Equipping the Senior Leaders of First Baptist Church of Merced to Cultivate Leadership Behaviors in People for Potential Leadership Positions


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The purpose of this DMin project was to engage in qualitative research in equipping senior leaders at First Baptist Church of Merced in leadership behaviors that would cultivate potential leaders. The study was successful in producing people who were cultivated with effective leadership behaviors for potential leadership positions by equipping the people in existing senior leadership positions. For the process to be undertaken subsequently in this researcher’s congregation, the first Leadership Lab and the book studied during the mentoring phase needed to change. For other congregations to benefit from the process, additional instructions would need to be provided. Even under its current form, the project accomplished all of its goals. The project utilized a multi-phased approach to methodology. There was a survey and focus group discussion preceding a Leadership Lab involving the people in existing senior leadership positions. The purpose of the first phase was equipping the people in existing senior leadership positions with the skill necessary to equip others. In the second phase, the people in existing senior leadership positions recruited mentees to cultivate them for effective leadership behaviors in potential leadership positions. A “Field Guide” was provided for the mentors, and data were recorded through bi-weekly meetings of the researcher with the mentors and “Field Guides,” “Leadership Profiles,” focus groups, and formal and informal interviews. The results were evaluated, and modifications for future use were presented.







Developing a Leadership Pipeline


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Is your organization ready to develop the leaders it needs? As the workforce continues to age, finding new leaders will become more and more challenging. You can prepare by cultivating high-potential employees now and creating a pipeline of leadership talent. This issue of TD at Work can help you grow leaders within your organization so they’re ready to take the reins when current leaders leave. In “Developing a Leadership Pipeline,” Annette Cremo and Tom Bux describe the challenges companies face when filling leadership positions, explain how to differentiate high potentials from high performers, and present an action plan for developing high-potential employees. This issue includes: · best practices for developing a leadership pipeline · effective learning activities for leadership candidates · a model mentoring training program · an organization development planning tool · an individual development plan.




Discovering and Implementing Effective Leadership Practices in the Leadership Team and Deacon Ministry of First Baptist Church of Gonzales


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The purpose of this project is to train and equip the lay leadership and deacon ministry of First Baptist Gonzales in biblical servant leadership principles. The project presents the process of leadership selection, equipping leaders to lead, and focusing leadership to complete the mission of the church. The selected group of deacons and leadership team members of First Baptist Gonzales participated in the project to discern God's call to leadership, His equipping of leadership, and His mission for leadership. The facilitator implemented the project training through twelve sessions. Participants first gained an understanding of the biblical foundations of leadership through a study of Old Testament and New Testament leadership. Then, the group examined modern day leadership principles in light of the biblical foundation established. Finally, participants were able to discern how God equipped them to serve. Many positives came as a result of this project. Several participants were able to return to their ministry teams with a new insight in servant leadership. The ministry team is now in the process of rediscovering its purpose and is being led by a class participant who is leading through service. Finally, First Baptist Gonzales instituted the Divine Servant Award to recognize outstanding achievement in service to the Kingdom of God







Creating a Leadership Development Strategy to Align and Equip Leaders at Grace Lutheran Ministries


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Grace Lutheran Ministries in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, is a larger LCMS church in the Greater Milwaukee area. Grace is organized around six areas of ministry in order to reach as many people as possible; this includes a school ministry that serves over 150 separate families. Through its ministry, Grace has the opportunity to impact many lives in a large suburban area with the Gospel. The breadth of ministry opportunities provided at Grace creates the need to provide spiritually mature and appropriately equipped leaders. This major project studies leadership development necessary to provide for continued growth of ministry at Grace. This major project will fulfill three goals to create intentional leadership development at Grace. The first goal is to study the key qualities for spiritual leadership focused on a leader's character and competency. The second goal is to evaluate and understand the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and current leaders view of leadership at Grace and identify necessary areas to align around Grace's mission, values, and theology. The third goal is to come up with a formal leadership development strategy to develop spiritual leaders at Grace in their character and competency and align leadership together. The project will utilize questionnaires, focus groups, and the nominal group technique to accomplish its goals. Through this project a formal strategy was completed and presented to senior leadership team. The SLT evaluated the leadership development strategy through the SWOT analysis and began the discussion of implementation to bring to conclusion the three major goals for the project.




Charting a Bold Course


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Leadership development is a life-long process. Yet the church of Jesus Christ is in desperate need of strong leaders in this generation. In Charting a Bold Course, Andrew Seidel provides an exceptional tool to get you started on cultivating the unique gifts and abilities God has given you and your leadership team. This leadership course will fit perfectly in a leadership training program.







Create Leadership


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Leading others isn't a skill that comes easily to everyone, no matter what his or her current skill sets might be. You can help. In this book you will learn how to bring real change to your church and community by developing the practical skills to help others reach their leadership potential. Drawing on five powerful practices found in the ministry of Jesus, the book presents the key steps of apprenticeship that will build up other leaders and provides strategies for how you can activate gifts, help others take ownership, and develop a simple scorecard for measuring your kingdom-building progress. Besides rich insights from the Gospels, this book is packed with real-life ministry stories ranging from paid staff to volunteer leaders and from established churches to new church plants. A practical tool accompanies each of the five practices, with several illustrations for how to use it.