Volume 56 : Fall 2005 : Number 3

What Everyone's Talkin' About

“I benefitted from the conference by learning that leadership is a skill that can be acquired. It’s not just something someone is automatically born with.”
“What impressed me was the willingness to share about their work and to hear what others are doing.”

“I left my post on Monday morning, leading poorly and out of ideas. By midweek I was refreshed and thought that maybe there was some hope. By Saturday I was eager to get back on the job, to try out the ideas I learned about.”

“When I was first asked to go I must admit to being somewhat skeptical as I thought this would be something else—all American—and as I had attended so called ‘Christian Management’ courses in the UK where frankly all I was presented with was material that I could read about in any management book out of any number of business schools. LeaderLink was like a breath of fresh air in content and style of presentation—praise God.”

“I left the LeaderLink workshop in Kenya and went straight to (my country) to deal with a very difficult and longstanding issue between two organizations, one western and one national. One of the problems has been that the western organization had not been able to come to either a common understanding of the issue nor a consensus on how to proceed...(this issue has been going on for over 5 years!), ...I have been exposed to other facilitation techniques, but this one I am finding to be by far the most adaptable and complete. I was able to use the workshop materials to review what I had learned. The materials were clear and I would not have been able to use the technique nearly as well without them.”

“Thank you also for the personal moments you have taken to give me advice and encouragement over the past four years. I can’t begin to explain the impact your mentorship has had on me.”

“It has given me tools that have helped me as I have invested in several of our missionaries in (country). I have improved my listening skills, learned how to facilitate a meeting, and been reminded of the importance of encouraging others.”

“LeaderLink has changed my whole approach to mission leadership. When I began LeaderLink I was field director over (country) and (country). My leadership was top down. As a result of the training received, my whole style has changed. Servant and facilitative leadership is what I’m working on now.”

“I took the first module at a critical time in my ministry and it was the single most important preparation God used at that time to give me courage to accept a new role in leadership which I felt significantly unprepared for.”

“...more people are on the field and more people are in the kingdom because of LeaderLink.”

“Our entire organization had just entered into a strategic planning and evaluation process. LeaderLink has helped me to remain connected with the reality of missions on the field...and how things were done at HQ.”

“The training provided at LeaderLink has given us a common leadership language at (mission) and is bearing fruit in the lives of our current leaders...LeaderLink is a comprehensive, well-balanced program that includes a solid curriculum, teaching from the Word, corporate worship, warm fellowship, and networking opportunities with other missions in attendance... At (mission) we firmly believe that LeaderLink is producing more effective leader-ship in our organization, which, in turn, will result in more souls being brought into the kingdom. Participation in LeaderLink would be a wise choice for any mission agency.”