Eight Keys to Maximize Your Growth as a Leader,” an eight-week study for leadership teams, is now available online as a free download.

This series of leadership lessons by pastor and author Stephen Blandino also appears in the August/September 2017 issue of Influence magazine. It is part of a regular feature called Make It Count, which became available online via PDF beginning with the April/May 2017 issue.

Church leaders can print multiple complimentary copies of this resource and use it to promote development, spark discussion and inspire vision among team members.

It’s no secret that growing churches need growing leaders. Maximizing our growth as leaders has a multiplying effect that reaches far beyond ourselves. The same was true of Jesus.

Luke 2:40-52 provides a vibrant picture of Jesus’ growth. Verse 52 declares that “Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.” This is the only glimpse we get of Jesus between the events surrounding His birth and the start of His ministry.

Growing churches need growing leaders.

It’s as if God paused time to give us a peek into the Son of God’s activities during decades of silence. The focus? Growth. Jesus grew.

If the Son of God “grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man,” how much more do we need to grow as leaders? An old Irish proverb says, “You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.” You cannot delegate growth. It must spring from an ownership mentality, not as an outsourcing mentality.

As you work through these lessons, you will notice an uptick in your growth as a leader. This isn’t theory but practical steps to help you become the best possible leader.

Influence is pleased to make these materials available as part of our ongoing effort to partner with ministry leaders to promote individual and Kingdom growth.

Download these free Make It Count series as well:

• Eight Steps to Improving Time Management

• Eight Steps to Improving Teamwork