Date
2014
Department
Seminary
Degree
Doctor of Ministry (DMin)
Chair
Charlie Davidson
Keywords
Development, Leadership, Ministry, Organization, Training
Disciplines
Christianity | Practical Theology
Recommended Citation
Moss, Brian, "Leadership Development in the Local Church: An Intentional Strategy for Developing Leaders at Every Level" (2014). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 950.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/950
Abstract
Every evangelical pastor knows that they have a responsibility to make disciples, and most of their churches have a system for doing so. They also know that every healthy church needs healthy leaders. As more and more of the next generation drop out of church and consequently leadership roles in the church, the evangelical church is facing a serious crisis. Most church leaders would agree that developing new leaders is a critical responsibility of the local church, yet very few churches actually have an intentional leadership development process. Even worse, many pastors are confused as to how leadership development differs from standard discipleship. Utilizing surveys of sixty-four church leaders, this project will identify the state of current leadership development among churches and will then submit a model for implementing intentional leadership development in the local church.
