What I find doesn’t work
From experience I have learned that taking on new leaders because someone else recommends them does not work. More than once I have been charged with apprentices/co-leaders/whatever you wan to call them and turns out usually that they were being given to me because someone else didn’t want them.
It has always worked best for someone to surface within a group I’m leading - someone that loves God and others, serves others, and doesn’t think too highly of themselves. Usually by the time they surface I have gotten to know them, observe them, serve with them and I am learning their heart. From there we can be more intentional about them leading with me and then later multiplying with their own group.
My first sign of trouble is when someone proclaims their own leadership abilities. From there we need to work on humility……..
