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.
What it takes to build a coaching culture: an investment in raising up coaches
This entry is the third in a four-part series on what it takes to build a coaching culture. Many pastors and leaders want to have coaching be part of the very fabric of how they do ministry-- they want it to permeate their whole discipleship and leadership development...
What it takes to build a coaching culture: a clear vision
This entry is the second in a four-part series on what it takes to build a coaching culture. Many pastors and leaders want to have coaching be part of the very fabric of how they do ministry-- they want it to permeate their whole discipleship and leadership...
What it takes to build a coaching culture: a committed leader
This entry is the first in a four-part series on what it takes to build a coaching culture. Many pastors and leaders want to have coaching be part of the very fabric of how they do ministry-- they want it to permeate their whole discipleship and leadership development...
An online interview
Robbie MacKenzie, of Missional Youth Ministry, recently interviewed me via Skype video. In that video, I talked about my own journey of faith and calling, my perspective on missional ministry, and advice to today’s church planters. If you’d like to check out the...
Geese or golden eggs?
I was on an international flight flipping through business magazine when I saw an ad that caught my attention. It was a plain white page with a golden egg at the bottom and a single caption that read, “What you really need is the goose.” It was a great ad. In...
Bringing hope for the here and hereafter
By guest blogger Tom Nebel: For years I’ve had to take a deep breath whenever anyone asked me what I did for a living. I knew that as soon as I’d say anything about helping to see new churches started I’d receive a patronizing and dismissive smile-- and I’d be...
Sending Missional Leaders
This blog entry is by guest blogger Steve Ogne, church planter coach and consultant with CRM. Steve and I worked together for a decade and collaborated on several projects together, including The Church Planter’s Toolkit. Steve’s most recent publication is...
Ministry teams vs. Mission teams
This blog entry is by guest blogger Steve Ogne, church planter coach and consultant with CRM. Steve and I worked together for a decade and collaborated on several projects together, including The Church Planter’s Toolkit. Steve’s most recent publication is...
Team with Others
This blog post is part of a series of nine entries, each highlighting one of the nine Journey Guides. Each Journey Guide is a three-week discipleship study. They can be engaged separately or as a series. No matter what our ministry looks like, we need to find ways to...
What’s next?
This entry is part of a week-long series on powerful coaching questions. Sometimes in coaching we can spend a great deal of time identifying the key issues, brainstorming potential solutions, and crafting a plan for change. But all of this comes to nothing if we don’t...
What action steps can you take in the next 30 days?
This entry is part of a week-long series on powerful coaching questions. Right after a client has had a major “ah-ha” moment-- that breakthrough insight, like God just woke them up and made everything clear-- they will usually state it: “Now I know what I need to do…...
How will you stay on track?
This entry is part of a week-long series on powerful coaching questions. This question-- “How will you stay on track?”-- is one that I often ask after a person has established their goal and put their action plan in place. It’s particularly helpful when the goal is...