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
Building Leaders
Articles in this category focus on practical issues of how we build healthy leaders and lessons learned
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
A Healthy Organization Needs Both Leaders and Managers!
Managers and leaders are different. What do we do with this information?
Malcolm Webber
Leaders and Managers in the Bible
The Bible carries definite distinctions between leaders and managers. What does Scripture have to say about the differences?
Malcolm Webber
What Do Managers Actually Do?
Spiritual managers fill many vital roles as they manage an organization, none of which can be neglected.
Malcolm Webber
Managers and Leaders: Your Differences Are Your Strengths!
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
Church is a Leadership Factory
The church ought to see itself as a leadership factory that stirs up the gifts of God in people, not an auditorium that gathers people behind a leader.
J.D. Greear
When It Comes to Building Leaders, One Size Does Not Fit All.
When we are building leaders, we must remember that every single one of them has an individual calling and individual needs.
Malcolm Webber
Test Our New Healthy Leader Development Tool!
We’ve got a new tool that tests your health as a leader, and we’re looking for beta testers.
LeaderSource Team Member
10 Leadership Lessons from My Years at New Life
I recently rediscovered these “Turning Point Lessons” that emerged out of a strategic planning retreat of our New Life Fellowship staff team in 2010. At this point, the church was twenty-two years old. What struck me as I re-read these is how timeless and relevant they are for today. The following are my edits and summary out of that [...]
Pete Scazzero
Discipleship: Reversing the Course
Our view of discipleship is skewed. For this reason, the church is not developing leaders because it is not creating disciple-makers. We need to reverse the course.
Matthew Fretwell
7 Tidbits of Advice for Young Pastors
Of course, 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
Don’t Just Build Competencies, Build Healthy Leaders!
Too often, to our detriment, we only deal with competencies when building leaders.
Malcolm Webber
How to Recover after You’ve Made a Leadership Mistake
I have often watched leaders struggle to recover from a mistake made that probably didn’t have to be as personally or professionally damaging to them as it was. They simply didn’t respond well enough and it cost them more than it should have.
Ron Edmondson
Authentically Counterproductive
We hear so much about being an “authentic” leader. I believe fully in authenticity. You must lead from who you are; at the same time, authenticity does not give you permission to be a jerk. The most productive leader leads from strengths and dials back those tendencies to react poorly. This week’s question: When might [...]
Corey Olynik
You’re Growing Oaks, Not Cabbages: Building Leaders Takes Time
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
Change Can Be Traumatic! Your Followers Need Your Care.
People often react to change in detrimental ways. Here’s how you can encourage your followers in the midst of change.
Malcolm Webber