Leadership Development

Earlier this week I mentioned leadership development in a post.  This subject is getting a lot of attention in our church and our prayers right now.  Aaron will be working more in this area as he transitions out of small groups in a few months.  But what do I mean by leadership development?

Most churches have a plan for how someone becomes a "member" of the church with the end result being the person is on the church roll, maybe in a group or class, and perhaps serving on a ministry team.  We are talking about a process to help church members assume increased responsibility either in a small group context, over a ministry team, or in the church as a whole.  For example, I lead a small group but there was a time in my life when I only participated in a small group.  Over time I was able to begin leading a small group because of certain skills that I developed and certain passions I have for Christians community.  We are asking the question, "How do we help church members who have a passion for a particular ministry develop the skills to lead certain aspects of that ministry?" 

To help your imagination, think about this:

• How could a church member grow to become an Elder? A staff member? A campus pastor of a Rock Bridge multi-site?


• How could a host team member grow to become the leader of the entire Host Team Ministry?


• How could a high school senior grow to lead a small group for middle schoolers?


• How could a children's ministry volunteer grow to oversee an entire department within the children's ministry?


• How could a student ministry group leader grow to become the Student Minister over a Rock Bridge multi-site?