The church is facing a leadership crisis—and it’s taking a heavy toll.
Moral failures, fractured elder teams, pastoral burnout, and a shrinking pipeline of future leaders all point to the same problem: our systems for developing leaders are producing unintended results.
In Homegrown Leaders, pastor and discipleship advocate Jim Putman offers a clear, biblical alternative. Drawing from decades of hard-earned lessons and the story of a church that raised up hundreds of leaders from its own people, Jim shows how a healthy leadership culture is built—not imported. Discover:
- Why conventional leadership models fall short and unintentionally create fragile teams.
- How the early church developed leaders through relational disciple making.
- A practical, reproducible system for forming elders, pastors, and ministry leaders from within your congregation.
- How alignment, shared culture, and real-life maturity produce leaders who last.
This book is a call back to Scripture, a roadmap for change, and a vision for leadership that endures. Whether you’re a pastor, elder, or church planter, Homegrown Leaders will help you cultivate trustworthy disciples who become trustworthy leaders—right in the soil of your own church.
Healthy leaders aren’t found. They’re formed.
