Episode 383 - Why Your Leadership Pipeline Is Failing | David Ashcraft | Global Leadership Network
Faith Driven Entrepreneur
77% of pastors say their number one need is more leaders. But the most common strategy for solving it, the leadership pipeline, has never actually worked. David Ashcraft knows this firsthand: he grew LCBC Church from a 200-person plant in Pennsylvania to 25 locations and 28,000 weekend attendees, developing 275 of his 300 staff members from within the congregation. His secret wasn't a pipeline. It was a culture.
Show Notes
Faith Driven Entrepreneur Podcast – Episode 383
Release Date: July 14, 2026
Why the Leadership Pipeline Is a Myth, and What Actually Works
What if the most widely accepted strategy for developing leaders in your church or business is fundamentally broken? In this episode, Justin Forman sits down with Pastor David Ashcraft, former lead pastor of LCBC Church, which grew to 25 locations and 28,000 weekend attendees, now serving with the Global Leadership Network. David pulls no punches: the leadership pipeline is a myth. What replaces it is a culture, one that produces leaders from within, in real time.
David draws on decades of experience scaling a church from 200 to 28,000 and overseeing 300 staff, 275 of whom were developed from within the congregation. His insights on leadership development, faith-work integration, and measuring fruit over process offer a roadmap for any pastor, entrepreneur, or marketplace leader serious about building something that lasts.
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