Week 5 org

A-Whose Job Is It? Mark Batterson, on the last page of Chapter 17, says, “There is nothing that God cannot do in and through a person who is fully concentrated to Him. We want to do amazing things through us, but that’s not our job.”

If it is not our job-whose job is it-and what role do we play? Explain your understanding of Mark’s response to this question.250 words

B-In 5 GEARS, Chapter 14 the authors talk about intentional versus accidental. Reflecting on what the authors call intentional, how would you describe “intentional” in your life and set of circumstances? 250 words

C-Response to ALL IN Video

View the Mark Batterson ALL IN the video. Summarize the message in one page. Answer the question: Are you holding on to anything that is keeping you from going ALL IN? If so, what steps do/would you need to take to change that? All In: Part 1 - Mark Batterson from NCC-Sermons on Vimeo

D-Respond to each of the nine questions. Your responses should be 300-500 words in length.

1. What does it look like to be on the other side of you? Are you willing to be honest? Are you willing to hear honest feedback? Ask two to three trusted people in your life and work what it is like for them to be on the other side of your leadership. Don't be defensive,

but write their words down and let them soak in. Some of the words could be painful, maybe frustrating. Don't respond negatively, but rather, absorb them and allow this

2. What is your gear order? Write down what it truly is, not what you want it to be. Write down your everyday schedule and the corresponding gear that you tend to be in during those times. Show some of those trusted people in your life your order to see if they agree.

3. What gears do you drift into under stress and pressure? Ask others or ascertain for yourself what gears you shift into under moderate stress. Get real with yourself by understanding your pressure. Where does it normally come from? List them and ask yourself if your gear order is creating any of these areas of tension. Now go further, what gear do you drift into under extreme pressure? Highlight the obvious gear changes that need to be made.

4. Do you need more 1st gear or 2nd gear? Do you need to learn how to downshift when coming home from work? What are the stories, the metaphors, and the illustrations from the previous chapters of this book prompting you to do right now?

5. Choose your markers as trigger points to help you shift. Do you need a marker near your home to shift to 2nd or 3rd? Use your neighborhood sign or the office door to shift your gears. Do you need to use something at work, such as a time, to trigger you to become more present and shift to the appropriate gear?

6. Learn the gear order of those around you. To be most effective in making the changes in yourself, it is crucial to understand the gear order of your team or spouse or friends. You set the tone of leadership by being intentional. When you can understand your tendencies

7. Practice getting better at reverse. Remember, respect and influence go up when we admit our mistakes and apologize. We gain ground, not lose it. Get good at apologizing appropriately and watch what happens to your relationships.

8. Communicate the 5 Gears metaphor and language into your culture. It is much harder to operate in the 5 Gears if those around you are unaware of the language or the concept. Teach those in your world and begin using the sign language to shape the culture and communicate more effectively.

9. Plan to tell your future story. In the next chapter you are going to hear a few more stories of those who have been practicing the 5 Gears. We would like to ask you to, in the future, send in your story as well as a marker for the changes that will have happened in.