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The Secret to Having the Leaders You Need
Do you have the leaders you need? Having the quantity and quality of leaders for vital ministry roles is crucial for all of us. There
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But..but…where are we going?
I wish Sarah had kept a journal. Then, I’d gain insight from her thoughts when the rhythms of life as she knew it were disrupted.
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Overcoming Fear of Failure
(Français ci-dessous) Growing up as the oldest child in a very strict background, I had such great fear of failure or making mistakes, big or
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Surprised by Suffering
(Español abajo) For a long time, I avoided physical and emotional pain. Studying medicine taught me more deeply that the body, mind, and spirit are
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How did I get here?
(*Россия внизу) The Women’s Conference was a week away, and I panicked. I wasn’t confident my proposed topic would resonate with the participants. I had
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Self-Doubt to Empowering Others
The quote, “Be the kind of woman who fixes another woman’s crown without telling the world it was crooked,” resonates deeply with me, embodying the
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Hope for Mental Health Challenges
Racheal Mwale is a vibrant and compassionate woman with a heavy burden for the students in her country of Zambia. As the co-National SLM (Student-led
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Encountering God’s Compassion
It was a few days before Christmas in 2013. I was sitting in a car with my son David, a college sophomore, while our friend
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God Doesn’t Waste Pain
Thank you for the kind nomination! I was told someone nominated me based on my desire to be an advocate for others based on my
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My Scar Has a Story
(Español abajo) It excites me to see lives surrendered and transformed by the love of Jesus. Lives committed to seeking Him with a heart of
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A Simpler Pipeline
Let’s face it. It’s been a bit tricky. Many of us have started down the road of the Leadership Pipeline Process but have gotten a
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Five Ways LDHR.org Can Give a Helping Hand
The LDHR role can be tricky at the best of times. And for many of us, the last few years have not come close to
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The People Inventory – a Leadership Pipeline story
I’d been avoiding clearing out the old paperwork in my study for months. All those “shall I keep it or not?” decisions that I find
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Creating a Culture of Seeking God’s Continued Leading
We recently completed a five-week Career Path Planning Workshop with 62 staff from 24 countries registered. Our objectives were to help staff walk through the
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Longing for Lasting Change?
Over the past 37 years of ministry with Cru, it has been my experience that growing up is hard to do. Whether in my personal
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Learning from Transitions
Do you like change? Some of us enjoy the variety and newness of change; others dislike the disruption and uncertainty it brings. Some of us
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Master’s Graduates in Cru LAC
On June 29th, 47 students walked the stage graduating with a Master’s in Leadership from Kairos University1! The ceremony took place in Medellin, Colombia, and
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How to understand and use our key LDHR Tools and Processes
I receive great joy when I can come alongside a National Ministry team to help them to be more effective in caring for and developing
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What’s wrong with the Leadership Pipeline Process?
I just came out of a meeting where we looked at the analytics for the usage of LDHR.org. Overall, the statistics were quite promising, but
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Put your shoes on
I didn’t always like walking. Walking felt slow when I was young and free-spirited. I believed I could accomplish more if I ran! Rushing from
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Career Path Planning Workshop
Career Path Planning is a familiar HR process in the Business world. It has a different focus for us – teaching our staff the importance
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Five Ways to Use Development Pathways
I get to chat with a lot of LDHR folk. It’s fun. On a good day, we’re quite a thoughtful bunch, and I’ve noticed how
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Applying the Leadership Framework
Our Leadership Framework helps define who a leader is and what a leader does in our movement. I think it is brilliant, and everyone I
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Getting the Most out of Assessments
Self-awareness seems increasingly essential these days. While most people believe they are self-aware, studies and our experience reveal that self-awareness is a rare trait. Research
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Keep Learning
What I learned from studying for an HR professional certification A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to study for the SHRM Certification
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Powerful and Purposeful Habits
I haven’t read a complete book in one day since… I don’t know how long. But I had a quiet, no-urgent-task Saturday, a beautiful fresh-breeze
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A Petition for the SDC
**Disclaimer: some may find this blog controversial; if so, I ask for your forgiveness in advance. If a leader sought you out to learn more
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Enfócate en tus fortalezas
A medida que viajamos juntos más allá como organización, una de nuestras cinco intenciones estratégicas es "Enfocarnos en nuestras fortalezas". Vemos esto como
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The Deeply Formed Life - una reseña de libro
¿Comenzaste el año con una lista de libros que te gustaría leer? Yo sí. La gente que me conoce sabe que valoro
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Una manera genial de comenzar el nuevo año
Mi marido y yo volvimos en avión a Orlando el 1 de enero después de repartir las navidades entre ambas de nuestras familias. Nuestro tiempo fue vigorizante
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Descubrir Caminos de desarrollo
En una era en la que menos de nuestras cosas son físicas y más son digitales, me siento un poco abrumado por saber qué hacer con las "carpetas".
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El retorno del Bienestar
Hace poco más de cien años, los fabricantes de chocolate del Reino Unido Cadbury's y Rowntree (y algunos otros) formaron lo que probablemente fue la primera asociación en supervisar
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Recursos para transición y cambio
El cambio es a menudo difícil para nosotros, especialmente si no elegimos el cambio o no tenemos control sobre él. Por otro lado, el cambio es
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De-Mything Normal: The Birkman Method
by Mark McGowan When we hear the word “normal,” there are different meanings that come to mind. The medical world defines normal by looking at
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Cambios de mentalidad y destrezas para nuevos niveles de liderazgo
Entering a new role means moving into a new “gear” – shifting from a prior way of operating to a new way. We have a
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When to teach. When to coach.
Any time you are training others, it is important to know when to teach and when to coach. This is one of the most common
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Discern. Direction. Decisions.
Change and transition are unavoidable in life. We go through lifestyle changes, health status changes, and job or role changes. When we want to discern
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A different type of conversation
Over the past few weeks, we have been gathering wisdom from leaders about how they are approaching their “Position Focus” with their team members. We
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New Resources for Team Leaders
Team Leaders are doing extra work during this COVID-19 pandemic. So much of the way we work and do ministry has changed. Team members are
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How Strategic and Personal Plans Work Together
As we fulfill the role of Direction Setter as leaders, we use a Strategic Plan. The process of strategic planning in closely linked to the Position Focus (PF)
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Key Development Assignments (KDAs) that “STRETCH”
Key Development Assignments (KDAs) are a key element in our Position Focus conversations, the Staff Development Cycle and our Leadership Pipeline Process. We also call KDAs
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Entitlement vs Generosity
This heart-searching post comes from Dan Higgins. As he processed his own transition, he wrote to other leaders who are experiencing and leading change. Dear
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Many Ways to Train
Life changes, and we must change with it. For a long time, we had only one style of new staff training: a year-long, full-time classroom
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How to do a Great Job Developing your Team Members
As a team leader, you know how important it is to develop the members on your team. Developing your team members is an intentional, high
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Leaders are Learners
I receive a great newsletter from Jay Lorenzen called Life and Leadership. Last month, the topic was “Leaders are Learners”. He wrote some great ideas,
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The Plans of a Leader
Roger Osbaldiston, from the Global Student Led Movements team, sent this message in his recent newsletter with excellent ideas and motivation for strategic planning (the
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New Session 1.10 Theological Development available for New Staff Training
Eric Schlottman from the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Area has generously created a session for 1.10 Theological Development. As you may remember, a specific theological content was
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Book Suggestions for New Leaders
I love to learn, and one way I love to learn is through reading books. Books fit well into the 5 E’s of leader development:
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Four Behaviors that Damage Teamwork
My husband shared a blog post with me the other day written by John Barrett. I was not familiar with this author, but will now
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Updates on the Sample Curriculum
Hi Everyone! I wanted to let you know that we recently made some updates to the New Staff Training (NST) Resources. SESSION 5.5 Session 5.5
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Learning the Leadership Framework in South Asia
Keith Spence and I (Ben Sparkman) recently had the privilege to teach a 20-hour graduate level course on the Leadership Framework to 47 leaders in
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New Staff in Mongolia!
I love receiving newsletter and updates from those of you who are committed to New Staff Training around the world! Today I heard from Saiina
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New Staff Training and Volunteers for the Great Commission
How can we recruit and train more people to be involved in the Great Commission? During the Global Leadership Conference (GLC) this past summer, the
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Four Tips for Succeeding as a New Leader
Hello Leaders! I recently found this article in Harvard Business Review (HBR) and thought you might find it interesting also. It may apply to a
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Preparing to facilitate a New Staff Training Session
Would you like to ensure your New Staff learn and apply their training in the best way possible? The following are nine tips we’ve gathered from
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Resources for You
DIRECTION SETTER | CHANGE AGENT | SPOKESPERSON | COACH/DEVELOPER How does the Leadership Framework apply to my day-to-day life and work? How can I grow and
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Please pray for Mongolia NST
Sainbileg (Sainaa) attended the East Asia Orient NST Trainers Training in Korea last year where he learned about the 39 Outcomes and new philosophy of
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Spiritual Formation
by Ray Wheeler (It a great privilege to introduce you to Ray Wheeler’s guest post. He was one of my MA professors at Azusa Pacific, and
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Improve your Team Problem Solving
When you do group problem solving with your team, try this tip to make your time more effective… When groups get together to brainstorm, they
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Four Keys to Great Training
by Benson Maina These key elements were confirmed while leading the New Staff Training in Kenya from August 2015 – May 2016. Preparing for the
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Who are your friends?
“Who are your friends?” is the first question Dave Dishman (author of “GO”) asks when he visits team leaders. I wondered why he did not
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From Faith Bankrupcy to Rich Faith
Leaders do not lead perfect faith-filled lives. They sometimes struggle greatly with God and their circumstances. Sufen Tsai shares a beautiful testimony of her struggle and
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How to Contextualize the New Staff Training
The Global New Staff Training was designed with a Sample Curriculum that includes head, heart, and hands elements for each of the 39 Outcomes. Each
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Three Tips for Aligning Well
by Terry Morgan Michael Hyatt is a leadership guru. He has learned a lot from his mistakes and generously shares his hard-earned wisdom with others
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LAC Area New Staff and Trainer’s Training
New Staff really do represent the future of our movement, and to see their eagerness to learn and their enthusiastic participation is a great encouragement. We recently
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Coach. Coaching. Coaching Approach. What am I being asked to do?
By Karen Zando As a new staff trainer you have been entrusted to develop a new staff member. This will require that you fulfill the
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Listening Beyond Words
by Karen Zando “How do I ask powerful questions?” People ask this question frequently. I sense they hope I will provide a formula or, better
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The Heart of the Matter
Marc Rutter has often said, “The heart of the matter is that leadership is a matter of the heart”. In one translation of the Bible,
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NST launches in Spain!
After years of hard work, translation, and planning, we celebrate with Garrick Roegner, Debra Groff, Shelly Gilmore, Ruth McNeill and other Western Europe staff as
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Team Leader Trainings
It is great to hear stories of successful Team Leader Trainings around the world! Thanks to Western Europe and Southeast Asia Areas for sharing these
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Changed lives in Hungary!
by Steve Morgan Someone once asked me, “Why do you do what you do?” How would you answer that question? For me, and many of
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Speaking the truth in love
There will be many opportunities to praise the New Staff’s work and progress, but there will also be times for questioning and challenging them to
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Raise up leaders!
Feeling overwhelmed? Have too much to do? Wondering how to make more progress towards the mission? Those are common concerns for new team leaders, and my conversations
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Leaders are Readers!
One key characteristic of healthy and fruitful leaders is life-long learning. We have a Learns as a Lifestyle session in this training under the “New Capacity”
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Coaching Groups for Trainers Training
Coaching groups are a powerful addition to a NST Trainers Training event. They are a great place to process questions and practice the learning content. Coaching groups
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Talent doesn’t equal character
“Remember, when you select someone, talent doesn’t equal character. Their character will ultimately determine whether their talent is usable.” (Dr. Henry Cloud) Check out the
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Adaptability and Flexibility for Catalytic Ministry
Andrea Buczynski, Terry Morgan and I recently met with Roger Osbaldiston, VP of Student-Led Movements (SLM). We wanted to learn more about his dreams, goals
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Chess not Checkers
The following guest post is by Terry Morgan. Her blog is MaturitasCafe.com. She writes about learning and leadership in an authentic, warm, honest and challenging way.
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Great Teams Don’t Just Happen
by Andrea Buczynski A team is a group of people committed to a common purpose who choose to cooperate in order to achieve exceptional results. Pat MacMillan
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