{"id":4076,"date":"2016-03-29T16:04:20","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T16:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erikfish.com\/?p=4076"},"modified":"2019-09-25T14:11:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T14:11:24","slug":"great-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erikfish.com\/2016\/03\/29\/great-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Less lecture, more modeling please!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all need\u00a0inspiring messages sometimes.<\/p>\n<p>But when it comes to reproducing leaders, &#8220;lectures&#8221; are the absolute least effective way of helping people transform and remember a set of skills or information.<\/p>\n<p>Check out this learning pyramid:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/erikfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Learning-Pyramid-1024x672.jpg\" alt=\"Learning Pyramid\" width=\"586\" height=\"385\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jesus was brilliant. He\u00a0modeled and interacted with those he\u00a0trained\u00a0for leadership. \u00a0And he sent them\u00a0out to immediately teach what they had learned.<\/p>\n<h3>Great leaders don&#8217;t just create followers. They create more leaders!<\/h3>\n<p>We can do the same!<\/p>\n<p>I took a group of 20 YWAM students out to a local university (UCCS)\u00a0this week for a <a href=\"https:\/\/erikfish.com\/disciplex\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DiscipleX<\/a> training. I modeled and interacted around Four rhythms of movements &#8211; Pray, Go, Gather, and Guide.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/erikfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-29-at-11.30.55-PM-e1459315895184.png\" alt=\"4 rhythms of movements\" width=\"700\" height=\"441\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I model the rhythms\u00a0in real life. Then we\u00a0interact with one another. Each person has an\u00a0opportunity to teach the principles they learned to others. This is how I try to flow in all DiscipleX trainings.<\/p>\n<p>More people\u00a0become\u00a0disciple makers.<\/p>\n<p>And\u00a0it&#8217;s really fun!<\/p>\n<p>Click below to see us in action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/160756528\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/erikfish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-29-at-9.50.44-AM-e1459266702754.png\" alt=\"Erik DiscipleX Colorado Springs\" width=\"800\" height=\"448\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/erikfish.com\/disciplex\/\">What is a DiscipleX?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all need\u00a0inspiring messages sometimes. But when it comes to reproducing leaders, &#8220;lectures&#8221; are the absolute least effective way of helping people transform and remember a set of skills or information. Check out this learning pyramid: Jesus was brilliant. 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