Summary: This week we are going back to the foundation of everything we do at Lifeway Leadership, and that is Leadership Pipeline, a concept and framework for churches to develop leaders at every level of ministry. Over the course of the week, we will be re-releasing a podcast each day from our previously recorded Pipeline Week. You can also go and download the free e-booklet called Developing Your Leadership Pipeline which can be <a href="https://www.leadership.lifeway.com/free-resources/">downloaded here</a> (<a href="https://www.leadership.lifeway.com/free-e-booklet/">https://www.leadership.lifeway.com/free-e-booklet</a>). In this episode Todd Adkins, Eric Geiger, and Barnabas Piper introduce and explain the systems of a leadership pipeline and ask the following questions.<br> <br> * Who are the people in a Leadership Pipeline?<br> * Why are they so important?<br> * Where should organizations start when auditing their bench strength?<br> * How do you transition from having warm bodies to weekly volunteers in each ministry?<br> * How do you create a culture that engages and develops strong volunteers and leaders?<br> <br> BEST QUOTES<br> “Who are the people in a leadership pipeline? Everyone in your church.”<br> <br> “We’re responsible not just to attract people to a worship gathering but to train and deploy them.”<br> <br> “By the simple act of volunteering and serving in the church people are leading.”<br> <br> “I have not been in very many churches that treat every person as if they are equally important.”<br> <br> “When we’re developing people in the church we’re developing them for more than just the church.”<br> <br> “70% of leadership is transferable from one position to another.”<br> <br> “Developing leaders in a pipeline is developing them for all arenas of life.”<br> <br> “Regularly survey your people.”<br> <br> “One of the best ways to audit your people is simple succession people.”<br> <br> “Don’t think that your recruiting volunteers. Think that you’re recruiting leaders.”<br> <br> “The reason churches have leadership deficiencies today is that they never built a leadership development culture before.”<br> <br> “The healthier the church the more serving outside your gift area won’t be so cumbersome.”<br> RECOMMENDED RESOURCES<br> <a href="http://myleadershippipeline.com">Pipeline Conference 2017</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.leadership.lifeway.com/free-resources/">Developing Your Leadership Pipeline</a> by Todd Adkins
