Leadership Development Training Videos
These videos are designed to provide church-wide access to some of the issues and topics we discuss in our Leadership Development team. It our desire that these video sessions will encourage you to grow with us as we move toward God’s goals for us in the area of leadership development.
Beth Haven Baptist Church seeks to fulfill the Great Commission to
evangelize
the lost and “teach all
things” that Christ commanded us. We proactively work toward development of discipleship and
leadership
for
the glory of God and for the good of people to whom we minister. Leadership Development within
BHBC is a
focused, intentional process of building people (not programs) for the purpose of fulfilling
that great
commission.
Most ministries mistakenly presume that the predominance of leadership in the church comes from
the
pastoral
staff. While many lay people utilize their leadership skills and gifts in their daily work, they
neglect
the
potential use of those same skills and gifts in ministry for God’s glory. The result is a
limited church
body, weakened by the unused gifts and talents through which God intends to build and bless his
church.
The Leadership Development process begins with a core team of leaders who maintain a common
mission and
vision of developing additional leaders and disciples through life on life ministry. The
individual
gifts
and skills that God has provided to various team members lays a broad foundation for training
current
and
emerging leaders. This mentoring process provides a structured framework for exponential growth
of
leadership for ministry. The primary goal is to build leaders who will build leaders while
fulfilling
the
great commission of evangelization and edification. An additional goal is to assist each
participant in
finding their specific ministry role. That role is not limited to finding a place to fit into
the
current
church ministry, but rather identifying ways to utilize their gifts and talents wherever God
intends
them to
use that gift. This will often lead to greater potential outreach of church ministry into the
community
or
around the world. Additionally, each participant is encouraged to use their gifts and talents to
mentor
other disciples and leaders. Some key areas of instruction include: