The reality is that we cannot not influence.  The question is how we will influence others.  Legacy leaders guide others into a better future-into being better, doing better, and leading better.  Intentionally influencing for selfless positive relationships and growth is Legacy Leadership. 

            There are five legacy practices:

• Holder of Vision and Values-This is about direction and commitment.  It's how we get started toward living our legacy.
• Creator of Collaboration and Innovation-This is about the environment of productive working relationships.  It's how we create the environment for living our legacy.
• Influencer of Inspiration and Leadership-This is about connecting, which as at the heart of relationships.  It's how we move people forward into a preferred future.
• Advocator of Differences and Community-This is about distinction and inclusion.  It's how we make a whole from the various parts.
• Calibrator of Responsibility and Accountability-This is about execution and performance.  It's how we go about getting things done right.

Each of the legacy practices has three components: one part being and two parts doing.  The first word in each title is the being part of that leadership practice.  Legacy resides in who a person is first and what they do second. 

Legacy Leadership is a great tool for assessing your personal leadership development.  It then provides you with an understanding of what tools are required to continue growing and developing your leadership skills and abilities.  The Legacy Leadership book ($25 from Amazon) provides the best personal development guide I've seen in a resource like this.  Additional resources are available in course materials delivered in a workshop setting.

The Legacy Leadership logo is five squares formed in the shape of a cross with Influencer of Inspiration and Leadership at the heart.  Each square is a different color which has its own meaning.  That square at the heart is red.  The women who wrote this material did so for professional executive coaches.  Their deep roots in evangelical Christianity and education shine through this secular work. 

We will incorporate Legacy Leadership in our various training offerings in the future.  We can also deliver this material in one or two-day settings with your church staff and leadership. 

We in Tarrant Baptist Association have inherited a powerful legacy from those who've gone before us.  Let's live the legacy we want those who come behind us to receive.  

David

June 12th or 21st

Registration 9am-10am  

10am-10:50am:  Child & Youth Exploitation Patterns and Prevention
This hour will address the area of child and youth exploitation, how molesters gain access and trust of both the victims and the families, and strategies to prevent this from occurring.  What about background checks, do they really work?  How often should they be done? What is the standard three-fold approach of most plaintiff attorneys when seeking to prove negligence in these cases?  What legal precedents have already been set?  Special emphasis will be placed on the documentation process that should accompany any and all such initiatives in the church to mitigate risks and thwart any claims of potential "negligence."

11am-11:50am: Staff & Congregational Safety

This hour will address threats that can occur within the church either from members, family members or community members when "unknown dramas" find their way into the church.  Do you have a "security team" at your church?  Does their training validate their title?  How have they been trained and "who" did their training?  Has their training been documented and on-file?  What are the areas of physical vulnerability in your facility and what have you done to address them?  In addition, safety concerns on domestic and foreign outreach/missions will be addressed as well as the documentation process that should precede such trips and projects. 

12noon-1pm  LUNCH IS SERVED

1pm-1:50pm:  Turning Requirements into Opportunity
This hour will address the opportunity that exists when the church reaches beyond its four walls and invites its community to participate in its efforts and initiatives.  You've heard of "health fairs" but what about "safety fairs"?  How do you reach out with a proactive message to your congregation versus a reactive message?  What is the unspoken message you are also sending out to those in your congregation with less than noble objectives?  This hour will address proactive strategies that can be used to reach outside of your church and into your community, while also documenting the process.

2pm-2:50pm: Filling Your Pews by Filling Their Needs

This final hour is a "bonus" with guest speaker, Scott Schilling, Christian author and speaker who will address how to establish and maintain rapport with those God has called you to serve.  He will explore how to build rapport quickly, gain and retain more members, and learn to create a more caring environment resulting in increased financial and ministry support. Whether you are a natural-born speaker, or a trained speaker, Scott's "communication refresh" will enhance your ability to communicate your calling more effectively.

3pm - Closing and distribution of the following

1. Certificates of Completion
2. Jeff's book, Power Proverbs for Personal Defense
3. Scott's book, If They're Not in the Pews..You Can't Meet Their Needs!

WHO SHOULD ATTEND (suggested)?

• Senior/Executive Pastors
• Church Business Administrators
• Youth Pastors
• Children's Pastors
• Christian School Administrators
• Missions/Outreach Directors
• Daycare Directors
• (Optional) Church Legal Counsel

Your Instructor: Jeff McKissack is a noted authority in the field of profiling, threat assesment and personal safety/defense.  He has personally trained over 350,000 across the U.S. having for years worked with former investigative reporter, Kenneth Wooden, of ABC, CBS and NBC National News. In addition to his work in the corporate and instutional world, Jeff is a certified instructor in numerous professions for "continuing education credit" applied to those in the medical, legal, real estate, financial, human resource and risk management arenas.  He is also an author and contributing writer to several state and national trade publications and often seen locally on our FOX, ABC, CBS and NBC news affiliates when stories of the day call for his expertise, insight, and experience.

Cost: First Church Representative $250 plus $14.74 fee

         Additional Representatives $50 plus $3.74 fee

Click on the date to register:

June 12th at Cornerstone Assistance Network

June 21st  at FBC Colleyville

TO ENCOURAGE THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI IN

October 1 - 11, 2012

This trip is still open, register at www.texasbaptists.org/disaster

BGR is looking for Utility (versatile/flexible) Teams of no more than 6 who can handle less than ideal conditions, who are free from lung/physical limitations, and who can handle hard manual labor as well as "heart care" types of ministry. If you are interested in this opportunity and date please contact Marla Bearden. The cost of this trip is the cost of the flight plus $100 for a hotel coming and going and any food as you travel. Housing will be free at the Japan Baptist Convention Volunteer housing in Tono, Japan

If you are interested in any of these trips to Japan please call or email Marla Bearden or go to www.texasbaptists.org/disaster to sign up.

SIERRA LEONE MISSION TRIP

Would you like to serve God through a short term harvest Mission Trip?  International Commission is seeking to invite 65 Americans to be apart of the Evangelistic Project in November 1-12, 2012 in Sierra Leone.  The city of Freetown has 32 churches that are currently praying right now for Christians to come and partner with them to see God bring their family and friends to a relationship with Jesus Christ. With your testimony and the Word of God, YOU can be a part of seeing the Harvest in Sierra Leone!  We will be conducting evangelistic services every night in the local churches and witnessing in homes, schools, and the community during the day.  If you are interested in serving God though International Missions please call Gary Godkin at or 817-845-0440 or email him at Gary.Godkin@IC-World.org.  

Join us for Texas Baptist Hunger Offering Mission Trip to Canada, July 9-16, 2012

Texas Baptists are pledging their support to Canadian Baptists through gifts from the Texas Baptist Hunger Offering.  Join us as we reach out to strengthen this partnership through hands-on ministry with Matthew House, ministering to refugees in Ottawa,Toronto, and Ft. Erie, Canada, receiving Texas Baptist Hunger Offering funds.

Matthew House wraps its arms around frightened and displaced refugees, like Josie, forced to flee Africa with her young daughter. "After leaving our home in Africa, scared and alone, God has given us a new family in Canada.  The love shown to us at Matthew House has encouraged us to pick up our lives and start again."

Cost:  (includes flight, hotels, ground transportation)

$1495 (double occupancy)

$1995 (single occupancy)

(Meals and excursions additional.  Grocery shopping available.)

$300 deposit ($50 non-refundable).  Full payment due May 1.