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Men and Women Leading Together

Jenn and I (Steven) fought nearly every day for our first year on the field. At the end of our first term of 2.5 years, we did a debrief and noted that second only to learning union with Christ, both of us said our marriage, and our co-leadership of the ministry and team together, was […]

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Quick Reads: Developing Female Leaders

…every time there has been a spiritual awakening, women are often called up into ministry and spiritual leadership. It’s one of the signs of a revival that isn’t talked about very often. Dr. Jo Anne Lyon, 181 In Developing Female Leaders, church consultant Kadi Cole addresses how churches and leaders can better develop, empower, and […]

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Be Barnabas Church Planting Movements Missions

Indicators of an Emerging Apostolic Leader

In our last two posts, we’ve defined what the “apostolic” is, and 5 essential elements of an apostolic leader. An apostolic leader needs to have all 5 elements of big vision, risking faith, foundation setting, leader developer, and surrender to God. If you can find a clearly apostolically gifted, mature, national believer to partner with, […]

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Abiding in Christ Church Planting Movements Team Development

Podcast: Building and Multiplying a Disciple Making Movement Team

We were recently invited to Cynthia Anderson’s Dare to Multiply Podcast to share about a few different topics that we are passionate about and have shared on this blog, including building and multiplying a movement team, finding national partners, and abiding in Christ. You can listen to it below!

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Leadership Development Team Development Team Leader Toolbox

LF – How to Form a Personal Development Plan

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 […]

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Leadership Development Team Leader Toolbox

LF – How Do I Develop as a Leader?

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, […]

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Leadership Development Team Leader Toolbox

LF – How Do I Discern if I’m a Leader?

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 […]

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Leadership Development Team Leader Toolbox

LF – Why Are Leaders Needed?

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 […]

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Leadership Development Team Leader Toolbox

Leadership Foundations – Overview

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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Church Planting Movements Team Leader Toolbox

How to Write a Strategy Plan (2/2)

In Part 1, we discussed what strategy is and is not, and some areas for learning before trying to establish a strategy plan. This post is a step-by-step guide for how to write a strategy plan for your ministry. Creating the strategy plan assumes you have received from God the end vision he has given […]