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Tag: leadership pipeline

Why are you (or aren’t you*) developing leaders?

Developing leaders in your church is a crucial part of building a strong, vibrant community of believers. But all too often, church leaders struggle to answer the question of “how” to develop leaders. In this blog post, we’ll explore the importance of understanding the “why” behind leadership development. For many churches, the primary motivation for developing leaders is the need to address a shortage of leaders. They see a leadership gap hindering their mission and…Continue Reading

Do You Have a Testimony?

Why is your staff not developing leaders? It could be a lack of skill or know-how. It could be pride or laziness.  Regardless of what the cause seems to be, the root of the problem is a lack of conviction. Conviction leads to action. If a staff member has a conviction that leadership development works, they will do it. But if they lack the conviction, they will not take action to develop others. This is…Continue Reading

Doers vs Developers

Doer’s do. That is what they do.  But in most cases, they only do because no one has ever challenged them to lead differently. As a result, week in and week out, these Doers do their job.  You are thankful they do. Without these Doers, you would have to spend time finding another Doer. But allowing your staff who are in leadership positions to function as Doers is not maximizing their role.  Consider what it…Continue Reading

What will your church invest in developing leaders in 2020?

They say you can look at a persons/church’s checkbook and tell what is important to them. How much will your church budget for developing leaders in 2020? Of the percentage how much is dedicated to developing the staff versus developing lay leaders? What might happen if we paid as much attention to the competency of our leaders as we did the cash in our bank accounts? I’d be shocked if your key staff were not…Continue Reading

Leadership Insurance

Are you putting the organization you love at risk? Who in your organization knows how to do the different elements of your job? It doesn’t have to be one person; it could be three or four people that have the necessary skill set. The important thing is that you’re able to answer that question with a specific name or names. When a leader is not reproducing themselves in the lives of others, they are putting…Continue Reading