David Watson is a friend who has done great work locally and globally as a Church Planter, a Strategy Coordinator, and as a trainer of Multiplying Mentors. David has been an over-achiever in about everything he has done, mainly church planting. His words are worth taking to heart.
Check out his recent blog on Leadership and Spiritual Multiplication.
Leadership Essentials – Mentors, Coaches & Trainers and Teachers –
There seems to be some confusion regarding the various roles leaders must play if they hope to succeed. For me, success in a leader is defined by having a vision, accomplishing the vision, and making more leaders who can have a vision, accomplish the vision, and make more leaders who… and so on.
When I am evaluating leaders I always look for three generations in the room – myself, the person I am mentoring, and the people he or she is mentoring. If you cannot see three generations, then the leadership model is probably new, flawed or broken. Leaders make more leaders as a natural part of leadership. Some are more intentional that others, but all real leaders produce more leaders.
In the reproduction of leaders we have to work through information/knowledge transfer, skill set transfer, and capacity building. Information/knowledge transfer is the primary function of teachers. Skill set transfer is the primary function of coaches & trainers, and development of capacity is the primary role of mentors. - continue reading
{ 1 comment… read it below or add one }
Hi, Mark. Thanks for the plug. This year makes 20 years ago when you and I, plus others, were engaged in starting the non-residential missions movement that grew into Church Planting Movements. To date, through the people I relate to, I have seen more than 100,000 new churches started in restricted/limited access regions and people groups of the world. Who would have thought we would be priviledged to see God work in this way?
Jan and I continue to pray for you and Cindy.
Blessings!
David Watson
from Borneo