| LEADERSHIP COVENANT ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
This “covenant” document outlines several commitments we will hold each other to this year:
| OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU We will … 1. be a ministry staff who prioritize their personal walks with Christ so we can lead you from a place of health. (Abide; John 15) 2. provide a weekly space for you to step into discipleship and community. 3. encourage you to stay accountable to your trajectory of holiness and to your mission field. 4. provide relevant training that will inform you about biblical theology with the purpose of better equipping you to confidently step into your mission field. 5. love you well. We want you to be seen, known and loved. Our ability to do this depends upon your vulnerability with us.
| YOUR COMMITMENT TO US 1. Be in biblical community. Identify to us what home group you are part of and/or who holds you accountable. 2. Make Wednesdays a top priority. o First Wednesdays: Your opportunity to bring people to “come and see” Renovate Worship o All other Wednesdays: Renovate Leadership Training (fall and spring semesters) 3. Let us speak into your life as needed, as shepherds who are prayerfully committed to pointing you towards Jesus. 4. Communicate with us consistently. We hope you feel loved and cared for by our church. If you don’t feel that way, please let us be the first people you tell about it. 5. Be a team player who pursues unity. A leader on our team must … o embrace Christ Chapel's doctrinal position and constitution without reservation and be an advocate of our philosophy of ministry both in public and in private. o be a maturing believer who is obviously, consistently and increasingly manifesting the fruit of the Spirit in his daily walk with Christ. (Galatians 5:22-23)
| YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE LORD 1. Love God most. Put God first. God wants your primary obedience; therefore your first priority is your relationship with God. (Abide; John 15) 2. Love God’s Word. Part of loving God and His Word is acknowledging the whole Bible as the inerrant and useful for everything. Leaders are committed to the continued learning of the Bible for the betterment of themselves and their community. (2 Timothy 3:16-17) “… as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.” (Matthew 25:40)
We believe there are many things that could be highlighted as character traits of a mature believer which all flow out of the two principles listed above. We have chosen to highlight 10 that we believe are crucial to the life of a believer desiring to mature and make disciples. •
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Righteousness: Flee sin and opportunities to act on temptation and instead choose to pursue God’s Holy standard of living, understanding we don’t seek it to perform but instead rejoice in righteous living and recognize true satisfaction is found in God’s design for life. (2 Timothy 2:22) Integrity: Each believer will not be perfect, but having integrity means that you will have a sound desire to always live, speak and act honestly and seek righteousness. (Proverbs 10:9, 29) Patience: Accept or endure delays, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious; as a leader we want you to grow in your ability to respond rather than reacting. (Colossians 3:12-13) Humility: Have a modest or low estimate of your own importance. (Romans 12:3) Tact: Be aware of the power held within your words. Intentionally use your words to build up rather than tear down. (James 1:19; Proverbs 15:1; Ecclesiastes 3:7) Kindness: Take interest in the lives of others and serve them with compassion. (Galatians 6:9–10; Philippians 2:4) Gentleness: Have hard conversations but do so in calmness that comes from abiding in Christ … the Creator. Whether talking about sin struggles, cultural issues or other problems, lead difficult conversations with a spirit of gentleness and grace. (Galatians 6:1; Titus 3:1-2) Restorative: There will be moments in community where you will get to choose how you’ll balance grace and truth when listening and when speaking up. Sometimes you will be called to enter into something uncomfortable. Remember that Jesus restored with grace but did not let people stay in sinful or unwise patterns that could rob them of abundant life. (2 Cor. 5:19; Matthew 7:3-5; Proverbs 17:17) Soberminded: We have freedoms in Christ that are not sinful, however abusing those freedoms is sinful and it is also one of the easiest ways young adults drift into habitual sin—harming their personal walk with Jesus and losing their ability to witness to others about the satisfaction found in Christ. Leaders avoid any hint of drunkenness so that others can see a distinct “set-apartness” in their lives. (1 Corinthians 6:12, 1 Peter 1:13, 5:8, Ephesians 5:18) Accountability: Take ownership for your mission and spiritual growth, but be able to identify when support is needed and willing to accept help and feedback from others. (1 Thessalonians 5:11)
By signing this covenant, I agree to the above principles and growth opportunities, and am willing to be held accountable to live on mission for Jesus by my church and its pastors.
also signed and committed to by your staff shepherds:
Michael Koiner
Brooke Seale
Robert Newberry
Renovate Pastor
Renovate Women’s Director
Renovate Men’s Director