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.
Why get missional coach training?
Ministry leaders are at least 50% more effective with coaching. They need someone who will listen, ask them questions, and help them reflect on what they’re hearing from God. They need someone who will help them develop action plans and stay accountable to...
Missional Coach Training starts August 28-29 in Los Angeles
We interrupt this series on "Things I learned by working with inner city middle schoolers" to bring you the following announcement. Our regularly scheduled series will pick up again this Friday. Do you have a big vision for the future of your ministry? Take an...
Things I learned by working with inner city middle schoolers: part 1
When I was starting a middle school ministry at an inner city church, there was not a single student that came from a “normal” family. There’s no such thing as a normal family of course, but in this case I just mean one that has both a mother and a father at home-- an...
Conversations with God
Do you ever have conversations with God where he talks back? I do sometimes. I’m not always certain that it’s God, but these conversations are usually highly instructive for me regardless. A number of years ago, I was reciting to God all the reasons why I wasn’t best...
A weak man
We recently had a breakthrough in the anger management class I teach. A rough guy in the back row spoke up and said, “Yeah, when someone disrespects you, you gotta defend yourself and defend your honor. You can’t help it.” He sounded confident and tough, even proud,...
Deciding to change
When I was teaching in my anger management recovery group at the Salvation Army, I had a man interrupt me and say, “When someone makes me mad, I tell them off. That’s just the way I am.” I responded, “So what I’m hearing you say is that when you feel angry, you blow...
Coach or cash?
A man I work with in the transitional living center recently wrote a letter to me and Janet asking for $100. Our policy in environments where we volunteer is that is that we don’t give money directly to individuals, but we do give time and training to them. That’s the...
Leadership
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...