In a world where leadership can be mistaken for popularity or charisma, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills has remained committed to a much deeper, more biblical model. He does not promote people based on talent alone, but through process—through faithfulness, humility, and service. His leaders are not found, they are formed. They are not placed at the top—they are raised from the ground up.
His method is slow, deliberate, and spiritual. He trains by example, by teaching, by observation, and by experience. His leaders learn to pray before they learn to preach. They learn to serve before they are asked to speak. They are trained to be loyal before they are entrusted with responsibility.
This kind of leadership lasts. It is not built on emotion, but on truth. Not built on ability alone, but on character. Bishop Dag has proven that when you build leaders from the ground up, they stand strong when the pressure comes.
Raising Leaders Who Are Like Sons
One of the defining qualities of Bishop Dag’s leadership training is the father-son relationship it is built upon. He does not just train leaders—he raises sons. He walks with them. He prays for them. He speaks into their lives. And he expects them to follow closely, not just organizationally, but spiritually.
He teaches that true leaders are not independent—they are connected. They carry the spirit of their father. They walk in the same vision. They don’t just represent the ministry—they replicate the heart. And that connection is what keeps the ministry unified, even as it spreads across nations.
Sons understand that leadership is not a ladder to climb, but a life to live. They are trained to think long-term, to serve without complaint, and to endure hardship as good soldiers of Christ. This is not the fast track—it is the faithful track.
Training Through Hard Work and Humility
There is no shortcut in Bishop Dag’s leadership school. He trains through hard work. His leaders learn to serve in practical ways. They set up chairs. They clean. They counsel. They go on outreach. They preach on buses and street corners. This is not punishment—it is preparation.
He teaches that humility is the foundation of true leadership. And the only way to teach humility is to require service. Many of the pastors he has raised began with no titles and no visible gifts. But through years of faithful service, they were shaped into leaders with depth and power.
This kind of training produces leaders who don’t expect to be served, but who understand what it means to serve. Leaders who are not easily discouraged. Leaders who are not afraid of the work. Leaders who build, because they have first been built.
Leaders Who Build Others
The leaders Bishop Dag raises are not trained to simply maintain churches. They are trained to build others. To raise more leaders. To disciple new believers. To expand the kingdom of God with the same tools and truths they were given.
His leadership model is generational. It does not stop with one level. Each trained leader is expected to multiply. To pass on what they have received. And to raise others with the same spirit, the same standard, and the same passion for souls.
Through his life and ministry, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills reminds the Church that true leadership is not a title—it is a journey. And when leaders are trained from the ground up, they not only rise, but they remain.