Leadership
Holistic Leadership Development
You want to develop leaders who will do what Jesus called us to do, leaders who can take the church forward into the 21st century. You look to the fields and see them, as Jesus does, ready for harvest — and you know that’s where your ministry needs to concentrate.
What’s needed is holistic leadership development — the kind of leadership development that comes from the harvest and leads people back into the harvest, resulting in subsequent generations of new believers and new leaders living as Jesus called us to live.
We can help you develop leaders the kind of leaders you need in a way that is both relational and intentional… and ultimately effective in helping your church accomplish its mission.
The soapbox derby
When I was 12 years old, I wanted to build a car to race in a soapbox derby. My dad sat down with me and gave me this choice: “You can do it to have fun or you can do it to win. If you want to do it to win, here’s what it’s going to take….” And he laid out the hours...
How to fail at coach training
Here’s a fool-proof way to fail in your coach training endeavors: Train everybody, right now, in big groups. In so doing, you’re denying the very methodology that makes coaching powerful. You can’t produce coaches on a factory assembly line. Good coaches are more...
Train in a way that’s consistent with your philosophy
Here’s a case study for you: A ministry that focused on training people in doing relational ministry started with coaching, a hands-on learning process, and focused attention on individuals. Its popularity grew. As the ministry gained more and more people to process...
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of God
What I have learned in my hands-on experience working with people in recovery is that they have a spiritual responsiveness that often exceeds my own. Their level of spiritual receptivity and responsiveness to God exceeds that of most believers. I’ve been surprised at...
What does it mean to “live as Jesus wanted us to live”?
A blog reader recently asked me that question. Jesus told his disciples to watch him and live as he lived. We are all to imitate Christ. So what does that mean? We are to wear first century clothes? Eat first century food? Likely not. Maybe it’s just about the...
6-word lessons to discover missional living
Dave DeVries’ book 6-word lessons to discover missional living is a little book with a big message. Each six-word lesson is packed with wisdom for ministry leaders. This book is filled with succinct, easy-to-read lessons learned from years of ministry experience. The...
Dear Bob,
I just moved to a church with a 50 years history and a predominant population of senior adults with the mentality that the pastor should primarily acts as a chaplain. They love God but have decided they are done serving. I want to model and move toward an...
The vision of Logan Leadership — it’s your vision too
I have a vision for living out the kingdom of God today in a way that makes Jesus visible. Some days the picture in my mind is so clear. I can envision networks of Jesus-followers that are alive, vibrant and growing. Their people are living lives of love, talking with...
The great unveiling: Logan Leadership website
This blog is now integrated into the Logan Leadership website-- take a few minutes today and check out the rest of the site. And in case you aren’t yet familiar with what Logan Leadership is all about, here’s the mission: Logan Leadership provides coaching and...
Introducing Logan Leadership
Exciting times are ahead. This is a new season of ministry for me—a time of intensified focus on what God has called me to do. I have always been passionate about making disciples from the harvest for the harvest, about multiplying authentic communities of Jesus...
There is such a thing as a stupid question
You’ve heard teachers tell their students, “There’s no such thing as a stupid question.” That might be true for students—students might get a pass—but it’s definitely not true for coaches. Here are a few of my favorite stupid question categories. Whenever these types...
Tangible Kingdom Primer– teenager-style
About three months ago a woman at my church started going through the Tangible Kingdom Primer in a unique way—with her teenage kids. Lena ran across the book, began praying about who to read through it with, and when she showed it to her kids, ages 19, 15, and 12, she...