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Annotated List of Chapter Building Resources
Rich Lamb
Sketches of Leadership: Follows a 2-page model of leadership training from
scripture that is meant to be able to be used in student training settings
with a minimum of 45 minutes up to about 90 minutes in the training
setting. These are modular and independent units, not reliant on other
parts of the curriculum, with no need to follow any order or pattern.
I. Influence Training: Helping prepare young “leaders” to step into
leadership and try to serve, listen to, care for, and influence followers
in ministry.
1. God as Shepherd. Psalm 23, John 10:1-5, 10-15. We cannot be a shepherd
if we do not have a shepherd. Good and bad models of shepherding.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5039
2. Call of a Shepherd: John 21:15-19, Ezekiel 34:1-6. To love Jesus means
to feed his sheep, to lay down our lives, to follow Jesus. We care for
the flock not because we have been selected as leaders, but as a
consequence of our desire to follow Jesus.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5040
3. Leader Leads by Serving: Mark 1:40-44, Mark 5:24-34. Jesus heals the
leper and the woman with the flow of blood. Characteristics of a
servant: sensitivity, willingness, ability.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5041
4. Leader Serves by Leading: John 13:1-17. Insight and Foresight. Our
ability to serve is limited by what we are able to see.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5042
5. Leader Serves by Leading: Mark 10:41-45. Why be a servant? Others’
needs are met, we are blessed, God is glorified, when we serve others
with God’s resources. Servant leadership is a tool (a means) and a
model (an end). It is both how we build trust and what we call people
to. Two types of leadership abuse.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5043
6. Transformative Influence 1: John 1:35-51, John 4:27-27.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5044
7. Transformative Influence 2: John 15:1-17, John 21:15-19. These two
studies form a unit, focusing on Jesus’ model of discipleship
influence, following a flow: Living Example, Provocative Teacher,
Supportive Coach, Ultimate Delegator.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5045
8. Leader as Sentinel: Ezekiel 33:1-9, Hebrews 3:12-14. Examining the
role of exhortation and defining it for today. Exhortation is helping
people to reject the lies they’ve believed by debunking the lies of
sin. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5046
9. The Sentinel in Conflict: 1 Samuel 25:14-35. A great picture of a
sentinel, Abigail, who, upon hearing the warnings of a literal
sentinel telling her of an approaching army, goes to David and meekly
but boldly confronts him regarding the evil he has intended toward her
house. A great study of conflict resolution.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5047
10. Leadership Styles: Mark 1:17-19, 35-38; Mark 4:10-13, 24-25; Mark 6:6-
13, 30; Matt 28:18-20. Situational Leadership Insights from the
ministry of Jesus. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5048
II. Motivation in Ministry: Understanding our proper role in ministry: What
are we doing this ministry for? What do we get out of it?
11. Relationship with God: Psalm 50:7-15, Isaiah 64:4, Luke 12:35-38, Acts
17:22-25. Introduces the Image of the Doctor. God is the worker, the
doctor, we are the patients. Ministry is like the sacrificial system:
it is not something we do for God, but something God does for us.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5049
12. Motivation for Discipleship: Mark 8:34-38, Mark 10:28-31, Mark 10:41-
45. The paradox promises in the gospel: If you want life, lose it. If
you want security, leave it. If you want to be great, become a
servant. Jesus did all these things, and he calls us to the life he
lived, for the same reasons. We are created to want these things.
Ministry is the life-losing, security-leaving, servant-path-following
way to receive from God the things we deeply desire, in a paradoxical
life of faith. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5050
13. Why did Jesus go to the Cross?: Mark 10:41-45, Hebrews 12:1-2,
Philippians 2:1-11. A look at three passages that give interlocking
answers to the question asked: Jesus died as a ransom for many, for
the joy set before him, to the glory of God the father. All three
passages emphasize that we are to have the same attitude he did. An
invitation into a costly discipleship.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5051
III. Vision for the Campus: Studies you would use to help broaden the
ownership of the vision in the fellowship.
21. Leadership of King David: 1 Chronicles 29:1-14. A look at David as a
visionary leader, distilling principles of vision leadership from his
invitation to give resources for the building of the temple.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5052
22. Standing in the Gap: Prayer and Planning: Nehemiah 1:1-2:8. A look at
Nehemiah as a man of prayer and a man of planning, and the
relationship between those two. Nehemiah sees the situation around him
differently than others do, which prompts him both to pray and to act
boldly to address the needs he sees.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5053
23. Leading with Vision: Haggai 1:1-15. When the vision is obscured by the
inevitable difficulties that come, do we reinterpret the call of God
on our own terms, or do we persevere and see the vision accomplished?
An invitation to persevere when things become difficult.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5054
24. Gaining God’s Heart for the Campus: Jonah 3:10-4:11. God’s concern for
the (120,000) Ninevites’ is understandable, but God also has deep
concern for Jonah that he would welcome God’s mercy to people who have
repented. This study emphasizes God’s concern for all the lost,
whether the sinners who repent or the prophets who resent them.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5055
25. Praying with your Eyes Open: 2 Kings 6:8-23, John 4:30-35. When we
pray with our eyes open, we see beyond ourselves, beyond our own petty
needs, beyond our own fears that God cannot or will not save us, to
larger needs and larger ways in which God is mightily at work in the
world. Visionary prayer resource.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5056
26. Preparing for Growth: 2 Kings 4:1-7. A short study of faith-preparing
for God to do the miracle of bringing growth. How much faith do we
have? How much effort will we undertake to prepare for growth and new
life in our fellowships? http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5057
IV. More specific Aspects of the Ministry
41. Seeing Your Campus as a Mission Field: Genesis 12:1-4, Jeremiah 29:1-
14. God promises blessing to Abram as he sends him out, and God does
the same to the exiles from Jerusalem who find themselves in Babylon
thinking that God has let them down. For both, there is a promise of
blessing, not only to themselves but to others to whom they are sent.
Helping students and staff to embrace a missionary mentality rather
than an exile mentality. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5058
42. Throwing a Great Banquet: Luke 14:7-24. This study compares NSO to
throwing a banquet, and gleans insights from these parables for the
way in which we welcome new students into our fellowships. We are like
the servants of the host, and should invite broadly, persuasively and
persistently, expecting rejection but not taking it personally.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5059
43. Apprentice Apostles: Mark 6:1-13, 30. This works any time a team is
being sent on any kind of outward move, but is ideal as training for
how to do follow-up during NSO. Highlights the priorities of
partnership, risk, authority, relationship.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5060
44. Dwelling Place of God: Exodus 40:34-35, John 1:14, Acts 2:42-47, Rev
21:1-7. The role of community in creation, the early church, and in
our ministry today. Components of a small group, really focusing on
community. A challenge to consider multi-year small groups as a
possible strategy. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5061
45. Ministry Growth and ME: Acts 6:1-7. A look at ethnic tension in the
early church, and then to consider what that could look like in our
fellowships, and to consider the correlation between addressing these
tensions well and growing our ministries.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5062
46. Confidence in Christ: Philippians 3:1-9. A study of the distinctions,
attributes that make us unique or stand out, and the ways we can tend
to take pride in them. An invitation to join Paul in rooting our
identity and worth in our relationship with Jesus, opening us up to be
able to cross cultural barriers into places where our identities might
otherwise be challenged. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5063
Class Handouts and Resources
Vision
. What Can That Have to Do With the Vision? Renea Livingstone. Designed to
help you to be able to lead with vision in any ministry setting, even
when it seems unrelated to the central vision of the fellowship.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5090
. Casting Vision: Be Prepared, Renea Livingstone. Helps staff think through
the various ways they will need to communicate vision, and tools to
prepare for opportunities that come.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5091
. Scott Hall, Change Dynamics Model. A one-slide depiction of the change
dynamic cycle. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5092
. Scott Hall, How To Lead People into Vision. (2005) Narrative discussion
of the Change Dynamics Model. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5093
. Scott Hall, Mustard Seed Vision at USC (2002). The paper Scott Hall wrote
to kick-off the ministry vision renewal at USC.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5094
. Scott Hall, Change Process Case Studies . Illustrates some of the
typical short-circuits of the five-step change dynamic cycle.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5095
Prayer
. Concerted Prayer Toward the Vision Diagnostic Questions, David Ruark. A
brief tool to help you analyze your fellowship or your students’
strengths and weaknesses in the area of prayer toward the vision.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5080
. David Ruark, ed., Corporate Prayer Handbook, rev 2006. Offers pages and
pages of resources for leadership of the visionary prayer in fellowship
life. Companion volume to Prayer Coordinators’ Supplement.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5081
. David Ruark, ed., Prayer Coordinators’ Supplement, rev. 2006.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5082
. Mary Anne Voelkel, Praying For Your Campus. This was presented as a
letter to Carolyn Carney, at that time IVCF-Link staff. Insight
regarding preparation to pray for campus ministry, especially in places
suffering a particular ministry barrenness or spiritual struggle.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5083
Leadership Development and Training
. Listening Skills Case Studies, Jesse North, 2006. A comparison of two
familiar situations in campus ministry contexts, encouraging students to
make faithful priority decisions.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5077
. Healthy Recruitment Case Studies, Jesse North, 2006. Three role-play case
studies to help reinforce good listening patterns and non-manipulative
influence strategies for staff and student leaders who are trying to
invite students to make decisions they otherwise might not make.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5073
. Conference Recruitment Gameplan, Jesse North, 2006. Help to think about
how far in advance to publicize and begin recruitment for big retreats.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5075
. Inviting to Events, Jesse North. Tips and reminders for the process of
student to student invitations to retreats and other opportunities for
growth. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5074
. Rich Lamb, Case Studies For Leadership Training, 2005. A brief argument
for the use of case studies in student ministry leadership training, and
principles for writing good case studies.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5079
. Rich Lamb, Michaelangelo or the Tumbler? (1995). A brief invitation to
consider discipling through groups rather than an exclusive one-to-one
model. A look at the example of Jesus with case studies.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4715/
. Rich Lamb, Thoughts on Leadership Styles. Brief set of notes on
Situational Leadership.
. Rich Lamb, Further Thoughts on Training. Email sent to an AD regarding
training staff and building a leadership development vision in an area.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5078/
. Andrea Thomas, Jesus University. A description of a thorough and
integrated discipleship curriculum involving basic discipleship,
conferences and camp training weeks, leadership involvements of various
kinds, and experiential learning. Presented as a course catalog, for a
four-year Christian discipleship degree through InterVarsity on campus.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5076
. Leadership Team Resource Kit, Great Lakes West and East Chapter Camp
planning resources. A huge compilation (175 pages) of resources to help
leadership teams make good plans for the following school year. Brought
together by Dan Denk, Andrea Thomas, Alicia Mey, Carla Bieber and others.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5112
Small Groups
. Jimmy Long, Emerging Hope (IVP, 2004), “Created For Community” (ch 4),
“Communities of Belonging” (ch 8), “Communities offering Hope” (ch 10).
. Evan Keller, Developing Multi-Year Small Groups, a reflection guide
handout. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5096
. Small Group Dynamics, Javier Tarango. Stages of healthy missional small
group growth. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5097
Large Groups
. Large Group Meeting Handbook. A wealth of resources (only available on
the web) regarding the planning and execution of quality large group
meetings. Topics include Large Group Meetings, Take a Look, Planning,
When and Where, Speakers, Publicity, Newcomers, Worship,
Leadership[pic]http://www.intervarsity.org/chapters/handbooks/largegroup/i
ndex.html
NSO
. How To Use Facebook for NSO, Mike Eaton: Suggestions for a calendar year
of making Facebook a strategic communication tool for your fellowship.
Also includes information about pricing Facebook ads.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5089
. Fred Stutzman, The Freshman Facebook Zeitgeist, Published Sunday, October
02, 2005. http://chimprawk.blogspot.com/2005/10/freshman-facebook-
zeitgeist …
. Helps in Contacting Students. A handout used with NSO followup, with tips
and guidelines.
. Back to School Bash, David Ruark. Brief description of NSO plan for
outreach. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5084
. Sexy Pizza, Andrea Thomas. Information about a very successful NSO event
at the University of Houston, an urban commuter campus.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5085
. NSO Calendar Example, Andrea Thomas. Used in the NSO Case study.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5087
. Chapter Plans for NSO Example, Andrea Thomas. Illustrates the place of
New Student Outreach in the Vision of the fellowship. Illustrates
successful planning and creativity. Used in the NSO Case study.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5088
. Retaining New Students, John Roeckeman. “During NSO we should contact
many more people than we can actually assimilate into our campus
fellowship—and take special care of those students who do seem most
eager to grow. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5086
. Using Your Time for the Kingdom, Timothy Lin. A Game for NSO Training,
helping students think about how to prioritize their time.
Evangelism
. Conversion Continuum Cynics to World Changers, Val Gordon: A worksheet
aimed at helping a staff or student leadership team strategize for the
major conversions in the continuum, Cynics ( Seekers ( Followers (
Ministers ( Leaders ( World Changers. Illustrates this continuum with
ideas from New England’s regional team.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5067/
. Conversion Communities, Chris Nichols. New England Region’s vision for
evangelism at the heart of the chapter building vision.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5066/
. Gig Guide, Shawn Young. Brief GIG guide for insta-GIGs in John 2, John 3,
John 4 and Mark 4. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5069/
. GIG Teaching Guide, Dan McWilliams. Brief GIG guide for insta-GIGs in
John passages and some parables.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5070/
. New Evangelism Department Curriculum, Terry Erickson, 2006. One page
summary of the curriculum to be released for field testing in August
2006.
. Emerging Culture Insights for Witnessing Communities, Jimmy Long, 2006. A
few tables presenting the differences between modern and postmodern
culture regarding the nature of witness and conversion and their
relationship to community. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5068/
. Chapter Evangelism Framework, Val Gordon, 2006. New England’s 3-pronged
evangelism framework detailed graphically: relational evangelism, campus
engagement, events. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5065/
. Dan Denk, Campus Engagement, 2004. Considering witnessing communities
that engage the campus through evangelism, engaging particular groups,
engaging the college/university structure, challenging personal and
public morality, and engaging the marketplace of ideas.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5064/
. Doug Schaupp, Five Thresholds of Postmodern Conversion. Paper describing
the conversion process postmoderns go through, based on the five step
process found to be common to many new Christians at UCLA in 1997-98.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4189/
. Pulse Questions, Shawn Young. Ask someone if you can take their spiritual
pulse to see if God is doing anything in their life. Here are some
questions that might help reveal things-try a few questions with someone
this week! http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5071/
. Soul Awakening, Geoff Gordon. Getting past evangelism models to seekers,
this paper outlines an approach targeted at people who are not seekers
but who could be “awakened” to their need for God through thoughtful
conversational or engagement strategies modeled after Paul’s sermon to
the Athenians in Acts 17. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5072/
Staffwork and Chapter Building
. Chapter Builders Checklist, Jay Anderson. A calendar for the year for
staff trying to keep the fellowship on track to grow through all the
opportunities and challenges of the year.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5106
. Chapter Builders’ Assessment Tool, Jay Anderson. A list of questions for
evaluation of a chapter, using the Chapter Building Model.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5113
. Scriptures & Theology of Counting Our Numbers, Jon Ball, Jan. 2003. A
brief look at a scripture on the topic of counting people, measuring the
size of our work. Counting is fraught with danger and temptation, but
also offers a chance to see the scale of the work of God, enhancing our
faith. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5105
. Rich Lamb, AFR Analysis in Service of Growth and Depth, 2004.
Illustrates tools for chapter analysis and strategic thinking through the
data collected by the Annual Field Report.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5104
. Rich Lamb and Cam Anderson, How Do Chapters Grow? (rev. 2006) The work of
a team of people meeting for a 18 months is summarized in a three-page
document and corresponding pyramid model of the components of a growing
chapter. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4183
. Paul Sorrentino, A Multi-Ethnic Ministry Framework for Campus Ministry:
Holding Tightly to the Lord and Loosely to Our Own Agenda. A description
of how to be flexible with fellowship structures and to release power in
order to bring ethnic minority students into greater partnership with the
fellowship, even if it doesn’t mean that they come into the center of all
of the leadership structures of the fellowship.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5103
. Jeremy Stephens, Taking a Community College Fellowship From 30 to 80.
Discusses chapter building principles as applied to a community college
situation, with a real life case study.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4964/
. Rich Lamb, Small Fellowship Growth Report. Research into rapidly growing
fellowships that began at less than 50 people and more than doubled in
three years. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4235/
. Doug Whallon, Marks of Strong InterVarsity Chapters, 1988 Study of the
consistently strong IV fellowships at the time and a description of the
correlations between them. Written by long-time Staff and Regional
Director Doug Whallon. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5108
Staff Supervision and Training
. Coaching Analysis: Learning from the Gap, Rich Lamb. A set of questions
to ask to get beyond excuses and to understand issues in staff ministry
choices or behavior that limit or impede progress toward mission results
and goals. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5101
. The Multiple Potential Roles of a Supervisor, Rich Lamb. Describes in
table form key similarities and differences between the roles of coach,
trainer, manager, pastor and mentor in the life of a staff person.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5100
. Rich Lamb, Adult Learning and Instructional Design in the Ministry
Context of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, 2005. Assesses the state of
staff training expertise in IVCF and proposes suggestions for a meta-
level training on training for IV staff.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4567/
. Rich Lamb, Coaching Toward Superior Performance in InterVarsity, 2006.
Compares models of coaching and makes proposals for a growing
understanding of the role of performance coaching by staff supervisors of
campus staff. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5099
. Rich Lamb, Further Thoughts on Training and Chapter Building, 2005. An
email exchange with an AD who had participated in Chapter Building
training. More specifics and next steps.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5078/
. Rich Lamb, Some Conclusions from Campus Staff Hiring Process Audit, 2005.
Especially for ADs and those involved in Campus Staff Hiring, some
predictable and some surprising conclusions of an audit of the staff
hiring process. (The full report is longer, but available.)
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5098
. Rich Lamb, Situational Leadership Insights for IV Staff, A brief summary
of discussion points when using the Situational Leadership Instrument in
training IV Staff. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5107
Power Point Presentations
. Rich Lamb, A Long Lever: Training on Training. A tool to help staff
understand how to build quality training that resonates deeply with
students and mobilizes and resources them for their ministry.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/4545/
. Rich Lamb, Structuring for Growth A visual depiction of a way to
structure small groups and leadership teams to foster growth through
evangelism and leadership development.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5109
. Jimmy Long, Small Group Module. Presents some Emerging Culture insights
for Small Group ministry development.
. David Ruark, Chapter Building Pyramid Concert of Prayer. Slides used to
help us focus our time in prayer around the Chapter Building Model.
. David Ruark, Pictures of Proxe Stations can be found here. Link to web
address for Flickr pictures demonstrating the Proxe stations at work.
. David Ruark, Praying with your Eyes Open. A presentation on Worship and
Concerted Prayer toward the vision, including the popular “time-lapse
photography” of a chapter without Concerted Prayer.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5110
. Javier Tarango, Small Group Dynamics. A one-slide depiction of a
lifecycle of a missional small group over the course of time, with
insights about how a small group can embrace a mission or face certain
slow death.
. Scott Hall, Change Dynamics Model. One slide presentation displaying the
5-step change dynamics model. http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5111
Games
. Andrea Thomas, Jay Anderson, Rich Lamb, Chapter Building Game.
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5017/ (game cards) and
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5018 (game instructions)
. Jason Thomas, Jay Anderson, Rich Lamb, Small Group Leader Game
http://www.intervarsity.org/mx/item/5019/
. Using Your Time for the Kingdom, Timothy Lin. A Game for NSO Training,
helping students think about how to prioritize their time during a few
days of NSO.