Today, I have been dispatched by INJOY Stewardship Solutions to live blog Exponential 2018. I could not think of the day starting out any better than attending a 4-hour workshop put on by Shawn Lovejoy and the Courage To Lead team about building healthy teams. The greatest blessing and burden you’ll ever have in ministry … is your TEAM … or lack thereof!
Shawn and his team are just incredible leaders. If you are looking for pastoral or staff coaching, click HERE and contact them TODAY! You will not be disappointed. Shawn was joined by team members Chris Bell, Blake Stanley, and Eric Metcalf who delivered the next session. I was blown away by their wisdom and insight.
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Now onto, 14 Leadership Quotes From Eric Metcalf On 5 Principles Of Reproducing Leaders:
- “Our goal is to emulate what Jesus did. There is nothing healthier than raising up leaders and sending them out.”
- “Healthy teams grow and multiply.”
- “Reproducing requires everyone has an apprentice.”
- “Everything I learned about church planting I learned in a small group. If you can grow a small group you can grow a church.”
- “Reproducing is proactive, not reactive.”
- “When I planted Community Christian Church, I had a church planting apprentice alongside me. This was our model from the beginning.”
- “Reproducing isn’t about size. It is about leader readiness.”
- “If you’re going to reproduce a small group, it must be on leader readiness not group readiness.”
- “You only leave your friends for Jesus.”
- “Reproducing isn’t about our kingdom. It’s about God’s Kingdom.”
- “Our fruit grows on other people’s trees.”
- “Reproducing happens on the edges and at the center.”
- “We might see the Kingdom of God if churches actually decentralize and operates on the edges.”
- “One of the values of apprenticeship is it protects the DNA of your church.”
This was just another great session. Keep checking back. More to come.
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