Writings on Christian leadership and leader development by Malcolm Webber
The fifth Leader Development Consultation (LDC) was held in Asia in October 2013 with about 240 participants from 20+ nations. Prior to the event, participants were asked, “What is the best leader development advice you can give?” The following are some of the very beautiful and wise responses. The original answers are given [...]
Malcolm Webber
The fifth Leader Development Consultation (LDC) was held in Asia in October 2013 with about 240 participants from 20+ nations. Prior to the event, participants were asked about significant trends they see happening in Christian leader development work. The following is a summary analysis of their responses. As much as possible, the [...]
Malcolm Webber
In this Letter, we will begin a new series, looking at how to design transformational leader development. Transformational leader development requires more than classroom instruction. Life transformation takes place through a combination of the “Four Dynamics of Transformation”: Spiritual Dynamics – including prayer, worship, [...]
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
Building leaders is not an option; we must build leaders. Moreover, we must build healthy leadersTM. Here are seven reasons why: 1. Building healthy leadersTM is biblical. It was one of the main things Jesus did. At the earliest period of His ministry, Jesus began to gather around Him a company of disciples, in order to prepare them to [...]
Malcolm Webber
In our last Letter, we saw that a healthy church, like a healthy body, is one in which every member is functioning properly; this means that every member grows, serves and builds others. If we can create a church culture in which every believer takes responsibility to grow, serve and build, our churches will transform their worlds!
Malcolm Webber
The “Be, Know, Do” (BKD) model of leader development is used by the U.S. Army but has also gained some measure of popularity in Christian leader development. According to the Army, leaders lead others by their character, by their competence, and by their actions; therefore, effective leader development must focus on the leader’s [...]
Malcolm Webber
When Geert Hofstede, a Dutch sociologist, published his seminal research on dimensions of culture in 1980, he found that Americans were characterized by a high level of individualism – in fact, they were rated the most individualistic people in the world.
Malcolm Webber