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The Making of a Multiplier is written for pastors, leaders and everyday believers who want their leadership to produce maximum and lasting impact, not just immediate results. Many leaders are faithful and busy yet lack clarity about how God develops leaders over time and how true Kingdom legacy is formed. This book reframes leadership as a seasonal journey shaped by God for multiplication.
Drawing on Scripture, decades of ministry experience, and leadership research (especially of Dr. Robert Clinton), it introduces a four-season framework that helps leaders discern where they are, what God is forming in them, and how to invest intentionally in others. Illustrated through the biblical life of Barnabas, The Making of a Multiplier moves beyond quick fixes to focus on lifelong formation. Written to help leaders “finish well,” it invites readers of all ages to become multipliers— leaders whose greatest legacy is seen in the people they develop and send.

Larry Walkemeyer serves as Strategic Catalyst for Multiplication for Free Methodist USA to encourage the multiplication of disciples, leaders, and churches nationally. He is also Global Pastor for Light & Life Church, a multiplying, multi-ethnic church he and his wife Deb have led for the past thirty years. Larry also is Director of Equipping and Spiritual Engagement for Exponential. He holds a Doctor of Ministry and has authored several books.
Larry and Dr. Deb Walkemeyer have been married since 1978 and they write and speak frequently on marriage. They have two adult daughters. Larry enjoys snow skiing, waterskiing, biking, mission trips and long walks on the beach.
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