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'Tim Alford has learnt these lessons not in the classroom but in the hurly-burly, heart breaking, inspiring world of Christian leadership. It’s required reading for every leader who wants to leave a legacy of fired up leaders who totally follow Jesus. Is there really anything more important than that?' Andy Hawthorne OBE, Director of The Message Trust
Youth and childrens' ministry is impacted by many things – from training and resources to demographic. But ultimately it is leadership skills that determine how fruitful our ministries can be.
Leadership 101 is a manual designed to equip youth and kids workers with the tools they need not just to lead, but to lead well.
Taking a holistic look at leadership, Tim Alford, national director of Limitless, explores the principles of self-leadership, culture and team building, vision and strategy and offers practical, experienced advice how to implement those principles in our Christian leadership.
Thoroughly readable and entirely applicable, Leadership 101 is the perfect leadership book for childrens' and youth workers to refer to again and again as you lead your ministry into a brighter, more fruitful, future.
SELF-LEADERSHIP
Introduction: Sharpen the saw 3
01 The ten most important things a leader should do
every week 5
02 Pause, reflect, innovate, repeat 13
03 Model it 21
04 Choose your attitude 27
05 Discover your passion 33
06 Passion killers 39
07 Humble leaders are better leaders 51
08 Soak it up: the art of receiving feedback 57
09 How to keep going when you feel like giving up 63
10 The new rules of social media 69
Part 2
CULTURE AND TEAM BUILDING
Introduction: 'A genius with a thousand helpers' 81
11 Culture club 85
12 The value of values 93
13 Creating community 99
14 Shoot the elephant 105
15 The paradox of apology 113
16 Building diverse leadership teams 119
17 Pay it forward: raising leaders 125
18 How to lead a volunteer team 133
19 Thanks for the feedback 139
20 How not to hate meetings 145
Part 3
VISION AND STRATEGY
Introduction: Getting from here to there 155
21 Define your mission 159
22 Vision: from concept to target 165
23 Making ideas happen 171
24 Do less better 179
25 How to lead change 185
26 Wisdom and risk: embracing the tension 193
27 How to lead up 197
28 Killing time? 205
29 Excellence is not a swear word 215
30 Keeping in step with the Spirit 221