There is a mindset that hinders growth of people & organizations, especially volunteer organizations like churches. It’s the mindset that says leaders are FOUND. The opposite in a lot of ways is the mindset that leaders are DEVELOPED. Churches that multiply & grow exponentially have found a way to develop leaders instead of just hoping they find some.

Finding Leaders often means:

• Hoping leaders show up.
• Trying to talk leaders from other churches or organizations to come lead in your church or organization.
• Never seeing the potential in the people God actually sends you.
• Limiting the capacity of your church because you don’t see the potential in everyone.
• Always seeing who you don’t have instead of who you do have.
• Staying safe & never taking risks on people that don’t seem “ready.”
• A few leaders filling lots of roles.
• Little trust in people (and ultimately in God).
• Fear of Failure.
• Big back door as people come to understand they’re not needed.

Developing Leaders often means:

• Expecting leaders to show up.
• Seeing potential in every person that walks through your doors.
• Having intentional processes & systems to move people from where they are to where God wants them to be in leadership.
• Embracing tension & releasing people into leadership roles when they may not seem “ready.”
• A lot of trust in God the Holy Spirit to work in & through people.
• Failure as a valuable tool to teach & train.
• Sending people intentionally as their value expands to other organizations & churches.

Are you hoping to find leaders or intentionally developing leaders?