Week 7

Question 1

_____-________and _______-_______ leaders make better, more thoughtful decisions as they bear witness to the gospel and care for those that they lead.

Answer 1

Less-anxious

less-reactive

Question 2

Name 2 ways we can lead with a new way of thinking.

Answer 2

1. Focus on self rather than blaming others.
2. Focus on Clarifying your values and beliefs

Question 3

Give 5 things an effective leader should focus on in times of crisis.

Answer 3

1. Their own lives
2. Their own thinking
3. Their own roles and responsibilities
4. Their own parts to play
5. Their own “log” and not the “splinter”

Question 4

Effective leaders believe that change starts with __________.

Answer 4

Them

Question 5

When you are focusing on clarifying your values and beliefs, you must shift your focus away from symptoms and toward what 3 things?

Answer 5

1. Moral convictions (what is right and wrong)
2. Ethical Behavior (What we believe about how to live in relation to others)
3. Theological convictions (what we personally believe about God, humanity, sin and redemption)

Question 6

There are 5 ways to lead through conflict and crisis with this new way of thinking. Name them.

Answer 6

1. Manage your own Anxiety
2. Share the Facts
3. Keep the Mission in Focus
4. Get to the Source of the Conflict
5. Remain Neutral

Question 7

Truly effective leaders are the ones who are ________ to do the hard things for a _________ __________.

Answer 7

willing

greater purpose

Question 8

Leadership is _________. But it’s even more painful for those who haven’t dealt with their own __________ _______.

Answer 8

Painful
Personal pain

Question 9

Remaining neutral does not mean that you don’t have your own _______ and even your own ________ _______. It means that we are managing our own emotional reactivity and helping the group think differently about their conflict.

Answer 9

opinions

strong convictions

Question 10

A Crisis does not __________ effective leaders; it _________ them.

Answer 10

Create
Reveals