Writings on Christian leadership and leader development by Malcolm Webber
As we have seen, we need a new paradigm of leader development. We cannot keep building leaders the same way while merely trying to do it faster and on a larger scale. More of the same will not do! We need to transform the way leaders are built. We need a new paradigm.
Malcolm Webber
In our last Letter, we saw that over the last 20-30 years, there has been considerable focus around the world on evangelism and church planting, producing an extraordinary number of people coming to Christ and new churches being planted. Of course, this is great cause for rejoicing. However, there has not been corresponding attention [...]
Malcolm Webber
By definition, leaders have too many responsibilities on their plate. This is what distinguishes leaders from non-leaders – the ability to think it through and then act. And the courage to do so.
Malcolm Webber
The 5C Goal of Leader Development According to Robert Clinton, over 70 percent of leaders who successfully climb the ladder of leadership influence do not finish well. Some dramatically fail, precipitating public scandal, while the majority of leaders who lose their influence just fade quietly into obscurity. They fall short because in [...]
Malcolm Webber
If union with Christ is the core reality of Christian leadership, then time with Christ in prayer must be one of its core activities.
Malcolm Webber
In previous Letters we have discussed the centrality of Jesus Christ in Christian leadership. The following story, taken from Placebo by Howard Pittman, is a powerful expression of this reality.
Malcolm Webber
In response to our last Letter, one of our Asian friends wrote the following:
Malcolm Webber
In our last Letter, we saw that just as Jesus lived His life by the life of His Father in Him, so we are to live our Christian lives, by the life of Jesus in us.
Malcolm Webber
In our last Letter, we saw that Jesus’ continuous inward fellowship with His Father was the source of everything in His life and ministry. In this relationship between Jesus and His Father, there is a parallel to what our own relationship with God can be.
Malcolm Webber
In most Western organizations today, we love specialization and compartmentalization. Consequently, as we have already mentioned, it is common for us to entirely delegate the task of leadership development to some “specialist” person or group – whether inside or outside the organization itself. We identify the emerging leader who needs [...]
Malcolm Webber