Tag: Leadership Development

The Best Path to Accelerate the Development of High-Capacity Leaders in Large Churches
By Brent Dolfo: In their newly released research on multisite trends, Dave Travis and Warren Bird reveal some of the ‘why’ behind “the dramatic growth of church planting and of multisite,” particularly among the emerging generation of leaders. According to the report, leaders are converging on a new mindset: one […]

Building a Leadership Development Culture
By Daniel Im: We hear the phrase “building leaders” all the time. What exactly does it mean for the church to do exactly this? Build leaders? Instead of asking how we should be building leaders, perhaps we should first ask ourselves how we can build a culture of leadership development. If […]

Keys for Developing High Potential Millennial Leaders
by Brent Dolfo: Lee Kricher took on a nearly impossible task. In 2003, he became pastor of Amplify Church in Pittsburgh. It was a declining church of less than 200 aging parishioners. Early in the process Lee cast vision for a “New Generation Church”, one where the attendees’ average age is […]

How to Tell if A New Volunteer is Truly a Leader (Or Simply a Doer)
by Carey Nieuwhof: I recently surveyed 1400 small and mid-sized church pastors to find out what they struggle with most as their church grows. They overwhelmingly identified developing leaders as their top challenge. Don’t get me wrong, there were many more issues (I address the big eight in my new course, […]

Everyone’s a Genius: Unleashing Creativity for the Sake of the World
by Greg Ligon: Many people in our churches are heading toward burnout in the areas they serve, but they still feel like no one has invited them to do anything challenging, exciting, or creative for the sake of the world. Their passion meter is low while their frustration meter is high. What if, […]

Why There Should Never Be Another Bored Christian
By Brandon A. Cox: Some of the best advice I received when we first started planting Grace Hills came from Todd West, who planted Oasis Church in North Little Rock. Todd said, “Don’t give people positions. Give them a project. Then, give them another project. If they’re faithful with enough projects, […]

How Do Great Churches Develop Their Leaders?
by Todd Rhoades: How do great churches develop their leaders? At Leadership Network, we hear this question all the time. Every growing church needs to constantly be identifying and training up leaders. But how? We asked 100 of the country’s largest churches this very question: How do you identify and train leaders? Last year’s […]

The Importance of Multiplying Yourself
By Micah Fries: One of the most influential ways to multiply your church is to start small. First, start off meeting with 2-3 people every week to develop and mentor them. After a year, have them sign a covenant for each individual to take another 2-3 people under their wing. In […]

8 Gifts to “Pour Into” the Leaders You’re Developing
by Brandon A. Cox: 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 […]