Building Leaders

Motivating Others

We limit our thinking when we assume that staff are simply motivated by external rewards. Research reveals a different reality.

Elaine Vitikainen

The Temptation of the “Quick Fix” in Leadership

Sometimes we have to look at things on a deeper, heart level and understand why people and situations are the way they are. Even why we are the way we are, and what we might need to change.

Adrian Pei

How to Nurture a Christian Way of Life

How to form Christians today is unclear.

Dave Odom

Building Leaders: The “With” Principle

Jesus built leaders who were “with Him.” He did not do it at a distance; He did it closely, He did it personally. He did it properly.

Malcolm Webber

18 Ways to Identify Emerging Leaders

For most people, programs will not automatically transform them into superior leaders, as if they were butterflies emerging from cocoons. We should spend more time on accurately identifying which ones we should work with.

Malcolm Webber

The Word of God Must Be Central in Building Leaders!

The teaching of the Word of God was central in Jesus’ method of building leaders, and it must be in ours.

Malcolm Webber

Belaying Leadership

I love thinking about leadership through the lens of belaying. Belaying is something I hated to do when I first began to ice climb. I felt inadequate and unfit to hold someone’s life in my hands. But what can this experience of belaying teach you about leadership? Let’s take a look.

Joseph Lalonde

Log, Stork, or Servant Leader: Which Will You Be?

There are three kinds of leaders, but only one is truly effective.

Malcolm Webber

8 Ways Older Believers Can Invest In Younger Believers

Similarly, encourage the young men to be self-controlled. In everything set them an example by doing what is good (Titus 2:6-7a). Here are some ways to “jumpstart” that commitment.

Chuck Lawless

Don’t Just Fill the Bucket – Engage Your Leaders!

Jesus challenged and engaged His learners. We must learn to do this too.

Malcolm Webber

Hard Advice for Young Leaders

I want you to have responsibility and authority. I want you to be fully rewarded and recognized for your contribution to society. I also want you to realize, however, that most things of lasting value take time and discipline to achieve.

Ron Edmondson

How to Turn Passive Followers into Passionate Leaders

What follows are the leadership development gems that Jesus used when turning a passive group of followers into passionate leaders.

Ralph Mayhew

People Learn by Doing, and Your Emerging Leaders Are No Exception

Your leaders will always learn best by doing. Building them requires both instruction and practical, “hands-on” ministry.

Malcolm Webber

5 Ways to Build Leaders in the Classroom

Most leader development occurs outside the classroom. But there are some specific things that can be done effectively in the classroom.

Malcolm Webber

8 Ways You Can Motivate Your Emerging Leaders to Grow

Growing as a leader requires a high level of commitment and initiative on the part of the participant. Here’s how you can help motivate your emerging leaders.

Malcolm Webber

Build a Few Leaders Well, Not Many Leaders Poorly

Jesus’ focus in building leaders was not on quantity, but on quality. This was the model He gave us.

Malcolm Webber

Effective Leader Development Is a Complex Collage

An effective leader development process is not a neat series of courses but a fiery immersion in real-life. How do we go about designing such a context?

Malcolm Webber