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Equipping Leaders To Multiply

Category: Leadership Development

The Most Important Word in Leadership Development

It seems everyone’s trying to figure out the leadership development challenge nowadays.  But when you ask, rarely do you find a church that feels they’ve discovered the secret sauce.  Because the need is so great they begin to act out of desperation and focus efforts on finding a program to develop their leaders.   Programs can useful tools, but ultimately we must remember that leaders produce leaders not programs.  When we become program dependent we may be undermining the…Continue Reading

The Benefit of More Leaders

Most organizations admit they’re struggling with a shortage of leaders. Yet few are taking practical steps to address the problem.  Perhaps looking at the benefits of having more leaders will motivate us to increase our development efforts. The more leaders you have the more influence you have. The more leaders you have the more impact you have The more leaders you have the stronger your span of care The more leaders you have the more…Continue Reading

Are We Addicted to Addition?

The addiction to addition can be one of the greatest factors that limit a church’s expanding influence in the community and world. I’ve been reading from Acts lately and it’s challenging me to have a greater mindset for multiplication. One of the things we always marvel at when reading the story of the early church is the rapid addition of more and more people to the church. Consider these passages from Acts 2-19, “and that…Continue Reading

The Senior Leaders Role in Leadership Development

Leaders are the lifeblood of your organization.  With out them the mission goes nowhere. Those on the lower level of your leadership pipeline are often the hands and feet of making the vision become a reality.  The more leaders you have the more expansive impact your organization can have. So it’s vital that the senior leader value the leaders under his command.  But what is his or her role in developing a broader, more expansive…Continue Reading

Are Your Young Leaders Getting Reps?

Are the young leaders in your organization getting the reps they need to truly sharpen their leadership skills? Coaches understand the importance of their players getting reps in practice.  In baseball each player gets time in the batting cage to get swings at the plate.  In basketball each player spends countless hours shooting multiple free throws.  In football each player runs through the same play over and over again to ensure they know their assignment.