On this episode of The Disciple-Making Leader Podcast, Craig Etheredge and Glenn Underhill welcome guest Zach Towery to discuss the optimal trajectory of a disciple-making leader. Zach shares his personal journey of realizing the importance of moving down the spiritual growth pathway and becoming a disciple-making leader. He dives deep into the pathway that Jesus used to move people down a spiritual journey and discusses the importance of understanding where people are on the pathway and what their next steps should be. Zach also talks about the pipeline of spiritual growth and leadership development and emphasizes that most church leaders have gone through these leadership roles intentionally or unintentionally. The group also explores the optimal trajectory of a disciple-making leader and how it involves recognizing and elevating individuals with leadership gifts and desires as they progress down the pathway of faith, connection, discipleship, and multiplication. They also include discussions on showing love and care for employees and how it can make them stand out from other managers. Stay tuned for a future episode exploring a divergent path.
Overview:
- [00:02:30] “Three P’s for God’s pathway growth.”
- [00:05:54] Leadership pathway from volunteer to organization leader.
- [00:08:08] Disciple-making leaders follow optimal trajectory.
- [00:13:33] Leadership growth through spiritual pathway and development.
- [00:16:48] Corporate sales manager finds faith through Bible study.
- [00:18:18] Finding faith and family guidance through example.
- [00:21:25] Showing love to employees through personal interest.
- [00:26:17] Observant Jesus saw leader in Zack.
- [00:28:11] Israel trip inspired missionary work transition.
- [00:33:13] God story, emotional, conversations, proud, joy.
- [00:35:04] Disciples become leaders in corporate world.
Discussion Questions:
- What was your biggest takeaway from the discussion about the pathway and pipeline of spiritual growth and leadership development?
- How do you think observing and watching, as suggested by the speaker, can help in becoming a better disciple-making leader?
- How can you apply the three “P’s” mentioned by the speaker to determine if something is of God in your own life?
- What do you think are the benefits of having someone discipled and grow into leadership roles to embody and spread the disciple-making mindset throughout an organization?
- How can you recognize and elevate individuals with leadership gifts and desires as they progress down the pathway of faith, connection, discipleship, and multiplication?
- Have you ever been in a situation where you felt a spiritual longing for something deeper? How did you address that longing?
- What strategies have you used to nurture the people you lead in your organization, beyond just focusing on sales numbers or productivity?
- How can you use the pathway described in the episode to determine where people in your organization are on their spiritual journey, and what their next steps should be?
- Have you read the book Bold Moves mentioned in the episode, and if so, what are your thoughts on it?
- How can you apply the learnings from this episode to your own life and leadership journey?
