Why Great Leaders Don’t Try to Develop Everyone
One of the quiet pressures of leadership is the feeling that you need to be available to everyone.
The larger your church grows, the stronger that pressure becomes. People want your time, your attention, and your investment. On some weeks it can feel like you are running a full-time ministry and a full-time coffee meeting schedule.
The desire to care for everyone is good. It reflects the heart of a shepherd. But if we are honest, trying to pour deeply into everyone eventually becomes unsustainable.
Scripture tells us that Jesus had many followers, a group of twelve disciples, and then an even smaller circle of three who walked especially closely with Him. He loved the crowds, but He invested deeply in a few.
"Then he appointed twelve that they might be with him and that he might send them out."
Mark 3:14
In this week’s Church Staff Huddle conversation, we unpack a leadership principle that often gets misunderstood. You can lead best by going deep with a few.
When that happens, leadership multiplies, the mission moves forward, and your calendar might even breathe a little easier.
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What if great leadership is about depth, not reach?
Watch this video to learn how great leaders choose who to develop, without guilt or favoritism.
In This Episode Your Team Will Learn
Why depth always produces more fruit than breadth
How to identify who to invest in without playing favorites
The difference between mentoring and coaching
Why “life-on-life” leadership creates lasting impact
Discussion Questions
Who are the few people God may be calling you to invest in more intentionally?
Where might you be spreading yourself too thin?
In your context, what’s the difference between mentoring deeply and leading broadly?
How can your leadership model encourage healthy multiplication rather than dependence?
Faithful leadership is not about access, it’s about intentionality. When you invest deeply in a few, you create leaders who can carry the mission further than you ever could alone.
See You Next Week,
The Church Staff Huddle Team
