LEARN FROM THE TEAM

THAT ESTABLISHED THE

EARLY CHURCH
In the first century, Paul assembled a team of gifted
leaders who worked together for the common purpose
of sharing Christ with the world. We mainly hear about
Paul, but who were the other members of his team and
what roles did they play? Understanding the spiritual
outlook and organizational temperament of Pauls
team provides wisdom and inspiration for anyone
who wants to be a more effective influencer for Christ.
Even if we don't view ourselves as leaders or hold
some sort of leadership title, we all have influence
and the accompanying charge to honor the Lord in
how we use it. From Paul and His Team

MEET RYAN LOKKESMOE [pronounced lox-mh]

RYAN LOKKESMOE (PhD) is the Lead Pastor of Real Hope
Community Church in the Houston area. He earned his
master's degree in New Testament at Gordon-Conwell
Theological Seminary and his doctorate in New Testament
at The University of Denver. Ryan is the author of Blurry:
Bringing Clarity to the Bible and has written Small Group
curriculum for LifeWay as well as articles for the Lexham
Bible Dictionary. Ryan previously served as the Small
Groups Pastor at a multi-site church. He lives in Richmond,
Texas, with his wife Ashley and their two children.

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 PAUL AND HIS TEAM
WHAT THE EARLY CHURCH CAN TEACH US ABOUT LEADERSHIP AND
INFLUENCE
Most Christians know something of the Apostle Pauls life and ministry, but what about the incredible
team of influencers he assembled and mobilized? Who were they, and how did Paul lead this team to
accomplish Gods purposes? Even more, what can we learn from their successes and failures, and how
can we imitate their qualities?

These are the questions that inspired Ryan Lokkesmoe, PhD, to write Paul and His Team. Like a church-
ministry version of Team of Rivals, it reveals important principles about leadership and influence by
showing how this early ministry team:

--Adapted to cultural, doctrinal, and relational

challenges
--Found common ground with their audiences
--Led baby believers toward maturity
--Stayed united despite differing opinions
--Equipped others for the work of the ministry
--Conducted their lives with self-discipline
--Built and maintained strategic partnerships
--Navigated sensitive cross-cultural situations
--Persisted through difficulty and fractured relationships
--Persevered when ministry was discouraging
--Developed leaders to replace them

Whether you are in a position of leadership or are

simply an engaged disciple, you are an influencer God
is using to build His church. And while Paul and His
Team certainly reveals a lot about Paul's character as a
leader, it also highlights both prominent and obscure
members of his team to offer a textured portrait of the
early churchs influence in spreading the gospel.

Lets learn from the men and women God used to build
the church, letting them shape our leadership and
influence as we continue their work. Includes group discussion questions at the end of each chapter,
making this book ideal for a church staff or small group study.

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TRANSFORMATIVE TEACHING FROM
PAUL AND HIS TEAM
Paul assembled a team of gifted, yet ordinary, individuals to lead the early church, and there
are lessons of import to be found in their stories. Influence is a gift from God, and seeing how
the first-century Christians used their influence teaches us how to use ours in the 21st century.

INTRODUCTION - Finding Our Future in the Past

CHAPTER 1 - The Quest for Common Ground

Gaining a Hearing with Your Audience

CHAPTER 2 - Watch the Burden

Monitoring the Expectations You Place on Others

CHAPTER 3 - Offstage Leadership

Unleashing the Influence of Behind-the-Scenes Leaders

CHAPTER 4 - More Than a Ceasefire Moody Publishers (October 2017)

Reviving Relationships after Disagreements
Available in paperback and e-book
CHAPTER 5 - Worthy Conflicts
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CHAPTER 6 - Genuine Collaboration Google Play, Books-a-Million, and
Finding Your Friends and Letting Them Lead wherever books are sold.

CHAPTER 7 - Kingdom Diplomacy ALSO BY RYAN LOKKESMOE:

Building Bridges across Cultural Chasms

CHAPTER 8 - Relational Stewardship

Making People Feel Visible and Valued

CHAPTER 9 - Relentless about Reconciliation

Restoring Relationships Even When It Hurts

CHAPTER 10 - Trust in the Fog

Leading When You Seem to Be Losing

CHAPTER 11 - Fade to the Background

Admitting Youre Replaceable and Grooming Your Replacements

CONCLUSION - Our Peculiar Posture

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SUGGESTED INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
FOR RYAN LOKKESMOE
1. Where did the idea for this book come from?

2. Thousands of books have been written about Paul. Why write another? What makes it unique?

3. As you researched and wrote this book, what did you find most surprising about Paul's team?

4. You make a distinction in the subtitle between leadership and influence. Can you explain the
difference between these two things, as you perceive them?

5. How would you describe the culture of Christian leadership in America right now, and does this
book affirm or challenge that culture? How?

6. Who did you write this book for? It seems to be relevant for pastors and church leaders, but who
else do you envision reading and learning from the book?

7. In the first chapter you discuss a quest for common ground and you present Pauls idea of
servanthood. Can you develop that idea for us just a little bit?

8. What do you mean when you talk about leading offstage?

9. Conflict is inevitable, but you present a coping mechanism for dealing with unnecessary conflict. Tell
us about that.

10. Your presentation of Paul and his Team has been compared to Doris Kearns Goodwins Team of
Rivals, which is about the group of disparate individuals that surrounded Abraham Lincoln and together
changed their world. Do you believe that is a valid comparison - and why or why not?

11. Entrusting ministry leadership to someone elsesuch as a new believer - can be a risk. How can
you know when it is a risk worth taking?

12. What is kingdom diplomacy?

13. Were familiar with the term stewardship as it applies to time, talents and money. You write about
Pauls stewardship of relationships. Explain that.

14. How can we use modern technology to steward relationships (text, email, social media etc.)?

15. If there is one key takeaway for readers from Paul and his Team, what is it?

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