How accurately do you estimate your ability as a leader? Do you think too highly of yourself, not highly enough, or about right? Recently I came across the concept of “illusory superiority.” Illusory superiority is “a cognitive bias that causes people to overestimate their positive qualities and abilities and to underestimate their [...]
Malcolm Webber
In our last Letter we looked at the power of pressure in leader development. There are several cautions we must observe as we introduce pressure into the lives of emerging leaders: It is not true that “the more we make them suffer, the more they will grow.” God allows suffering in our lives, but He does so wisely. We should not just [...]
Malcolm Webber
Many biblical leaders such as Joseph, Moses, David and Paul were built in the fire of suffering. You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, persecutions, sufferings – what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the [...]
Malcolm Webber
Leaders are built through fire. Godly leaders know that sufferings can build spiritual maturity, brokenness and genuine faith in God; thus, they do not shy away from the cross in their lives. Accordingly, Jesus showed the way of suffering to the leaders He was building. He personally demonstrated sufferings to them:
Malcolm Webber
Leaders are built through fire – like steel is made hard in the fire, like gold is purified in the furnace, like carbon is formed under pressure into diamonds. Pressure reveals the impurities in one’s life so they can be dealt with. It is far better to put the emerging leader under pressure before he is given significant responsibility [...]
Malcolm Webber
God’s ultimate purpose in all things revolves around His Son: having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth – in Him. [...]
Malcolm Webber
In our last Letter, we looked at the goal of leader development – we must build healthy leaders. There are five key attributes of a healthy leader: Christ. Community. Character. Calling. Competencies. Thus, a healthy Christian leader is a man or woman who knows God, was formed and lives in supportive and accountable community, has strong [...]
Malcolm Webber
Read this parable of the bamboo if you would serve in leadership.
Malcolm Webber
As we noted in our last Letter, a godly leader will choose accountability. Healthy leaders will be accountable ones!
Malcolm Webber
A leader does not become one overnight. He must be tested first.
Malcolm Webber