Recently I shared four cultural changes that are impacting ministry leaders and thus should impact how we train and develop ministry leaders. The article came from a lecture I gave to professors at Biola University about preparing students and future leaders for the changing cultural context. Not only has the culture surrounding the local church…
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3 Essentials in Christian Leadership Development
When I was a freshman in college, I served a local church as a youth pastor. I was growing in my faith and eager to pour into teenagers. The church was Southside Baptist Church and the pastor was Jerry Key. It was a small church with about 100 people and a handful of kids in…
Links for Leaders 5/15/15
Good thoughts on “preseason training” for leaders from Philip Nation (via Herm Edwards): assignment, alignment, and technique. One of the most valuable attributes of leaders is being respectful—their employees say so. Important thoughts in the Harvard Business Review on respectful leadership. We all aspire to greatness, don’t we? This is especially true in the leadership…