The Twofold Place of Community in the Life of the Leader
Community serves a twofold place in the life of the leader: The healthy leader is built in community. The healthy leader leads in community.
Malcolm WebberWritings on Christian leadership and leader development by Malcolm Webber
Community serves a twofold place in the life of the leader: The healthy leader is built in community. The healthy leader leads in community.
Malcolm WebberThe most central and important characteristic of a healthy leader is a strong personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Servant leaders lead out of a deep and abiding security in Christ. Abusive leaders, however, usually are very insecure. There are other reasons why certain leaders become abusive, but insecurity is one of the main ones [...]
Malcolm WebberIt takes a long time to build a truly qualified leader. So, what should be our goal for the participants in “leadership training” of some kind?
Malcolm WebberPotential leaders are more available than many people think. The difficulty is to identify them properly. How can we discern the call of God upon a person’s life? In our last few Letters, we have examined some guidelines concerning how to choose the right emerging leaders to work with.
Malcolm WebberBuilding leaders is an intensely personal exercise, demanding much time and energy. Consequently, we cannot personally build hundreds of leaders – only a few. But how do we choose that few? In our last several Letters we examined seven practical guidelines concerning how to choose emerging leaders.
Malcolm WebberHow should we choose emerging leaders? How can we discern the call of God upon a person’s life? These are common questions in leaders’ minds. In our last Letter, we proposed the first three guidelines concerning how to choose the right emerging leaders to work with.
Malcolm WebberIn our last Letter, we saw that since leaders personally build leaders, one leader can build only a few other leaders at a time – that is, if he wants to do it properly.
Malcolm WebberIn this Letter we return to a subject we touched on previously: the building of leaders.
Malcolm WebberEffective listening is a learned skill; it doesn’t come naturally for most people. The following are some practical steps you can take to become a better listener.
Malcolm WebberAll leaders can improve in their leadership. In our previous Letter, we saw that we can help our leaders improve by overcoming the barrier between leaders and followers, by being realistic in our expectations of them, and by striving to understand them.
Malcolm Webber