Writings on Christian leadership and leader development by Malcolm Webber
God’s ultimate purpose in all things revolves around His Son: having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself, that in the dispensation of the fullness of the times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven and which are on earth – in Him. [...]
Malcolm Webber
In our last Letter, we looked at the goal of leader development – we must build healthy leaders. There are five key attributes of a healthy leader: Christ. Community. Character. Calling. Competencies. Thus, a healthy Christian leader is a man or woman who knows God, was formed and lives in supportive and accountable community, has strong [...]
Malcolm Webber
An effective leader possesses a blend of three special elements: Vision. In Christian circles, we could also call this “Calling.” Character. Competence. All three elements are found in the description of King David in Psalm 78: He chose David his servant and took him from the sheep pens; from tending the sheep he brought him to be the [...]
Malcolm Webber
In our last Letter, we saw that self-giving love is at the core of healthy Christian leadership. For the healthy leader, the “fundamental focus shifts from what we need and from what others should be doing for us to what we can do to serve them… [This] is the very essence of what Jesus did in His life and ministry and it is at the heart [...]
Malcolm Webber
In our last Letters, we looked at the relationship between Christ and Community in the leader’s life: Christ builds Community, and Community builds Christ. First, “Christ builds Community” means the leader’s union with Christ will be expressed in the leader living together with others in the Community in self-giving love, in true [...]
Malcolm Webber
In our last Letter, we looked at the relationship between Christ and Community and the implications of this relationship for leader development. In the New Testament, there is a very close relationship between the church and the leader’s maturing union with Christ. This relationship can be expressed in two fundamental ways: Christ builds [...]
Malcolm Webber
In the western church, Christianity is largely understood as an individual thing – a personal transaction between the individual and God. Consequently, leader development is also understood, largely, in individual terms – the individual learns and grows in an essentially individualized learning environment and then, once qualified, he [...]
Malcolm Webber
In our last Letter, we saw that a healthy church, like a healthy body, is one in which every member is functioning properly; this means that every member grows, serves and builds others. If we can create a church culture in which every believer takes responsibility to grow, serve and build, our churches will transform their worlds!
Malcolm Webber
What is the best and most biblical way to define a “healthy” church? Should a church be considered “healthy” when it is doing well financially or when large crowds of people are coming to the meetings? Perhaps a church is “healthy” when the majority of its growth is from new converts, or when it has a strong foreign missions program? Is [...]
Malcolm Webber
The “Be, Know, Do” (BKD) model of leader development is used by the U.S. Army but has also gained some measure of popularity in Christian leader development. According to the Army, leaders lead others by their character, by their competence, and by their actions; therefore, effective leader development must focus on the leader’s [...]
Malcolm Webber