The Testing and Proving of an Emerging Leader
A leader does not become one overnight. He must be tested first.
Writings on Christian leadership and leader development by Malcolm Webber
A leader does not become one overnight. He must be tested first.
In the forming of character in the life of a leader, discipline is an essential element. In fact, discipline lies at the heart of character.
No leader will be perfect – other than the Lord Jesus. However, since God’s leaders reflect God Himself to men, they must be of the highest character. This was why Moses received such a harsh judgment (Num. 20:7-12). God’s work will be done in God’s way, in a manner consistent with God’s holiness and [...]
In our last Letter we saw that Jesus had 1 successor, 3 intimate friends, 12 core leaders and an extended leadership team of 70. Now, let’s look at the practical implications of this model for us.
In a previous Letter, we noted that Jesus concentrated on building only a few leaders. Moreover, He intentionally varied the relationships that He had with them according to their future callings. We will now consider the different groups of emerging leaders who enjoyed various levels or depths of relationship with Jesus, the nature of [...]
This series of Letters examines Jesus’ method of building leaders.
In this Letter we continue to examine Jesus’ method of building leaders.
Jesus was the greatest Leader-Builder of all time. We continue to study how He built His emerging leaders.
This Letter continues to examine how Jesus built His leaders.
In this Letter we continue to study how Jesus built His leaders.