I. Women in Leadership This content was co-written with my friend LB who previously served as a team leader in East Asia and is currently serving in member care. In the previous post, I shared about my leadership journey and the unique internal tension I felt about being a woman leader in ministry and on […]
Category: Leadership Development
Leaders are critical in Great Commission work. Developing other leaders is an essential focus for every missions leader.
One of the topics that I’m most passionate about is empowering women towards leadership in missions. Half of the people among the unreached are women, and in many contexts, women are both the early adopters of the gospel and the ones who pass faith and discipleship onto their families. Currently, women make up ⅔ of […]
In How To Recruit Teammates (Part 1), we talked about how to cast vision broadly to networks of goers, with a particular eye out for leaders. In Part 2, we’ll describe more of the process of filtering and discerning a potential recruit’s fit on your team, and how to invite them to your team. Filter […]
One of the responsibilities of a Team Leader is to recruit the right teammates onto your team. We’re often asked many questions around the area of recruiting, including: “How do I know if someone’s right for my team?”“How do I cast compelling vision for someone to join?”“Should I prioritize role fit, gifting, or character?” We […]
Part 1 – Leadership Foundations Overview Part 2 – Why are leaders needed? Part 3 – How do I discern if I’m a leader? Part 4 – How do I develop as a leader? In Part 4, we talked about different ways that you can develop on your pathway towards becoming a team leader. One […]
Part 1 – Leadership Foundations OverviewPart 2 – Why are leaders needed?Part 3 – How do I discern if I’m a leader?_______ In the previous posts, we covered some leadership basics and foundations, the need for leaders on the missions field, and how to discern if you are a leader. In the next two posts, […]
Leadership Foundations Part 1: LF Overview Leadership Foundations Part 2: Why Are Leaders Needed? _______ In the last two posts of the Leadership Foundations series, we covered the definition of leadership and some leadership principles, and answered the question – Why are leaders needed? In this post, we’ll explore a question that many aspiring leaders […]
For our second post in the Leadership Foundations series, we felt the need to address this question – why are leaders needed? From our Overview post, we defined leadership as this: a leader is a man or woman who receives vision from God to influence the people of God towards the purposes of God. A […]
All Leadership Foundations Posts:LF – Why are Leaders Needed?LF – How Do I Discern if I’m a Leader?LF – How Do I Develop as a Leader?LF – How to Form a Personal Development Plan_______ The words ‘leader’ or ‘leadership’ have a lot of broad connotations for different people. The term leader is used in sports, […]
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Team Conflict
Team conflict on the field is a fact of life. Many studies of missionary field teams have found that “disagreements with other missionaries” is one of the top reasons for preventable missionary attrition. Because team leaders bear the responsibility for the health and thriving of their team, we need to be prepared to face and […]