Developing Leaders
October 1, 1996
If church leaders were born and not made, there certainly would be less stress
in pastoral work. But then there wouldn't be the satisfaction of seeing someone
fully develop his or her God-given potential. Leadership has devoted this issue to helping pastors develop other
leaders. The theme section comes in two parts:
1. SHARPENING YOUR SKILLS. In the interview The Potential around
You (p. 22), John Maxwell gives hard-won lessons in how to develop
the leadership gift of others. For most pastors, finding promising
people is as difficult as developing them. Fred Smith gives practical guidelines
in Spotting a New Leader (p. 30).
Despite what is proclaimed at pastors' conferences, pastor David Coffin writes,
"Most people in my small congregation don't want to be unleashed to do ministry."
See Why I Don't Train Leaders in Malinta, Ohio (p. 35).
Lay leaders need to know how to handle conflict; Alabama pastor Gary Fenton
gives the specifics in A Crash Course in Conflict (p. 38).
Lay trainer Marlene Wilson gives help on Turning Pewsitters into
Players (p. 41). Finally, in Keeping Leaders Aflame
(p. 44), pastor Robert Morgan helps with the perennial issue of keeping leaders
motivated for the longterm.
2. UNDERSTANDING YOUR ROLE. If we're clear about our role as pastor, we're
better equipped to develop others. In Shepherd or Leader? (p.
48), H. B. London, Jr., and pastor James White take different positions about
the pastor's primary role. In Your Leadership Is Unique (p.
54), Peter F. Drucker presents the freeing news that there is no one archetype
for a church leader. Finally, in Up to the Challenge (p.56),
Bill Hybels clarifies why leadership in the church is more demanding-and
rewarding-than leadership ...
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