Like towering trees in a dense forest, leaders in Jesus’ time were egocentric, oppressive, and in charge. They shut out much needed light for emerging leaders. Perhaps this is why Jesus never described His disciples as leaders. He didn’t want future leaders of His church to absorb those leadership values. The church’s healthy beginning was linked to Jesus’ sacrificial resolve to lead by focusing on His followers’ highest potential. Rick uses examples from the beginning of his ministry as a pastor to illustrate how experienced Christians can have a tremendous impact on younger, less mature Christians through mentoring.
Rick Sessoms
A lack of coordination can destroy a team’s effectiveness. A lack of coordination across multiple areas can greatly harm a leader’s credibility.
Eric Geiger
The story of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), one of Jesus’ most famous stories, describes the power of true love. In this story, Jesus contrasts those with big heads (the priest and the Levite who had heads full of Bible knowledge) with one who had a big heart, the Samaritan. This story also offers clues about leaders with big [...]
Charles Stone
The health and growth of an organization or church depends on every member taking responsibility for the whole – and healthy followers will do so in eleven primary ways.
Malcolm Webber
How to form Christians today is unclear.
Dave Odom
We need to get better at criticism. Much better. That is my criticism of the church.
David Goodman
Be aggressive. Stick to the mission even when it’s hard. And see it through to the end. Reach Gen Z.
Chris Pascarella
The most important leadership characteristic is credibility. Here are five common ways leaders lose their credibility.
Eric Geiger
Although “Millennials” may be the most studied generation so far in American history, another generation rises among us: Generation Z. Who are they?
Chris Pascarella
"What's the excuse this time?" So often our team embarks on a new initiative and partway in, we can already hear people beginning to frame excuses as to why it won't (and eventually doesn't) work. What if we got them all into the open beforehand?
Corey Olynik
Followers possess extraordinary power. Here’s how they can use it.
Malcolm Webber
Pastors may already be doing these things, but here are some things missionaries can remind us.
Chuck Lawless
When a leader admits his or her weaknesses in front of an audience, I think to myself: “That’s great that you see that and can articulate it so well. But how will you follow that up? What kinds of steps will you take over the next few months and years in response to what you just shared with everyone? Are you sharing because you want admiration – or accountability?”
Adrian Pei
It’s hard for leaders to shift gears and go a different direction, even when God’s the one changing their trajectory. Letting your vision go doesn’t have to be a bad thing ‒ here are five benefits!
Dan Lovaglia
True leaders are servants who die to themselves so others may flourish. True leaders go forth not for themselves but for others. If the foundation of leadership is “go forth and die,” no one should outpace the Church in developing and deploying leaders. Here are two reasons that the Church should develop leaders who “go forth and die.” We have the ultimate example.
Eric Geiger
While there are many popular, and valuable, models of what constitutes a “healthy church,” biblically, there is one key characteristic. If this is in place, everything else will follow.
Malcolm Webber
Tim Walburg
