Student Leaders… How do you “make them?”

I’ve published an article on YMX. I can’t take any pride in getting published since I am the publisher of the site and all… but I thought it was good enough to deserve the billing. [Read the article here] I originally did this as a project for a grad school class… but I always hoped that it would lead to both a larger reading and begin, in me at least, a broader examination to the question.

Here’s an excerpt: For student ministry, the question is not, “should we create an environment like Jesus did for training and mentoring student leaders?” But rather, “In our context how do we go about this and when do we know the groups we lead have arrived at a place where student leaders can be fostered?”