Shares power
• Puts the needs of others first
• Helps people develop and perform to their highest
potential
• Jesus was the consummate servant leader
22 COINING THE PHRASE: SERVANT

LEADERSHIP
The phrase “servant leadership” was first

coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in The Servant
as Leader, an essay published in 1970.
•Greenleaf researched what made some
leaders great, including Jesus Christ
•Compiled 10 Principles or Characteristics of
Servant Leadership
23 TEN PRINCIPLES OF SERVANT

LEADERSHIP
BY ROBERT GREENLEAF
1. Listening - listen receptively to what is being

said (and not said)
2. Empathy - put yourself in the shoes of the other
person
3. Healing – desire to be compassionate
4. Awareness – tune in to what is happening
around you
5. Persuasive – build consensus. Convince vs.
coerce compliance
24 TEN PRINCIPLES OF SERVANT

LEADERSHIP
BY ROBERT GREENLEAF
6. Conceptualize – conceive a desirable vision, then lead in

that direction
7. Foresight – look into the future and anticipate the likely
impact of current decisions
8. Stewardship – acknowledge and care for God’s gifts
9. Cultivate Followers– help followers grow beyond their
current skill levels
10. Build Community – create a deeper desire for belonging,
a bond that goes beyond a traditional organization
EXAMPLES OF SERVANT
25 LEADERS IN THE CORPORATE
WORLD
Servant Leadership is NOT theory, it works in
corporate practice.
•Southwest Airlines
• Herb Kelleher, Founding CEO
• People focused, management by walking around
• Always put people first, genuinely concerned
• Developed true teamwork
EXAMPLES OF SERVANT
26 LEADERS IN THE CORPORATE
WORLD
Servant Leadership is NOT theory, it works in
corporate practice.
Chick-fil-A
• Spiritual foundation of Truett Cathy, Founder
• Corporate Purpose: To glorify God by being a faithful
steward of all that is entrusted to us. To have a positive
influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A.
• Closed on Sundays
• 5 P’s of Marketing: product, price, place, promotion…people
27 WHO WOULD MAKE YOUR LIST OF

SERVANT LEADERS?
28 DARING GREATLY – THE

COURAGE OF SERVANT LEADERS
29 BIBLICAL FOUNDATION FOR

SERVANT LEADERSHIP
• Matthew 20:25-28…Jesus called them together and said,
"You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over
them, and their high officials exercise authority over
them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become
great among you must be your servant”.
• …”and whoever wants to be first must be your slave- just
as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and
to give his life as a ransom for many”.
30 SERVANTS WASH FEET
The consummate act of servant leadership was the washing of the feet of the
apostles.
•John 13:3-15…Jesus got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped
a towel around his waist. He poured water into a basin and began to wash his
disciples' feet, drying them with the towel.
•…When he had finished washing their feet, he asked, "Do you understand what I
have done for you? You call me 'Teacher' and 'Lord,' and rightly so, for that is what
I am. Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should
wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done
for you.”
31 SYMBOLISM OF WASHING
FEET
The washing of feet was a common practice upon entering a
home
Background
•It was the task of a servant or slave
•When Jesus assumed this role, the disciples were probably
stunned by this act of humility
Jesus’ basic motivation was love
He voluntarily became their servant
He set an example for servant leadership
32 PRACTICE BEING A
SERVANT LEADER?
• Everyone has multiple leadership roles and we can practice
servant leadership:
• At home - a mother, father, guardian,
• At work/church - executive, manager, supervisor, ministry
head, neighborhood or community leader.
• Servant leaders don’t just ask: “WWJD—what would Jesus do?”
they ask, “HWJDI—how would Jesus do it?”
• Place more emphasis on the “heart,”and on relationships when
making decisions, less on the “head”.
33 SERVANT LEADERSHIP INVITES

US TO LEAD LIKE JESUS
What followers look for in leaders:

•Trust
•Compassion
•Stability
•Hope
34 LEARNING TO LEAD LIKE

JESUS
1. Values diverse opinions
• Seeks other points of view
• Accepts new and contrary opinions
• Example from the Bible?
• He surrounded himself with a diverse group
of followers.
• He preached a message of salvation for
everyone, Jew and Gentile.
35
LEARNING TO LEAD LIKE JESUS
2. Creates a culture of trust

• Takes a person’s word at face value
• Believes that everyone will fulfill their
roles
• Jesus trusted the Apostles with the
overwhelming task of establishing the
Church and spreading Christianity.

JESUS
3. Develops other leaders
• Teaches others to lead by example
• Delegates responsibility and authority
• He took a group of rag tag fishermen, farmers and
tax collectors and turned them into consummate
Evangelists.
• Peter, the fisherman, became the Rock upon which
He built the Church.
• Saul, the persecutor became Paul, the Evangelist.
37
LEARNING TO LEAD LIKE JESUS
4. Helps people with life issues
• Listens and shows compassion
• Concern for the total well-being of an individual
• Samaritan woman at the well
• Curing the blind man and other miracles

JESUS
5. Encourages followers
• Creates a “can do” attitude
• Plays the role of the “Cheer Leader”
• Asks Peter to “walk on water”
• Post-Resurrection appearances

JESUS
6. Sells instead of tells

• Makes them want to do it
• Persuades rather than commands
• The Sermon on the Mount
• Use of parables

JESUS
7. Thinks “you,” not “me.”

• Selfless, focus on others
• Emphasis on “we” versus “me”
• Exhibits empathy
• Incarnation
• The Passion & Death of Jesus

JESUS
8. Thinks long-term
• Thinks about the future
• Keeps a foot in the present
• Creation of the Role of Peter, the First Pope
• Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John

JESUS
9. Acts with humility
• Doesn’t need a title or signs of power
• Follows the Golden Rule
• Willing to do whatever it takes
• Instinctively assumes the role of the “servant”.
• “Are you the King of the Jews? You say that I am.”
• The Birth of Jesus
• Devil’s temptation on the mountain

JESUS
10. Never Loses Sight of the Mission

• Maintains the perspective
• Plans effectively
• Establishes priorities
44
WHAT IS YOUR NEXT STEP?
Try it out!!!
If you want to learn more:
• The Servant Leader by Ken Blanchard & Phil
Hodges
• Lead Like Jesus also by Blanchard & Hodges
• The Catholic Vision for Leading Like Jesus
by Owen Phelps, Ph.D.
45 GROUP EXERCISE
46 CONCLUSION
The best test of a servant leader is:

• Are they people-centered rather than
program driven?
• Do those served grow as persons?
• Do they, while being served, become
healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous,
more likely themselves to become servant
leaders?
47
Exercise: How have your
thoughts changed?
 What if your pastor came to you and asked you
to organize adult faith formation or some aspect
of it for your parish?
 Where would you begin?
 What leadership model would you choose?
 How would you organize for this mission?

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Certificate in Pastoral Ministry

Course: Adult Faith Formation

Leadership is like a handful of water.

Leadership is not about watching and correcting.

Leadership is less about the love of power

Lord, as we continue to undertake the role of leader let us be

• Autonomous and self- directed Adults use a hands-on problem-solving

21ST CENTURY LEARNING

PART 2. ADULTS TODAY

Who are the Generations video

THE SEASONS OF ADULTHOOD

SPIRITUAL RELIGIOUS IDENTITIES

 Where would you begin?

 What leadership model would you choose?

 How would you organize for this mission?

16 WHY SERVANT LEADERSHIP

VISION OF PASTORAL MINISTRY:

18 TOD BOLSINGER, AUTHOR OF

22 COINING THE PHRASE: SERVANT

The phrase “servant leadership” was first

23 TEN PRINCIPLES OF SERVANT

1. Listening - listen receptively to what is being

24 TEN PRINCIPLES OF SERVANT

6. Conceptualize – conceive a desirable vision, then lead in

27 WHO WOULD MAKE YOUR LIST OF

28 DARING GREATLY – THE

29 BIBLICAL FOUNDATION FOR

30 SERVANTS WASH FEET

33 SERVANT LEADERSHIP INVITES

What followers look for in leaders:

34 LEARNING TO LEAD LIKE

2. Creates a culture of trust

36 LEARNING TO LEAD LIKE

38 LEARNING TO LEAD LIKE

39 LEARNING TO LEAD LIKE

6. Sells instead of tells

40 LEARNING TO LEAD LIKE

7. Thinks “you,” not “me.”

41 LEARNING TO LEAD LIKE

42 LEARNING TO LEAD LIKE

43 LEARNING TO LEAD LIKE

10. Never Loses Sight of the Mission

The best test of a servant leader is:

 Where would you begin?

 What leadership model would you choose?

 How would you organize for this mission?

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