The Holy Spirit seemed to turn on a light bulb in our minds By Rose and Charles Wanyama In March 2020, everything we were used to doing in life came to a screeching halt: pastoring a church, managing a school, planting churches, and visiting those churches. We could do none of them. Even before the [...]
What is God’s intention for how men and women serve together in the body of Christ? By Deryl Hurst What is God’s intention for how men and women should serve together in the body of Christ? What role should women take in the church? These questions represent challenging subjects in the church today. I feel [...]
Are you ready to open the gates of God’s favor? By Doug Lehman Psalm 5:12 - For it is You who blesses the righteous man, O Lord, You surround him with favor as with a shield. Several years ago, while preparing to travel to south central Asia, I distinctly remember one of our prayer warriors [...]
Called by God but not sure what to do next? By Brian Sauder Bam! The book slams to the floor when I drop it. I pick it up and drop it again. Same result. Gravity. It is a system God put in place to help our world function in an orderly fashion. It works the [...]
By Larry Kreider One of the most important roles a spiritual leader has is to become a spiritual father or mother. Let me explain. My friend Don Finto, who served for many years as the senior pastor of Belmont Church in Nashville, Tennessee, has a life-long passion to father younger men in ministry. His relationship [...]
By Keith Yoder Here is a list of markers indicating when it is time for leaders to move on or transition from their current role. Not all indicators necessarily apply to each leader or transition. Continual sense of satisfaction, stimulating challenge or reward is diminishing or diminished. Sustaining physical, mental, emotional and spiritual energy is [...]
By Keith Yoder Markers of readiness for succession in emerging leaders with desired indicators of actions, decisions and behavior include the following: Demonstrates consistent and constant strong character and integrity under pressure Articulates and honors enduring values of the organization and the movement Teachable, curious and devoted to quick and continual learning Identifies, assesses, understands, [...]
Principles gleaned from biblical instances of succession in leadership By Keith Yoder Moses to Joshua Preparation – Moses Learning to distribute leadership (Exodus 18:13-26) Recognition of limitations on his leadership (Numbers 27:12-14) Hearing the Lord’s message that his service as leader was concluding (Numbers 27:12-14) [Leader development, self-awareness, attentiveness to Lord’s voice] Preparation – Joshua [...]
by Larry Kreider Honor the LORD and His presence by continually looking to Christ in our midst for discernment and decision-making. Honor the God-given vision, biblical values, and the mission of the local church. Honor the leadership of our family of churches. Honor the present senior leader. Honor the new senior leader. Honor the elders [...]
Download the handbook here Introduction to the DOVE International Leadership Handbook After many years of serving the DOVE International family, a dedicated group began to record some important procedures that were found to be helpful to DOVE leaders throughout the world. These guidelines are the outgrowth of years of learning through mistakes and experience, even [...]
