A Word to the Wise: from Greg Ligon
I am sure you all know Dan Reiland. Dan currently serves on the lead team, church board and is Executive Director of Leadership Expansion at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where he served for 20 years as the Executive Pastor…
I am sure you all know Dan Reiland. Dan currently serves on the lead team, church board and is Executive Director of Leadership Expansion at 12Stone Church in Lawrenceville, Georgia, where he served for 20 years as the Executive Pastor…
And if you know Dan, you love him. Through the years he has served many leaders through leadership communities at Leadership Network and in recent days through my Leadwell Groups. In a recent cohort gathering, Dan shared some simple profound truth that has lots of applications. In this article, I am applying it to discipleship.
Two words
Keep it simple and consistent. Discipleship (or leadership development or …) doesn’t scream for attention and when something becomes too complex or inconsistent, the urgent takes over the important. And the approach dies a slow death.
One Difference
Too many models focus more on equipping than developing. They are both important of course, but distinguishing the two as follows creates staying power.
Equipping is more science and developing is more art.
Equipping is more training and developing is more investment in a person.
Equipping is more transactional and developing is more transformational.
Simple Tool
Dan recommends the following as one simple tool that is simple, can be consistent and incorporates equipping and developing.
Greg Ligon, 4.10.24, Church Leader Insider, Bits and Pieces - Discipleship
Here are Four Things to Know this Week:
Gateway Trustees Elect Adam Groza President, Approve Ferguson as VP
Tennessee Pastor Dan Spencer to be Nominated for SBC President
The Relevance of Fasting and Prayer (Kie Bowman)
4 Kinds of Stress in a Leader’s Life (Dan Reiland)
May the Lord bless you as you live and lead for Jesus this week,
Ray
Two words
Keep it simple and consistent. Discipleship (or leadership development or …) doesn’t scream for attention and when something becomes too complex or inconsistent, the urgent takes over the important. And the approach dies a slow death.
One Difference
Too many models focus more on equipping than developing. They are both important of course, but distinguishing the two as follows creates staying power.
Equipping is more science and developing is more art.
Equipping is more training and developing is more investment in a person.
Equipping is more transactional and developing is more transformational.
Simple Tool
Dan recommends the following as one simple tool that is simple, can be consistent and incorporates equipping and developing.
- Get a book (or any resource - Bible, podcast, etc.).
- Pick a group.
- Ask 2 questions - What are you learning? What are you applying?
Greg Ligon, 4.10.24, Church Leader Insider, Bits and Pieces - Discipleship
Here are Four Things to Know this Week:
Gateway Trustees Elect Adam Groza President, Approve Ferguson as VP
Tennessee Pastor Dan Spencer to be Nominated for SBC President
The Relevance of Fasting and Prayer (Kie Bowman)
4 Kinds of Stress in a Leader’s Life (Dan Reiland)
May the Lord bless you as you live and lead for Jesus this week,
Ray
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