August 25, 2010
A Heart for God
Michael Mack reflects on leadership that begins in close fellowship with God, showing how prayer, solitude, devotional life, and remaining with Jesus shape leaders who overflow into others.
Leadership Development
Leadership Development equips churches and ministry teams to identify, train, and empower leaders for long-term discipleship and mission. Explore practical, Bible-based resources on mentoring, coaching, apprenticeships, and building leadership pipelines for elders, staff, and volunteer leaders. You’ll find guidance on cultivating character, clarifying competencies, delegating responsibility, and creating a healthy culture where leaders grow and multiply. Whether you’re developing emerging leaders, strengthening current leadership, or building a repeatable process for your church, these articles help you invest in people who can faithfully lead in Jesus’ name.
August 25, 2010
Eight Ways to Be a More Positive Leader
Victor M. Parachin offers eight practical ways to practice positive leadership that inspires loyalty, develops people, shows respect, gives generously, accepts responsibility, and leads with humor.
August 18, 2010
Prophetic Lessons for the 21st-Century Christian Leader (Part 2)
©Standard Publishing Christian Leadership Commitments from Jeremiah’s Call Edward Sanders reflects on Jeremiah’s call to show how Christian leaders today can make commitments rooted in trust, discipline, Christ-centered ministry, God’s authority, perseverance, and disciple-making purpose. The article connects Jeremiah’s difficult prophetic calling with the responsibilities of church leaders who serve under God’s authority. Christian leaders must place their complete trust in God alone. God’s discipline, authority, and presence shape authentic leadership. Jeremiah’s call points leaders toward Christ-centered, disciple-making ministry. (This is part 2 of a 2-part article.) By Edward Sanders The calling of Christian leaders today is different and more
August 11, 2010
Prophetic Lessons for the 21st-Century Christian Leader (Part 1)
Edward Sanders reflects on Jeremiah’s prophetic calling and challenges Christian leaders to define success by faithfulness to God rather than numbers, growth, or cultural approval.
July 18, 2010
They Trust Me, They Trust Me Not
Dave Ping explains why trust is essential to church leadership and how wounded congregations can begin rebuilding confidence through genuine listening, caring, and practical trust-building practices.
The Credibility Factor
Ken Swatman explores how pastors build credibility through time, authenticity, transparency, and biblical authority while leading congregations through discipline, redemption, and restoration.
April 25, 2010
The Integrity Mirror
Chuck Booher challenges pastors, elders, and ministry leaders to examine whether their private conduct reflects Christ, warning against intimidation, deceit, jealousy, and abuse behind the scenes.
April 11, 2010
Megachurches: Repentance Leads to Real Life
Justin Miller led Real Life Christian Church through repentance, unified eldership, renewed vision, discipleship, and leadership development after becoming senior minister during a season of financial strain.
March 21, 2010
Ask Yourself Some Questions Before You Fire
Ken Swatman offers pastors and church leaders a careful process for evaluating staff concerns before making the difficult decision to terminate a ministry employee.
February 28, 2010
Leadership Coaching in the Local Church (Developing Leaders of Leaders)
Janet McMahon reflects on how volunteer coaching, shared responsibility, and intentional leadership structures can release leaders and help local churches care for people more effectively.
February 7, 2010
How One Minister Survived a Building Program
Ken Swatman shares three principles that helped Oregon City Christian Church survive and even value the challenge of building and relocating to a new facility.
January 17, 2010
A Sabbatical for Volunteers
Volunteer church leaders can grow weary from years of faithful service. Wilbur Reid III makes the case for sabbaticals that renew leaders and strengthen the church.
January 13, 2010
Time-Consuming . . . and Effective!
By Mark A. Taylor One of the most time-consuming methods for developing volunteers is also one of the most effective””and most overlooked. Some call it discipleship. Lately the popular word has been mentoring. Both terms describe a similar approach: ongoing, individualized attention to a person for the purpose of helping him or her grow spiritually and discover his call to Christian service. A number of methods, strategies, and approaches are out there. But I”ll never forget the advice Dr. Steven Hancock gave me and the rest of his Christian education students in seminary many years ago. “Whenever you do anything
November 15, 2009
Developing the Leadership Culture
Glen Schneiders reflects on the church planter’s responsibility to develop leaders intentionally, creating a healthy leadership culture through coaching, mentoring, and long-term investment.
November 15, 2009
Keys to Cultivating Leaders
Glen Schneiders urges church leaders to develop emerging leaders carefully through wise selection, mentoring, planned learning, and meaningful opportunities to lead.
November 15, 2009
Growing Leaders in a Young Church: Interior and Exterior
Steve Cuss reflects on the interior life and exterior structure needed for healthy church leadership, from spiritual disciplines and dethroning idols to developing servant-hearted leaders.
November 15, 2009
Growing Leaders in a Young Church: Infancy to Eldership
Dave Smith reflects on planting CrossWay Christian Church and explains why patient leadership development, outside accountability, and proven servant character were essential to the church’s health.
November 11, 2009
The Most Important Leadership Task
Mark A. Taylor highlights the often-hidden work of leadership: developing new leaders through coaching, training, service, modeling, and prayer.
November 1, 2009
Read Well to Lead Well
Eddie Lowen reflects on three leadership books that helped him embrace stewardship teaching, understand his leadership style, and equip others for better communication in the church.
September 13, 2009
Don’t Just Change, Upgrade
Mark Atteberry urges churches to fight shoddiness, resist autopilot ministry, and pursue excellence because God gives his best and deserves our best in return.
