February 15, 2009
Great Leaders Are Broken
By Glen Elliott In January 2007, I became lead pastor at Pantano Christian Church in Tucson, Arizona. It was the culmination of a carefully planned three-year transition. Tim Coop, who had been senior pastor for about 15 years, was ready to pass the proverbial baton (see the CHRISTIAN STANDARD article “A Unique Transition,” January 27, 2008). In preparation for the transition, my wife and I attended a rigorous leadership assessment and development event. It was an intense three days, preceded by 40 hours of preparation work that was just as intense. We filled out self-assessments, completed life and ministry history
