Welcoming Our New President and CEO, Jim Mellado
After a three year process and much prayer, our President and CEO Wess Stafford is passing the baton of ministry leadership to Jim Mellado. For 20 years, Jim served as president of the Willow Creek Association and will become the fifth president in our 61-year history.
Oneness: A Place of Genuine Encouragement
God and the people encouraged Joshua. The biggest encouragement for anyone is confirmation from God and the people around him.
Don’t Be Afraid to Speak Up!
Leaders do not have a monopoly on great ideas. The best suggestions for change sometimes come from people on the ground.
Unfaithfulness
Nothing speaks to others more loudly than a leader’s faithfulness. Effective leaders gather for others and then give away.
Lead with Love
It is very easy for leaders to see people’s strengths through love. Love even makes it easier to correct or discipline the people you lead.
How Can Teen Leaders Influence Others?
Although he’s young, Axel is very mature and respectful in the way he talks and treats his friends. He is a good and intelligent child. Other teenagers follow him and respect him.
Doing the Right Thing: A Man Who Took No Bribe
While Patrick was working as an intern at a pharmaceutical company, he was asked repeatedly to pass a drug that had harmful chemicals in it. In fact, Patrick was offered 10 million Ugandan shillings — enough for him and his family to buy land and a new house.
If You Build it, He Will Come
Yesterday was Father’s Day in the Dominican Republic. It’s no coincidence that the day we handed out uniforms to these young men and boys is a day that represents the absence of a father for many of them.
When we arrived at the batey, we assembled all of the parents for a meeting. The assembly…
The Making of Christian Leaders in India
St. Andrews Child Development Center has raised several leaders, pastors and government workers across the nation. The center is located at Srivalliputhur, Virudhunagar District, on the southern tip of India, and is sowing the seeds of the urgent need for social welfare in the young minds of the area. The man behind the success…
Shine for Jesus: My Best Day in Ministry
Thomas Swaroop, Child Advocacy Director for South Asia, shares about the inspiration he received from a young girl who has an opportunity to shine for Jesus.
Inverting the Triangle
Philippians 2:3-8 adds value to the concept of servant leadership.
Finding Excellence in the Little Things
You can also view Strive for Excellence, along with all of our other videos, on YouTube.
Leadership Development Academy
The Leadership Academy in Guatemala was implemented in 2005 for the first time to prepare students to enter the Leadership Development Program and find good candidates for the program.
The idea consisted of a leveling up camp called ‘Leadership Academy.’ Guatemala learned from the Dominican Republic’s experience … We adjusted their idea to our country’s needs…
Give a Gift, Not Guilt
Last week, I was able to attend the Willow Creek Association Leadership Summit at a satellite location here in Colorado Springs. It was so encouraging to hear many of the speakers talk about the need to lead people toward answering the Biblical mandate to speak up for and care for those in need. …
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