leadership development

Some churches struggle to hand significant responsibility to younger leaders, to empower younger leaders to launch new initiatives, and to joyfully allow themselves to be led by a new generation.

Servant leadership isn’t a skill, it describes who we are. We are still expected to make tough decisions, solve problems, cast vision and get the job done, but it’s the way we do it.

Leadership development fails because learning and training are often focused on the current role a person is playing rather than the role they will be playing in the future.

The higher up an organization you look, the more responsibility you typically find. So, if taking responsibility is an element of successful leadership, giving responsibility is a leadership development opportunity.

While there is an instructional component in leadership development, wise leaders must learn to adapt their approach to drawing out and blessing the leadership potential already in those they influence.

People can fire off a list of their weaknesses, no problem, but ask them for their strengths and they hesitate.

Mondays. The day of the week many people dread for various reasons. However, for many others, Mondays offer a start to accomplish new goals and give a fresh perspective to tackle the week ahead. You either love ’em or you hate ’em.

“Jesus spent 75 percent of his ministry focused on developing the 12 and helping them then develop the next generation.” - Warren Bird