Coaching with Angle Questions
Coaches are well-trained in asking powerful questions. When we find a person stuck in a mental rut, there is a certain type of question that…
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The Secret to Having the Leaders You Need
Unlock the secrets to building a strong leadership team with Andrea Buczynski’s five insightful videos. Gain practical steps and vision to ensure your ministry thrives….
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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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Resources for Transition and Change
Change is often difficult for us, especially if we did not choose the change or have control over it. On the other hand, change is…
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Mindset and Skill Shifts for New Levels of Leadership
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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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
(updated April 2026) As we fulfill the role of Direction Setter as leaders, we use a Strategic Plan. The process of strategic planning in closely…
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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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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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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, specific theological content was not…
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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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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
Check out these excellent resources that help apply the Leadership Framework to real-life work.
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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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,…
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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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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
Michael Hyatt is a leadership guru. He has learned a lot from his mistakes and generously shares his hard-earned wisdom with others on his BLOG….
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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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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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Raise up leaders!
Are you feeling overwhelmed? Do you have too much to do? Are you wondering how to make more progress towards the mission? Those are common…
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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New NST languages available!
Thanks to the excellent hard work of many, we can now offer the New Staff Training materials here in Chinese, German, and Portuguese (in addition to…
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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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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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