Opportunistic Leadership
NEW: Opportunistic Leadership: Catching the Wave of Providence for Church Growth by Dave Browning In many church growth stories, while leaders later point to principles that “got them there,” they underplay the power of serendipitous, providential events of which they were able to take advantage. Could it be one of the reasons that churches grow is because the leadership of the church is willing and able to capitalize on the opportunities provided by God? This Leadia Experience is...
Read MoreCommunal Morphing
Communal Morphing: How to Facilitate Community Based Leadership Development by Steve Saccone Communal morphing is a term describing the transformational impact that creative peer-learning experiences can foster among emerging leaders when designed and facilitated well. It’s an effective method of leadership development that helps leaders maximize their time and draw on the strengths of those around them for better learning, and a process to help cultivate a leadership development culture...
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Available NOW! Real Community Transformation – From Rhetoric to Results for the Glory of God by Mark DeYmaz Well-meaning pastors boldly proclaim, “We’re going to change the world; we’re going take this city for Christ!” But the question remains, Have you ever seen this happen? In Real Community Transformation, Mark DeYmaz explains how to lead your church beyond rhetoric to results by advancing a proven, effective, model for community engagement via the local church. Learn why...
Read MoreBreaking Through Imaginative Gridlock
Leadership demands vision. Vision requires imagination. Imagination demands…something. Imaginative gridlock is something everyone grapples with at some point. Rather than throw our hands up in discouragement or assume we just aren’t creative, we can dislodge the “stuckness” by looking in unexpected places like our spiritual life, emotions, and pain tolerance. Imaginative gridlock is more about the heart than the head. The sooner we realize this, the sooner we can break...
Read MoreMultisite: The Next Decade
Just a little over ten years ago Leadership Network convened our first gathering of multisite churches and leaders and today we have directly served over 100 churches through our Leadership Communities and InnovationLabs. Much has happened in the multisite movement since that initial meeting. When we first gathered a decade ago, terminology such as campus pastor, original campus and central support systems, didn’t exist. Today these phrases and roles are a part of the common vernacular...
Read MoreMultisite Student Ministry
This Leadia experience is about looking into the under-examined side of multisite student ministry and exploring the strategies that can lead to success in your church. You will be exposed to the wins and the failures of my ministry and those of other student ministry leaders around the country. From the Author: Using information directly from multisite churches across the country you will be exposed to different models and challenges faced in operating a student ministry in multiple...
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