Leadership is about uncertainty. Deal with it
Your leadership development strategy is perfectly designed to produce the caliber of leader you currently have.
The God of Christianity never claims to be fair. He goes beyond fair. The Bible teaches that he decided not to give us what we deserve- that's mercy. In addition, God decided to give us exactly what we didn't deserve- we call that grace.
It's ok for people to feel bad about the wrong things they've done.
Leaders are made one response at a time.
Preaching on Sunday mornings is such a simple thing, and by complicating it, I think we all do ourselves and the audience a disservice. It is very simple. Here is the model: Make people feel like they need an answer to a question.