3 Clues for Identifying Leaders In Your Church

What do you look for to identify potential leaders? What are the "tells" that indicate this person is ready to make a move to lead others in the name of Jesus?
The Kairos SoCal Multiplying Church cohort spent a meeting looking at how to raise up leaders in our churches. We invited Eric Metcalf, campus pastor for the Lincoln Park campus of Community Christian Church in Chicago, IL to walk us through their training process. Eric gave us a focused, usable process for training leaders through an apprenticeship model.

​Community Christian identifies apprentices by looking for 3 characteristics:

1. Spiritual Velocity: what do we see in those around us that indicate they are taking steps towards Jesus? Are they moving or are they standing still?
2. Teachability: are they willing to learn from you in a mentoring relationship? People who are teachable are often looking for someone to help them grow.
3. Relational Intelligence: do you (and others) like to be around them? These people can draw others into a team, a small group, or a discipling relationship.

You can view Eric's presentation on video Apprentice Model - Eric Metcalf #2

Stan Granberg, Kairos Executive Director