My second session in Africa is dealing with the subject of coaching. I’m going to develop a sub-section of that on leading young leaders. There’s a stat that says 85% of people coming right out of seminary and into ministry leave the ministry within 5 years. I think the majority of that problem could be corrected with good leadership and coaching.

So I need some feedback from you. If I were to ask you…

How do you lead young leaders?

What would you say?

Some of the things I’ve thought about already were:

1. Opportunities to broaden skill base.
2. Freedom to fail.
3. Constant feedback or coaching - not just once a year at review time.
4. Appreciate their differences. Encourage the uniqueness.

Just think of some things that maybe you wish you had or you wish someone had done for you.

Throw some things at me.

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