Leadership Development in Your Church: Developing a simple system for developing leaders

Leading a church is one of the biggest challenges anyone can take on. The leadership of a church is tied to several recognizable positions, and these include the roles of apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, teachers, and deacons. Most churches are structured with the simplest and common organizational structure that includes leaders in the role of pastor, deacon, and ministry leaders. Even with this simple structure, church leaders struggle to lead their followers effectively. otesself-ers. of earning the turst of followersluide their interactions with followers. dollfLeadership development within the context of a local church should not include a blanketed approach. Blanketed approaches to leadership do not take into account the nuances of the local church’s politics, membership demography, and leadership composition.

Therefore, this book seeks to provide pastors a way to bridge the gap between an “ideal leadership state” and the current state of leadership within their church. That bridge includes understanding the basics of leadership development, measuring the quality of a leadership development system, and coaching up emerging leaders.