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This conversation outlines specific steps to follow that will help you create a pool of trained volunteers ready to move to the next level of responsibility.
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Introduction: After you establish a leadership pipeline, it’s time to start organizing training programs for those leaders.
Summary:
- A leadership pipeline is a framework for leadership development across every area of ministry; at every level of leadership.
- The core aspect of a leadership pipeline is training. How will you move willing and capable people to a higher level of leadership?
- Your training programs should be based on the learner profiles you developed as part of the leadership pipeline.
- Building blocks of the training program:
- Online videos
- Online audio (with slideshow)
- Online testing
- Live discussion groups
- Interviews
- Reading
- Live training
- Guidebook
- Start by working on one training program. Don’t worry about it being perfect—just get started.
- Training does not require any financial resources. It does require time and discipline. Don’t push it to the back burner! Remember: work on your ministry instead of just in
- You can only expect what you inspect.
- Have a system that checks to see that people have learned what they needed to learn.
- This shows value for the role and for the person.
- Use a database system or Google spreadsheets to track progress.
- Leadership development sometimes means training for roles that may not exist yet. You may be investing in people for future positions. Just think of that: a waiting list of people to serve!
Thought Starters:
- If today you were to start a training program for volunteers in one of your ministry areas, which ministry would be your first choice?
- Which training program building blocks do you think would best fit the people serving in that ministry program?
Resources:
- Designed to Lead by Eric Geiger and Kevin Peck
- Find Pastor Adam Bowers’ resources at www.ministrylife.org/leadershippipeline
