The Leadership Baton
An Intentional Strategy for Developing Leaders in Your Church
Rowland Forman ; Jeff Jones ; Bruce B. Miller
- The
- demand
- for
- quality
- leaders
- constantly
- outstrips
- the
- supply.
- If
- you’re
- a
- pastor,
- team
- leader,
- staff
- member,
- or
- board
- member,
- you’re
- always
- challenged
- with
- a
- leadership
- shortage.
- But
- what
- can
- you
- do
- about
- it?More
- than
- you’ve
- ever
- imagined.
- The
- Leadership
- Baton
- equips
- you
- with
- a
- solution
- that’s
- time-proven
- and
- right
- at
- hand:
- church-based
- leadership
- development.
- More
- and
- more
- churches
- are
- adopting
- it,
- and
- no
- wonder—the
- principles
- that
- made
- the
- early
- church
- such
- a
- spiritual
- powerhouse
- are
- just
- as
- effective
- today.
- Leadership
- was
- never
- a
- matter
- of
- institutional
- learning
- or
- professional
- expertise.
- Rather,
- starting
- with
- Jesus
- and
- his
- apostles,
- it
- involved
- seasoned
- leaders
- passing
- the
- baton
- to
- ordinary
- people
- right
- within
- the
- local
- body
- of
- believers.
- That
- same
- approach
- can
- help
- ensure
- your
- own
- church
- is
- never
- at
- a
- loss
- for
- dependable
- men
- and
- women
- to
- enter
- the
- leadership
- race
- with
- wisdom,
- vision
- and
- passion.Drawing
- on
- the
- field-tested
- expertise
- of
- the
- Center
- for
- Church
- Based
- Training,
- The
- Leadership
- Baton
- will
- help
- you
- get
- the
- leaders
- you
- need
- up
- and
- running,
- developing
- leadership
- qualities
- they
- can
- in
- turn
- hand
- off
- to
- other
- up-and-coming
- leaders.
- Part
- 1
- casts
- a
- vision
- for
- church-based
- leadership
- training—not
- merely
- a
- program,
- but
- a
- leadership
- development
- culture
- based
- on
- biblical
- and
- historical
- foundations.
- Part
- 2
- presents
- a
- whole-life
- approach
- to
- leadership
- development
- that
- is
- wisdom-based
- (through
- courses),
- relationship-based
- (through
- the
- church
- community),
- and
- personal
- (through
- mentoring).
- Part
- 3
- describes
- a
- comprehensive
- plan
- for
- leadership
- development,
- then
- breaks
- it
- down
- to
- target
- the
- needs
- of
- governing
- boards,
- emerging
- leaders,
- pastoral
- staffs,
- and
- interns.
- With
- discussion
- questions
- at
- the
- end
- of
- each
- chapter,
- this
- book
- concludes
- with
- two
- appendices,
- including
- a
- self-inventory
- for
- church
- leaders
- to
- help
- them
- assess
- their
- personal
- strengths
- and
- weak
- areas
- that
- need
- development.
- Put
- the
- principles
- in
- The
- Leadership
- Baton
- to
- work
- with
- patience,
- and
- in
- time
- your
- church
- will
- never
- lack
- the
- right
- people
- at
- the
- right
- time
- to
- help
- it
- fulfill
- its
- kingdom mission.
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