20 Leadership Questions for Building a City within a City
Thursday, July 9th, 2009Notes from Mark Driscoll’s talk on Jeremiah
- What has God revealed to you ? (Nehemiah 1:1-11a)
- What must you walk away from to pursue God’s calling? (Nehemiah 1:11b)
- How will you communicate your vision to others? (Nehemiah 2:1-3)
- Who must you ask for what resources? (Nehemiah 2:4-10)
- Count the cost (Nehemiah 2:11-16)
- Recruit strategic leaders first (Nehemiah 2:17 – 20)
- What do we do first? Do it well (Nehemiah 3:1-32)
- Where are the gates? Letting in those who want the Gospel, keeping out the wolves (Nehemiah 3:1-32)
- Theological
- Physical safety
- How will you respond to critics? (Nehemiah 4:1-23)
- Proximity of critic is painful
- Have selective hearing
- Turn critics into coaches
- Don’t meet with critics in group
- How to them show the gospel with mercy? (Nehemiah 5-1-19)
- Criticism follows success
- How to handle escalation opposition & threats (Nehemiah 6:1-14)
- Sword and Trowel
- What generational legacy are you building for? (Nehemiah 7:4-73)
- How will you connect ground war (small groups, congregational care) and your air war (preaching and teaching) (Nehemiah 8:1-18)
- Will you courageously call your people to repentance? (Nehemiah 9:1-38)
- What are your terms for covenant membership? (Nehemiah 10:38-11:36)
- Participation in small groups, tithing, attendance, etc
- How will you track who God is bringing and assimilate them? (Nehemiah 11:1-36)
- Who are your trustworthy priests who can work in the mission while you work on the mission? (Nehemiah 12:1-26)
- How will you celebrate your wins? (Nehemiah 12:27-47)
- Conversions
- Babies
- Baptisms
- Building campaigns
- How much will you demand of your men? (Nehemiah 13:1-22)
- What closed-hand, practical life issues will you go to war for? (Nehemiah 13:23-31)
