Planting Churches Among the City's Poor - Volume 2

62 • P LANTING C HURCHES AMONG THE C ITY ’ S P OOR : V OLUME 2

(3) Gal. 6.2 (ESV) – Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.

b. Being confused about the authority you have to carry out a task

c. Forming ad-hoc groups of people to do complex or difficult jobs

d. Asked to work under people whose expertise and experience is less than your own

3. The irregularity of assessment : What do you do when in the act of engaging the mission or afterwards you feel you did not get the proper feedback as to your performance?

a. Scriptures

(1) 1 Thess. 5.14 (ESV) – And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all.

(2) Gal. 6.5 (ESV) – For each will have to bear his own load.

b. Little or no feedback after what you take to be important jobs or projects

c. Not being recognized for the sacrifice and effort you put into a job

d. Feeling harshly criticized or judged after your performance in a ministry activity or event

4. Note: these difficulties are associated with external issues affecting the representative’s performance

C. Leader-Follower Representations