Summary

• Be Prepared for Change: Leaders may leave due to life changes—relocation, new ministry, burnout—so departments must plan ahead for replacements.
• Leadership Development Is Essential: Sustainable ministry growth requires intentional investment in developing new leaders from within.
• Five Key Development Practices:
  1. Accept you’re not in the role forever.
  2. Identify and train potential successors.
  3. Share the enjoyable parts of leadership.
  4. Encourage your leaders to replicate the process.
  5. Use resources like Ministry Grid for structured training.
• Kingdom Mindset: Leaders should think about developing themselves out of a job—for the sake of ministry multiplication.

Example Exploratory Questions

1. What does the video say about why it’s vital to develop future leaders? (Enter E1 to ask)
2. What does the video say about how leaders should prepare for unexpected transitions? (Enter E2 to ask)
3. What does the video say about fostering a culture of leadership development? (Enter E3 to ask)