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Leadership Grip

1. Your Spiritual Gifts
The dynamic part of your leadership style grows from your spiritual gifting. There are many things that you do well, but only two or three you do powerfully on a consistent basis. Key to this part of your ministry identity is the combination of....

Equipping Gifts - verbal, focused on equipping and releasing others
Supporting Gifts - action-oriented, focused on serving others.

2. Your Team Style
How do your gifts function in a team setting? The combination of gifts creates in you a unique style that plays out with specific strengths on any team where you will serve.

Let me help you - most powerful alongside, focuses on empowering or serving others
Let's go - most powerful upfront, focuses on moving team ahead with vision
Let's be careful - most powerful upfront or alongside, insists on quality and truth
Let's stay together - most powerful alongside, focuses on unity and impact on all the players.

3. Your Primary Functions of Leadership
Leadership is a series of functions carried out by a group of people, not just a job filled by only one person. Your gifts and team style help define what functions you fulfill most powerfully and where you need help.

Values Keeper - keep on track, focused
Team Builder - builds partnerships
Active Listener - listens for burdens/ passions
Vision Sharer - communicates vision clearly
Equipping Releaser - prepares and releases others to play their part