G12 Group Basic Mentoring System

G12 Leaders’ and Disciples’ Tools

1. Bible - preferably New International Version or Mabuting Balita Biblia
2. Journal - where you can write your QT Notes, Cell Notes, G12 Notes and Sunday Messages
3. Pen and Marker

FJC Vision: Biblical Basis

"Everyone a LEADER who LOVES GOD and LEADS CELLS (to All Nations)”

• Matthew 22:37-39 (Great Commandment)
• Matthew 28:18-20 (Great Commission)

G12 Meeting System

1. CARE - Need - How can I help you?
2. COUNSEL - Challenges - What are the problems/issues you are currently facing?
3. COACH - Vision - Where are you now in the vision?

Successful Leadership by Cesar Castellanos (Part 1: Chapter 9 , pp. 79-85)

Chapter 9: EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

Page 79

• Intro: “A visionary possesses the ability to transform the absurd into something beautiful, the vile and despicable into something pure, and the weak into something strong.”
• God needs leaders with character comparable to His own. (From molding to modeling)
• What made David great was the way he responded to each situation with an obedient heart and was faithful to what his father had entrusted him.

Page 80

• David knew the secret of persistence. Success must be result of a positive mental attitude.
• Mediocre thoughts = mediocre results.
• Faithful attitude = victorious results.
• Need to wear: “helmet of salvation.” (knowledge of scriptures)

Page 81-83

Lesson 1: Leaders are not born as such, they are made.

• Strength and vigor are qualities that distinguish a wise leader (Proverbs 24:5). These are acquired though a process of character development where one is ultimately able to influence others.
• A person chosen to carry out a leadership role regardless of his personality, should be molded by the Lord and guided by biblical principles.

Five Important principles you must consider when you become a leader:

1. All things work together for good - all good and bad experiences serve a purpose in strengthening our character.
2. There are no losers - great leaders of human history were forged in times of crisis. Abraham Lincoln asked by a journalist, “Aren’t you tired of failing?” He replied: “I haven’t failed yet, I just haven’t attained the desired results.”
3. It is necessary to assume responsibility - the ability to assume responsibility is what gives internal strength to a person.
4. Absolute commitment - commitment shows dedication and consecration to the cause that drives us to leadership, and our cause is Christ. The fruit of abundance waits for the one who fully devotes himself to the mission.
5. Defining short and long-term goals - goals are the bricks with which purposes are built, and that defines the fulfillment of man.

Lesson 2: Reproducing in Others (Pp. 83-84)

• We must be conscious of the need to forge successors.
• When leadership reaches the level of required commitment, it will have the ability to shape others so that they reproduce what God has placed inside them.
• Needs creates a team committed to the vision and a reason that drives us to work.
• 1Corinthians 11:1. This means that an important step required to have a committed team is to give paradigms of conduct, where the leader becomes the example worthy of imitation.
• The true leader worthy of being imitated is the one who instead of saying, “go” says “let’s go.”

Lesson 3: A Lasting Leadership (pp. 84-85)

• An effective leader endures along with his followers who have been formed to perpetuate the word that God has assigned.
• John Maxwell: “The most important asset is people.”
• The measure of success of a pastor is determined by the number of disciples he is training for leadership.

Just a Note

What is that one desire/dream you need to let go of to better follow the Lord Jesus Christ?

Abraham Lincoln: “I believe the will of God prevails; without Him all human reliance is vain; without the assistance of that Divine Being; with that assistance I cannot fail.”

“Importance of Connection”

Larry Crab: “The problem beneath our struggles is a “disconnected soul.” We are disconnected from self, others, and from God.”

Connection Points...

1. One Head (2 Corinthians 13:11 & Philippians 2:2) - one in mind
2. One Heart (Luke 10:27) - love God, others & self
3. One Hand (1 Corinthians 10:31)- one in action

Great Lessons & BIG realizations of 2010

• The greatest miracle is to be saved and forgiven.
• People are searching.
• Moving forward... do not go back to the past.
• Total “YES”
• Importance of perfect timing.
• I overcame! (1 Corinthians 10:13)
• Tumigil sa pagngawa, magsimula sa paggawa.
• Pagsinunod natin ang timing ng Diyos, walang imposssible sa kanya.
• Matthew 24:13
• Trusting the Lord.
• Maging aware kay Lord at laging tumingin sa Bullettin Board.
• Let excellence be your lifestyle.
• To achieve life we need to be connected...like a battery both to the positive and negative.
• Hunger and thirst for God.
• Patience, trust and self-control.

Mentoring Insights (12-16 January 2011)

These are the insights extracted from disciples in an actual mentoring session...

• "We are God's workmanship" (Ephesians 2:10)
• Our ministry is about forming people who are nobody to somebody.
• Romans 12 emphasizes the importance of a renewed mind due to it saturated by the Word of God.
• A Leader must always a positive attitude. Always siyang nagsasabi ng "Kaya natin itong gawin."
• To change an attitude you must start with behavior.
• A leader must be a spearhead of an attitude of being positive.
• Your calling will always be challenged.
• Always be saturated by the Word of God.
• Leaders should sometimes experience brokenness.
• Use the language of faith and confess victory continually.
• What makes followers love to serve? The strong examples of leaders.
• Love people. Reward performance.
• VPR means...value people, reward performance, and praise positive acheivements.

Excellent Material for Teaching Biblical Submission

I Highly Recommend this book for mentoring on the topic of Biblical Submission!

Here a Simple but Striking REVIEW of the Under Cover book...

by Fola Bamgboye

http://www.rocknewhaven.org/UnderCover.htm

Wow, what a book! I thoroughly enjoyed it. John Bevere approaches the subject of divine authority in a practical, no-nonsense kind of way. I believe the message in Under Cover, if received and appropriated in our lives, will make us untouchable to the enemy and all his cohorts. (See Psalm 91:1-2)

In Under Cover, Bevere reveals how being under divinely established authority is the secret place of liberty, protection and provision for God's people. He explains with practical, personal examples and strong biblical foundation how rebellion to divine authority (the authority of God or the authority ordained by God) is the root cause of many difficulties people currently experience in the church. He discusses how all authority that exists is ordained by God. (See Romans 13:1-2)

Have you had a history of unpleasant experiences with authority? Have you ever wondered whether we are to submit to authorities even if they are unfair or corrupt? What if they tell us to do something that we perceive as wrong? What if they ask us to commit blatant sin? Where do we draw the line? Can’t we just be spirit-led? What is the difference between obedience and submission? In Under Cover, John Bevere answers these questions and more.

I believe Under Cover is a very timely book. Its message is life transforming to as many people as will receive it in humility. I recommend this book to those Christians who desire to walk in all the fullness, character, and blessings of God.