Tag: designed to lead

  • THE CONVICTION FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

    THE CONVICTION FOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

    I’ve been re-reading Eric Geiger and Kevin Peck’s Designed to Lead, and it’s stirring something in my heart as a pastor. We live in a time when the world hungers for leaders with integrity, leaders who serve, leaders who understand that true greatness is measured by the growth of those around them. And while there’s…

  • Speaking the Same Language

    Speaking the Same Language

    For us to have success in developing future leaders, it is critical that we are speaking the same language with the same definitions underneath the common language. Common language, with a common understanding, is essential for oneness. Oneness is essential for a culture of developing leaders. – Eric Geiger This holds true for the church.…

  • Spirit-Filled Leadership: How Does that Look Like?

    Spirit-Filled Leadership: How Does that Look Like?

    “Spiritual leadership requires spirit-filled people.” – Oswald Sanders What distinctive should a Christian leader have compared to somebody who leads in an environment or organization that is not explicitly Christian? This is a good question to ask since the Bible has made it clear that there is no distinction between the sacred and the secular.…

  • How to Know if Ministry Has Become your Idol

    How to Know if Ministry Has Become your Idol

    During our class today with Dr. Ed Stetzer, we discussed some principles we have learned from our reading of Eric Geiger’s book Designed to Lead. One of the things that got me thinking and actually hit me was the part where we discussed ministry idolatry. It was a good heart check for me today whether…

  • Why Mission Brings Focus

    Why Mission Brings Focus

    Have you ever been part of a group where there is no mission? Or have you been part of a church, attending every week, but you don’t know the reason why the church was first started? A church is designed to be a community with a mission. God has given the church gifts to serve…