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Why the leadership movement is leaving your church leadersless – Mike Breen

Posted on May 22, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments


LeadershipA challenging artcile on church leadershp by Mike Breen which begins like this:

WHY THE LEADERSHIP MOVEMENT IS LEAVING YOUR CHURCH LEADERLESS

Leadership is one of the most over-used and overwrought topics in Christian ministry today. Yet for all the books, blogs and conferences, there are two staggering realities we must come to grips with: First, while most churches believe they have leadership development programs, in actuality they have programs that recruit and train volunteers. A volunteer is someone who executes someone else’s vision. A leader is someone with a vision of his or her own.

In truth, there are often only a few leaders in the average church, and everyone else is simply executing their vision. It’s the “genius with a thousand helpers” paradigm Jim Collins uses to describe organizations that are good, but never become great. This is the leadership movement widely espoused in the church today.

Read the full article by clicking on the link below:

Why the leadership movement is leaving your church leaderless | Mike Breen


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