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• I Struggle with the Term Servant Leadership

  When I started in leadership development back in 94′ not many people in youth ministry or the church thought leadership development was important. In fact they pushed against it and many times rejected it for its connection to the business world. Then came John Maxwell and made leadership for Christians OK. Still, many people didn’t…  Read More

• How to discover your mission

  Once students discover that God has a mission for their lives, the next question is “how do I know what my mission is?” I use this formula to explain how to discover your mission: Burden + Passion + Vision = Mission. I believe that these three things are breadcrumbs that give us clues to the…  Read More

• The Case for Studen Leadership – part 3 What should we teach concerning student leadership?

  We must teach the universal truths of leadership. I think for youth pastors, this is when leadership development gets a little scary.  Most youth pastors may not feel like they know enough about how leadership works to teach it to students. They may live it out everyday personally, but it’s tough to explain it to…  Read More