Bootstrapping Your Service Team
Starting a new service team is often an easy step – you see a need and you fill it. The problem that most leaders face isn’t starting, but successfully bootstrapping a service …

Now that you have learned about the staircase method of leadership development, and have seen examples of this in action, now it is time to start taking your first steps. We want to identify three …

I have rolled out a new website called WhatYouDoIsWhatTheyHear.com that features some of the principles from the recent post with the same title. The purpose of the site is to provide a simple page for …

Building on the recent post about the Staircase Method of leadership development, let’s look at some examples of how others are successfully using this model to grow their leadership base. This will help you understand …

Do you use the “mountain method” or “staircase method” to leadership development? Growing the next generation of leaders is essential to your continued growth and the growth of your church. Without leadership development, you’ll end …

I’m excited to announce the first in a series of eBooks from Agile Ministry. Handle With Care will help you improve your church or ministry leadership by offering practical, easy-to-read chapters on a variety of …

I have been wearing two different hats while serving in my church’s volunteer department: training coordinator and consultant. As the training coordinator, I’ve been responsible for outlining how we will ensure that lay leaders and …