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.
Discipleship changes everything
Lately I’ve been thinking through how Jesus made disciples, based on my observations of scripture. I’ll post one insight per day here. You can find all of them by searching “How Jesus made disciples” on my blog. Jesus assumed discipleship to be holistic in nature,...
Accept setbacks
Lately I’ve been thinking through how Jesus made disciples, based on my observations of scripture. I’ll post one insight per day here. You can find all of them by searching “How Jesus made disciples” on my blog. Jesus recognized and accepted that discipleship was a...
Consider what’s needed
Lately I’ve been thinking through how Jesus made disciples, based on my observations of scripture. I’ll post one insight per day here. You can find all of them by searching “How Jesus made disciples” on my blog. Jesus dealt with people differently at different times...
Start where people are
Lately I’ve been thinking through how Jesus made disciples, based on my observations of scripture. I’ll post one insight per day here. You can find all of them by searching “How Jesus made disciples” on my blog. Jesus took people where they were at and started there....
A better way of teaching
Lately I’ve been thinking through how Jesus made disciples, based on my observations of scripture. I’ll post one insight per day here. You can find all of them by searching “How Jesus made disciples” on my blog. Jesus skewed discipleship toward the practical rather...
The importance of being where you are
Lately I’ve been thinking through how Jesus made disciples, based on my observations of scripture. I’ll post one insight per day here. You can find all of them by searching “How Jesus made disciples” on my blog. Jesus made disciples in the context of relationships....
Multiplication inherent in the system
Lately I’ve been thinking through how Jesus made disciples, based on my observations of scripture. I’ll post one insight per day here. You can find all of them by searching “How Jesus made disciples” on my blog. Jesus expected that his disciples would make more...
Ordinary people, not superstars
Lately I’ve been thinking through how Jesus made disciples, based on my observations of scripture. I’ll post one insight per day here. You can find all of them by searching “How Jesus made disciples” on my blog. Jesus made disciples of ordinary people, not...
Making disciples and raising children
Jesus treated different people differently. As we look through the stories in scripture, we see he didn’t recommend the same course of action to everyone. Rather, he treated them according to what they needed in order to move forward. Why should the way we make...
Coaching clusters
The most common way to do coaching is one-on-one. Yet I’ve found that another strategy that works well is coaching one-on-three-- what I call coaching clusters. As a coach, I have each person prepare individually. Then during a 90-minute session, I coach each person...
My newest book is out: Becoming Barnabas
I have a new book out that’s especially geared toward laypeople. Short and readable, Becoming Barnabas zeros in how listening well and asking good questions can help them in all areas of their lives: relationships, groups, and ministries. Imagine what a difference it...
DiSC: What have we learned?
This entry is the last of a blog series on the DiSC profile, which is one of the top tools that I've found to be helpful in building teams. (You can do a search on this blog for StrengthsFinder to find another.) DiSC looks at our behavioral style and tendencies in the...