Discipleship Outside the Church

Discipleship is a powerful mechanism for developing individuals, and has been a cornerstone for the church and growth for thousands of Christ followers over the centuries. Despite discipleship being a foundational piece for the church, there is variety in what people believe discipleship is. Some view discipleship as catechesis, or what takes place through a …

Servant Leadership for Innovation

Transformational leadership may be positioned as a strategic advantage in the area of innovation. However, it is not the only leadership style that may provide a strategic advantage to organizational leaders. Because leadership involves influence and is concerned with how the leader affects followers (Northouse, 2012), it would stand to reason that servant leadership is …

Transformational Leaders Motivate Innovation

Organizational innovation is tied to organizational success and sustainability (Davila et al., 2012). Transformational leadership is directly related to performance, organizational commitment, innovation, and employee empowerment (Northouse, 2012).  The mistake some organizational leaders make is thinking that employees are driven primarily by monetary gains, but what is quickly found is that monetary gains may strong-arm …

Is Leadership Internal or External?

In Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus instructs his disciples to make disciples by baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit; teaching them to observe all he had taught them. This same mandate has been given to all disciples of Jesus Christ through the last two centuries and has remained a constant …

Use Discomfort to Increase Innovation

Many organizational leaders desire change, innovation, and cutting-edge ideas to drive their organization, however, innovation antibodies hold things back and often kill ideas before they have a chance to breathe and be considered. The political sway these individuals have is often strong enough that a sweeping change in culture is not really an option. This …

Innovation Urgency

Innovation is the key to survival. Regardless of what sort of organization you are a part of or lead, the key to long-term success is innovation. Innovation is the intentional development of a specific product, service, idea, process, or environment for the generation of value (Oster, 2011). Unfortunately, in every organization, there are going to …