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“Apprenticing doesn’t work”

“Apprenticing doesn’t work.” At least that’s what I’ve been told.  When I work with a church to help design their leadership development strategy, we focus on a multifaceted approach to development.  How they will prepare new leaders How they will provide ongoing equipping for existing leaders How they will inspire all leaders to grow in ways to accomplish the Kingdom mission.  All three are essential in developing leaders for the church.  I share three approaches…Continue Reading

What will your church invest in developing leaders in 2020?

They say you can look at a persons/church’s checkbook and tell what is important to them. How much will your church budget for developing leaders in 2020? Of the percentage how much is dedicated to developing the staff versus developing lay leaders? What might happen if we paid as much attention to the competency of our leaders as we did the cash in our bank accounts? I’d be shocked if your key staff were not…Continue Reading

3 Disciplines that Will Make You a Better Teacher

I never want to grow stale as a trainer. After so many years of developing others, it’s tempting to put it on cruise control. That’s why I work to maintain certain disciplines as a trainer. Here are three things I want to do every time I train: I want to learn something new about the topic before I teach it. I want to maintain the posture of a learner by seeking to learn something new…Continue Reading

Helping Your Team Create Raving Fans

Sometimes we get so busy doing the work of our organization that we actually forget about the very customers we’re there to serve.  In those times we can let our attention to serving customers needs slip off our radar and become second priority. The following 60- 75-minute huddle is designed for you to lead your team through a development discussion that will help shape the way they think about serving your customers. I used this…Continue Reading