Let’s face reality. Leaders and volunteers are the lifeblood of your ministry, but getting them all in one room at the same time for training is next to impossible. And even if they all do show up, different positions require different kinds of training. It’s tough. So tough that ...
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Last week, the Lifeway Leadership team hosted Pipeline: Recruit, Develop, Repeat in Nashville, Tennessee. Church leaders learned from Carey Nieuwhof, Albert Tate, Clayton King, Thom Rainer, Tami Heim, Léonce Crump, Shannon Miles, Kevin Peck, Josh Patterson, Danny Franks, and Todd ...
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Recruit, Develop, and Repeat the Process
If you don’t recruit leaders, you have no one to develop.
In the Great Commission, Jesus commands His followers to go and make disciples, who in turn make disciples, who in turn make disciples. This commissioning is not for an elite class of leaders or pastors. It’s for all ...
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How Do You Recruit and Develop Volunteers? –
Ephesians 4 says that the calling of church leaders is not simply to do the work of ministry but to equip “the saints for the work of ministry.” A study by Lifeway Research revealed that most church leaders affirm the importance of training and development but only 1 in 4 ...
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Train Your Bible Study Leaders for Free –
One of the main ministries of Lifeway Christian Resources is is providing Bible studies for churches. In fact, it is the very resource on which Lifeway has been built for over 120 years. Lifeway offers three main lines of curriculum (along with numerous short term studies) for ...
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When Do People Want To Be Trained? –
As a young pastor, my dad once advised me, “You can start chopping on a tree anytime you want, but it’s better to wait until the wind is blowing in the right direction.” I have found that advice has applied to several situations over the years, and training is no different. ...
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