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Sacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Pioneers and SettlersSacrificial Succession #21 - Pioneers and Settlers I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 1 Corinthians 3:6 • Through our experience of initiating large-scale missionary projects with hundreds of pioneers sent out by dozens of denominations working together with local pastors, we have observed a key dynamic. Both pioneering and pastoral people are different yet vital to spiritually sustainable, missionary work. • Paul the Apostle understood these differences, too. Despite being criticised he received for not being pastoral enough because he did not: baptise many people (1 Corinthians 1:14), preach like the more pastoral Apollos (1 Corinthians 2:1) or stay long...2021-11-0835 minSacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Mission AccomplishedSacrificial Succession #20 – Mission Accomplished? “In those days Israel had no king; everyone did as they saw fit.” Judges 17:6 • President George W. Bush’s iconic speech on the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln on May 1, 2003 with the banner ‘Mission Accomplished’ behind him sent the wrong message, even though what he actually said was, “Our mission [in Iraq] continues.” • Joshua, too, may have sent the wrong message by sending home the eastern tribes during the conquest of Canaan (22:6-8). The job was not yet finished because not all the territory promised by God had been conquer...2021-11-0835 minSacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Dangerous DynastiesDay 18 – Dangerous Dynasties “Warn them solemnly and let them know what the king who will reign over them will claim as his rights.” 1 Samuel 8:9 It is worth noting that Israel’s demand for a king came in response to the prophet Samuel’s failing family dynasty. He allowed his evil sons to succeed him. They turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepted bribes, perverted justice. (1 Samuel 8:3) I wonder if he would have allowed someone else’s sons to behave so terribly? Probably not and that is the point about dynasties. We should not s...2021-11-0836 minSacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Investing in Who?Sacrificial Succession #18 “Investing in Who?” • “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.” 2 Timothy 2:2 • Billionaire founder of Christian Vision, Lord Robert (Bob) Edmiston once said, “When I am on my death-bed I am not going to be thinking about the last million dollars I made, but about my investment in people.” • Whether or not we make a million or billion dollars, the same principle applies to us. Who are we investing our lives and leaderships into...people or t...2021-11-0833 minSacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - The Judas PrincipleJesus was betrayed by Judas. There is a high chance that you will be betrayed as well.Listen in as we discuss The Judas Principle. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-11-0838 min
Sacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - All the TribesSacrificial Succession #16 - All the Tribes • “A tribe who...were always ready to aid one another, and to sacrifice themselves for the common good, would be victorious over most other tribes.” Charles Darwin • In a large-scale conflict having all the tribes fighting with you is vital for victory. This lack of tribal unity is one of the reasons why successive Afghan governments and foreign powers have failed to unify the country. • Winston Churchill wrote in The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier War (1898), about Afghanistan that except at...2021-09-1536 min
Sacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Living SacrificesTherefore, I urge you, brothers, on account of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. Romans 12:1 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-09-1435 min
Sacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Unselfish Sacrifice - Interview with Delly NatalyJoin us in this great interview with Delly Nataly who has been working with Paul Rattray for over 15 years and how she has learned about Sacrificial Succession and applied Sacrificial Succession. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-09-1440 min
Sacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Parent or Teacher?Parent or Teacher? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-09-1434 min
Sacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Paradigm Shift See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-09-0729 min
Sacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Dignified IndignityThe dignity of predecessors serving successors by personally preparing them for leadership, sacrificing leadership for these successors, then helping to sustain them, far outweighs any indignity caused by such a great sacrifice. The greater the sacrifice the greater the mutual affection between those who have freely given and received this great sarifice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-08-1641 min
Sacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Orderly Chaos"For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace." 1 Corinthians 14:33Sacrificial Succession provides for Orderly Chaos.Scientific research has found that there is an underlying order in event complex, apparently chaotic situations, provided there is a strong relationship called a "strange attraction" between the elements.This strange attraction is primary achieved through acts of service and self-sacrifice for each other, because these human elements have the strongest attraction to each other. Sacrificial Succession may seem chaotic, however its system of mediatory sacrifice by predecessor for...2021-08-0932 min
Sacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Advanced Notice"Expectation leads to preparation". In a sacrificial succession, giving advanced notice about an upcoming transition is a vital part of building trust between predecessors and successors. It is about having succession in mind from the start. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-07-2939 min
Sacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Preparing for Who?John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus and was willing to decrease his leadership so Jesus could increase his. This humble attitude in action make us "great" too! John said about Jesus, "I must decrease; he must increase."The key to greatness in God's kingdom is willing to be last and least. Do this by preparing the way for others to know Him (evangelism), help them grow to maturity in Him (discipleship) and sacrificially hand over leadership to successors who can multiply the movement (succession). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and...2021-07-2238 min
Sacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Just Go to Hell!In today's episode Paul Rattray & Wes Leake discuss a key project in where God spoke to one of the project coordinators about reaching out to a people who were his ethnic enemy where they had a saying in their country that "Don't worry about them, they are predestined for hell!In so doing we discuss biases that you may have in the selection process of successor. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-07-1337 min
Sacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Hanging OnThere comes a time when you need to literally write down the list of names of people within your organisation who are potential successors.During this episode we talk about the fact that some leaders stay on way to long and how to overcome the biases you have in choosing successors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-07-0735 minSacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Interview with Junior Alcantara PeresIn today's podcast Paul Rattray & Wes Leake interview Junior Alcantara Peres all the way from the Amazon in Brazil.Junior was a field leader with Paul Rattray in East Timor where he learned the principles of Sacrificial Succession.Junior shares how he learned about and applied the principles of Sacrificial Succession on the field and the long term benefit of those. Junior highlights that he still has connection with serving his successors even after leaving the field. Something many are not able to say. See acast.com/privacy for privacy...2021-06-2939 minSacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - True Succession"True succession occurs when predecessor directly influences successor." John L WilliamsIn this podcast we go into depth about the fact the a true succession relationship requires the relationship to be intentional and also requires explicit preparation of disciples to be successors by their predecessors. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-06-2237 minSacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - First Last"So the last will be first and the first last." Matthew 20:16. This statement was Paul Rattray's "aha" moment and became his inspiration for putting together the work of Sacrificial Succession. This epiphany helped him understand how to lead the transition of 50 foreign managers to indigenous successors.Join us as we unpack this further. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-06-1536 minSacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - Ready ReplacementsHow are you getting ready to be replaced? Who are the successors you have in mind?Research shows that by far the majority of organisations do not have appropriate plans in place for succession. Leaders tend to leave either two early or two late which has serious consequences for the organisation. Governing bodies also tend to be fearful of a change.Join us in conversation around are you preparing ready replacements. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.2021-06-0835 minSacrificial SuccessionSacrificial Succession - IntroductionWelcome to the first of the new podcast entitled "Sacrificial Succession".This podcast is based on the work of Paul Rattray from Christian Vision and is hosted by Wes Leake from Business Blessings.Sacrificial succession is about putting successors first in leadership. One of the biggest challenges organisations face today is the lack of next generation leaders ready to take over leadership. Drawn from the bible and experience managing transitions in some of the most difficult places on earth, sacrificial succession helps leaders prepare successors, handover leadership...2021-06-0839 min