Dave Odom Want to know how NOT to make disciples? In this humorous and insightful two-minute video clip from the Verge Conference, Francis Chan begins to answer the question, “How can we make true disciples of Jesus?”
Building Leaders
Articles in this category focus on practical issues of how we build healthy leaders and lessons learned
A New Opportunity for Senior Leadership
A great alternative for older pastors is the ministry once known as “interim pastorate.” Whatever you call this position, the interim pastorate isn’t what it used to be. Increasing numbers of interim or transitional pastors are now deliberately using the “in between time” in churches as a great opportunity to bring about congregational [...]
Brian Thorstad
Delegating Upward: Why We Should Not Let It Happen
Some tasks are easier to do yourself, but where’s the fun in that? The fun – really, the sheer delight – is seeing someone else learn to handle a Kingdom responsibility and bless the Lord.
Joe McKeever
10 Reasons Leaders Stop Growing
The best leaders I know keep growing. They never settle for mediocrity. They look for and tackle challenges that stretch them beyond their own comfort zone. However, some leaders do stop growing and here are 10 common reasons they do.
Chuck Lawless
Leading Without Agendas
A professor of spirituality and ministry discovers that trust grows when leaders notice and release their own agendas.
L. Roger Owens
Is Your Leadership More Than Words?
If you want to be the kind of leader whose organization is on the cutting edge, stop asking for someone to give you an answer you already know. Great leaders have the courage to act!
Mike Mowery
8 Gifts to “Pour Into” the Leaders You’re Developing
It’s great to be “pouring into” people. That’s a popular phrase in today’s leadership environment. I’ve used it because I like the word picture of it. Whatever I may have learned about life and leadership, I’m supposed to be passing along to others. But what does the phrase really mean? What, exactly, are we to pour into the people we [...]
Brandon Cox
8 Reasons Why Right Now’s the Right Time to Develop Young Leaders
If you’re considering expanding what you offer in terms of leader-development (in school, at home, on an athletic team or at work), let me incentivize you. Below are eight reasons why I believe that now is a perfect time to equip emerging leaders to serve.
Tim Elmore
What’s Your Ministry Philosophy?
Every leader has values, it’s just that some leaders haven’t clearly identified them or taken the time to process them through yet.
Stephen Mayers
37 Things I Learned in 37 Years of Ministry (Part 4)
37 things I’ve learned in 37 years of ministry. I’m sure I’ve got a lot more to learn, and glad the Lord is so patient with me, because I’m a pretty slow learner. Hope they’ve been encouraging to you.
Mark Altrogge
37 Things I Learned in 37 Years of Ministry (Part 3)
Here are yet 10 more things I learned (and am still learning).
Mark Altrogge
10 More Things I Learned in 37 Years of Ministry (Part 2)
Yesterday, I began a series of blog posts called 37 Things I Learned in 37 Years of Ministry and began with 10 things I’d learned. Here we go with a few more.
Mark Altrogge
37 Things I Learned in 37 Years of Ministry (Part 1)
Recently, I retired from full-time ministry after 37 years. Here are some things I learned over the years. They are not in any particular order.
Mark Altrogge
Our Approach to Identifying Leaders
At Asian Access, we have been affirmed for our ability to identify leaders who are right for our program. We’ve had numerous requests to share what we believe we have learned. So with humility, let me offer a few thoughts on our approach.
Joe Handley
Don’t Be a Perpetual 300-foot Leader
Leaders must execute, must drop into details at times, and must be connected to the work, but leaders must also rise above the daily grind.
Eric Geiger
4 Failings of the 60,000-foot Leader
It is important for leaders to go to 30,000 feet. Go there. Just don’t live at 60,000. It is dangerous that high.
Eric Geiger
How Not To Make Disciples
Want to know how NOT to make disciples? In this humorous and insightful 2 minute video clip from the Verge Conference, Francis Chan begins to answer the question, “How can we make true disciples of Jesus?”
Francis Chan
Tools, Not Solutions, for Chinese Churches
Chinese Christians have become adept at finding solutions by relying upon the Lord. Partners with them should be encouraged to bring tools rather than providing solutions. These tools in the hands of Chinese leaders may provide the means for devising suitable approaches to the challenges they face. Brent says mentors that model godly [...]
Brent Fulton
24 Charts of Leadership Styles Around The World
Growing up in three countries (South Korea, Canada and United States), I’m fascinated by how culture shapes different leadership styles. Richard D. Lewis charted 24 different leadership styles in his book “When Cultures Collide.” This is a ground-breaking book when it comes to finding clues to understanding of intercultural [...]
Paul Sohn
Do Leadership Conferences Have Lasting Impact?
German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus devised several experiments to measure how fast we forget. He concluded that the majority of information we hear is forgotten within one hour, and 75% disappears in a week. Are you wasting your time attending leadership conferences?
Paul Penley