Let me introduce myself: My name is Steve Blanchard and I have been involved in two church ministries thus far. The first was in small town Montana as a youth pastor for two years. The position ended because they couldn't support a full time person. The next church was in South Dakota, and I was an associate pastor of Christian Education (Basically still a youth pastor, but a cooler title). During my time at the church 2nd church, the senior pastor resigned to take a regional ministers position 9 months after I came. The church went without a senior pastor for 6 months. It then hired a senior pastor who later was accused by his previous church about having pornography on his computer. This of coarse alarmed our leadership and we ended taking the whole year of 2004 to sort what was true and what wasn't all to have a church split in Feb. of 2005.
Something was wrong! I had to find out why we couldn't handle the situation!
During the year of 2004 when our leadership was trying to decide what to do, I began my study of church leadership. It bothered me that we had a bunch of commitees in the church that were elected by the congregation every year to fill slots. Why did we have so many committees? Why did we have a deacon board, but no elder board? Can women be in leadership or just men? What does the Bible say about all this stuff?
As you can see the questions just kept coming. In my search, by the Grace of God, I found a book that was called, "Biblical Eldership" by Alexander Strauch. Read more about it here: http://www.peacemakers.net/resources/strauch/biblicaleldership.htm
This book had such an impact on me that I believe this is the Biblical ordained model of church leadership. Why? Strauch takes you through the scriptures!!! See a review of this book here: http://www.9marks.org/CC/article/0,,PTID314526%7CCHID598026%7CCIID1744846,00.html
As this site develops, you will begin to see more and more resources for church leadership training.
Let me leave you with a leadership thought by a pastor that understood it:
"Leadership is Influence"
Think about it for a moment! If you have influenced someone today to do something, you have exercised leadership!
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Thanks buddy! I'm actually just got a job, like literally today in Chippewa Falls, WI as a youth director. You can check out the church here:
http://www.cvbc.net
To be a Great Leader you need not to be afraid to make mistakes. Leaders have the confidence to take risks.
Learned it from a Leadership Training Courses London :)
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