Field Notes

For leaders who want to
lead like Jesus.

Every story EQUIP carries started with someone who decided to pull up a chair — in a school in Ghana, a city hall in Brazil, a living room in Nigeria. Leadership insight, real stories, and perspectives to help you lead well and lead people to something greater. 

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Your Influence Multiplied EQUIP Christian leadership program
Young couple having a conversation about faith and life
Dear EQUIP,
Yesterday a man I baptized in 2019 baptized his father. I cannot stop weeping. Thank you, thank you, thank you —
— P., Bogotá

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John Maxwell, EQUIP, and the Global Leadership Movement

John Maxwell, EQUIP, and a Global Leadership Movement EQUIP John Maxwell — the nonprofit he founded in 1996 — is one of the most ambitious Christian leadership development organizations in the world. What started as a goal to train one

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Faith-Based Leadership Development: Why Secular Programs Aren’t Enough

Frequently Asked Questions About Faith-Based Leadership Development What is faith-based leadership development? Faith-based leadership development is a holistic approach to growing leaders that integrates biblical principles, spiritual formation, and character development. Unlike secular programs that focus primarily on skills and

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How to Develop Church Leaders Who Actually Lead

How to Develop Church Leaders Who Actually Lead Church leadership development is not a program — it’s the difference between a congregation that thrives for a generation and one that plateaus when its founding pastor leaves. Most churches have the

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5 Qualities Every Christian Leader Must Develop

5 Qualities Every Christian Leader Must Develop The qualities of a Christian leader — those character marks Scripture returns to again and again — are not primarily skills. They are not personality traits. They are formed dispositions: patterns of thinking,

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What Is Christian Leadership Training? A Biblical Guide

What Is Christian Leadership Training? A Biblical Guide There’s an important gap the church rarely talks about: the difference between being a Christian and leading Christianly. A person can love Jesus deeply, serve faithfully in their church, and still be

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The Loneliness Epidemic and the Local Church’s Moment

FAITH & CULTURE The Loneliness Epidemic and the Church’s Moment America’s most documented social crisis has an ancient remedy—and the local church has never been more relevant. Based on research from the U.S. Surgeon General, Cigna, Pew Research, Harvard, and