As we continue rolling out our volunteer leadership pipeline, one question keeps coming up: How many places can one person serve, and how many places can they lead? Those are two different things. Serving in multiple areas can be healthy. It allows people to use their gifts, build relationships, and discover where they are strongest. But leadership requires greater focus. Serve Broadly. Lead Narrowly. One of the easiest things to do in ministry is to identify someone who is … [Read more...]

Most of what matters most in leadership is easy to miss. Not because it is hidden, but because it is subtle. It shows up in a quieter-than-usual response in a meeting. A team member who used to engage but now just listens. A little more tension in conversations that used to feel easy. A decision that feels slightly off, but you cannot immediately explain why. None of these things are loud. None of them demand immediate attention. But together, they tell a story. And if we are not … [Read more...]

I want to start with a quick question. Have you ever jumped in and handled something in ministry because it was just faster? You knew how to do it. You knew it would get done right. And honestly, it felt easier than trying to walk someone else through it. I’ve done that more times than I can count. And in the moment, it works. Things get done. Problems get solved. But afterward, there’s this quiet realization: That should not necessarily have depended on me. Not because I don’t … [Read more...]

As we step into this new season at New Day, I want to invite you into something that’s going to shape not just how we work, but how we lead. A lot of us, myself included at times, can drift into thinking like this: “I don’t have enough time.”“I’m just trying to keep things running.”“I don’t feel equipped to develop others.”“I’m not even sure where to start.”“I’ve already got too much on my plate.”“Honestly… I can just do it faster myself.” If you’ve ever thought one of those, you’re … [Read more...]

There’s a subtle but powerful shift that separates good leaders from truly transformational ones. It’s the difference between being the hero and making heroes. After reading Hero Maker by Dave Ferguson, I’ve been reflecting on what it really means to lead in a way that multiplies impact. The idea is simple, but it challenges something deep in all of us: the temptation to be the one in the spotlight. The Leadership Trap: Being the Hero Most of us don’t set out to make leadership about … [Read more...]

I recently read the book, Multiplier by Dave Ferguson. In the first section, he began by wisely stating, you multiply who you are. So before you begin developing others, take steps to become a healthy leader.  He used a cycling story to illustrate.  For years, British cycling was stuck in mediocrity. Not one Olympic gold medal in nearly a century. No Tour de France wins. Nothing remarkable. Then everything changed. When performance director Dave Brailsford took over, he … [Read more...]