As promised last month,the November issue of Auxano Insights focuses on Developing Leaders - one of the five categories of the Integration Model as unpacked in Church Unique. What good is clear vision without a cascading movement of leaders who carry it?
There is an ever present crisis in the church. The crisis is not the absence of leaders, but the absence of a leadership development process. While God is in the business of providing things like leaders, we often get stuck in patterns of under-utilization that begin with failing to see the emerging leaders around us. (Check out Exodus 18 for the crown jewel biblical example of this mistake.) This idea is so big, that Aubrey Malphurs invited me to co-author Building Leaders with him to provide practical steps in designing your own leadership pipeline. Another leader who sounds the trumpet is Mac Lake at Seacoast, a passionate advocate and great source for leadership development stuff.
In this month's Insights, we introduce a great picture of what leadership development can look like in your church. What if every leader in your church kept a campfire burning where his or her people sat? And what if those people were then sent to start their own campfires? When you look out over the landscape of your church, how many campfires do you see? Imagine a hillside of growing fires representing the mini-tribes that are a part of your larger tribe. Do you see multiplying campfires? Are they burning bright? Read this month's Insights to learn more about how to develop leaders in your ministry - and the difference it can make. If you are not subscribed yet, you can do so here.