Tag: Church Leaders
Lead Article
Partnering toward Indigenization
Vol. 11, No. 1
The themes that emerged from the Leader Development Consultaton held in November 2008 included principles of indigenized leader developement, mutual learning to achieve indigenization, and the pursuit of indigenization in light of globalization.
Supporting Article
What Is Our Role?
Toward a Set of Shared Considerations for Outside Involvement in Chinese Leadership Development
In the decades since China's opening to the outside world, literally hundreds of organizations, educational institutions and churches have responded to the perceived need for training leaders to shepherd China's rapidly growing church. A discussion of what role Christians from outside China should play in responding to the need as the church grows and develops.
Lead Article
Leader Development
What Is Our Role?
In the last decade or so, there has been an increasing realization in the church around the world—especially in areas of fast church growth—of the need to build leaders. In response, there has been a steady growth of "leader development ministries." But, what exactly does a "leader development ministry" do?
Peoples of China
Profiles of Chinese House Church Leaders
The background, education and experience of house church leaders of China varies greatly. These profiles provide a glimpse of that variety and the challenges these leaders face.
Supporting Article
A Pastor’s Training Course Experience
A Chinese pastor shares his experience of participating in a leadership training program.
Supporting Article
Servanthood and Mentoring
A Personal Observation
What does it mean to serve and to mentor? What are the crucial elements of each?
Lead Article
Chinese Leadership in the 21st Century
A New Paradigm
The impact of Chinese leaders on the world has implications that reach not only the areas in which they are leaders but also into areas of spiritual influence as well.
Editorials
Turning a Corner in Leader Development in China
Editor's Note: This editorial originally appeared in "Training Leaders for the Church in China" (CS Quarterly, 2007 Spring).
Supporting Article
Leadership Care
True leadership development focuses on the leaders as people. The health and growth of the real person produces sound leadership.