Articles in this category focus on practical issues of how we build healthy leaders and lessons learned
This is good advice for all ages (and not just pastors), but the majority of questions I receive are from younger pastors. I’m not sure what it says about us older pastors but it has been true in my ministry that the younger a pastor is, the more willing to heed advice.
Ron Edmondson
How to form Christians today is unclear. The challenge is that the basic patterns of life have shifted in an increasingly digital and networked world. The new patterns have not fully emerged, but the shifts are as profound as the move from farm to factory in earlier generations.
Dave Odom
A video course on organizational leadership
Malcolm Webber
A professor of spirituality and ministry discovers that trust grows when leaders notice and release their own agendas.
L. Roger Owens
The Bible carries definite distinctions between leaders and managers. What does Scripture have to say about the differences?
Malcolm Webber
Spiritual managers fill many vital roles as they manage an organization, none of which can be neglected.
Malcolm Webber
Leaders and managers differ considerably in their approach to basic issues like direction and alignment. By understanding these differences, we can work together better for the kingdom of God.
Malcolm Webber
Every significant moment in history was led by leaders who were committed to another way. Leaders who acted counter-culturally. Leaders who selflessly did what was right rather than what was popular or comfortable.
Jenni Catron
Almost every leader under 40 feels it – the constant stress, anxiety and uncertainty we’re all plagued by. Dr. Tim Elmore is a world-renowned expert on the issues facing today’s students and young adults. We dive into why so many young adults feel constant anxiety and uncertainty and how to deal with it, with strategies for young adults [...]
Carey Nieuwhof
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
Although we should aspire to train and build, my encouragement is that we continue to focus on building life in people and by doing so, we will end up transforming people in the long haul.
Raj Chelvaraj
Anyone can do simple design, and we need to nurture the capacity of every leader (and believer) so that everyone does it.
Malcolm Webber
Recently I ate a very nice dish when I was in Asia. It was a famous seafood dish for the region – one dish with many different ingredients. There were noodles, water, seafood, ginger, sugar, rice wine and other things. There were a lot of unique ingredients but they all went together to make one tasty dish. This is how to design [...]
Malcolm Webber
These three steps will help you evaluate every new or foreign idea to anticipate if it is a good fit for your organization, and then determine how exactly it will affect your vision, strategy, and values.
Paul Sohn
There’s a misnomer that it’s always a good thing when someone says, “What you see is what you get,” especially when it comes to ministry leadership. If you’re encountering any of these three dangers, it’s time to deal with what’s really going on.
Dan Lovaglia
Malcolm’s thought for this week: What is the Lord’s commandment?
Malcolm Webber
Building leaders is not a quick process, by any means. We need to be prepared for the amount of time it takes transformation to occur.
Malcolm Webber
A new video on building servant leaders.
LeaderSource Team Member
Leaders see it all the time ‒ employees responding poorly to change initiatives. Maybe a new approach is required ‒ one that acknowledges the resisting forces and, in understanding them, reduces their sway.
Corey Olynik
You have the choice to cater to church attenders or call them out as disciple makers.
Dan Lovaglia