A Healthy Organization Needs Both Leaders and Managers!
Managers and leaders are different. What do we do with this information?
Malcolm Webber
Building Leaders
Articles in this category focus on practical issues of how we build healthy leaders and lessons learned
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
Seven Essential Priorities for Your Physical Health
As Christian leaders in God’s house, I hope these seven essential priorities help you to make the improvements that are within your power to make. God knows, we need healthier, stronger, leaner, more flexible leaders who can stay the course! You can absolutely improve your health!
Nick Franks
Without a Strategy for Change, You’re Sunk
Change takes extensive prayer, planning, and care. John Kotter’s 8-stage model provides a framework for leading it.
Malcolm Webber
5 Leadership Reflections from the Life of David
The best book from which to find leadership principles is the Bible. I love reading about King David. From his time in the wilderness and serving as king ‒ good and bad ‒ we learn a great deal about leadership and what is required to successfully lead.
Ron Edmondson
The Loneliness of Leadership
There is sometimes loneliness in leadership which cannot be avoided.
Ron Edmondson
Change in Real Time: What You Need to Know As a Leader
What exactly is change, and how do we go about implementing it?
Malcolm Webber