Align Feature Articles

Report to Classes - Autumn 2012

Take the blink test! This is what Jack De Vries encourages chur...

The Book of Esther Comes Alive

The book of Esther in the Bible does not even mention the name of God. ...

The Cape Town Commitment

The Third Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization (Cape Town, 16-25 Octob...

We Have A Problem! - But There Is Hope!

Vast numbers of current leaders surveyed believe that we are doing a poor j...

We Have A Problem! - But There Is Hope!

Vast numbers of current leaders surveyed believe that we are doing a poor job of leadership development through our existing programs in the church today! They do not think that low pay, age or complexity of the role are the main problems, though leaders who refuse to encourage younger leader are a contributing factor. Rather our current efforts at leadership development need to change and improve. This Advance Paper of the Capetown 2010 concludes that having Christ-like leaders is not a luxury but a necessity. Providing opportunities for leaders to grow is absolutely critical to a healthy, vibrant, transformational and multiplying Church. The very future of the Church is at stake.

by The Lausanne Leadership Development Working Group

A Cape Town 2010 Advance Paper

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