Passing the Mantle

In Episode 4 of Passing the Mantle, Dr. Peter Frost explores how Moses prepared Joshua for leadership through years of faithful service—and one seemingly small assignment: staying in the tent of meeting. Drawing on Exodus 32–33 and Joshua’s early years, Peter shows why small responsibilities matter, how clear expectations and thoughtful follow-up help develop future leaders, and why a life of prayer can’t be built overnight.

Whether you’re mentoring a future leader or serving in an early assignment yourself, this episode invites you to consider: Who is your Joshua, and what meaningful responsibility could you entrust to them? Don’t despise the tent—the quiet, faithful work may be preparing someone for what comes next.

How do you keep going when leadership development feels like a long journey—and you can’t see how far you’ve come or how much farther you have to go?

In this episode of Passing the Mantle, Dr. Peter Frost explores the slow, intentional work of preparing the next generation of leaders. Drawing on Moses and Joshua’s time on Mount Sinai in Exodus 24 and the crisis of the golden calf in Exodus 32, he considers how proximity, patience, and experience helped prepare Joshua for leadership. Peter also reflects on the moments when leaders lose momentum, why developing even one person matters, and how the influence you pass on can continue long after your own handoff.

Why do so many organizations scramble to find a new leader only after someone leaves? In Episode 2 of Passing the Mantle, Peter Frost explores the difference between crisis management and intentional succession planning—and asks a challenging question: Where do you find your leaders?

Drawing on more than 30 years of leadership experience and the biblical relationship between Moses and Joshua, Peter looks at when hiring from outside makes sense, what it may reveal when no one inside is ready, and how leaders can recognize and develop potential successors. The episode’s central lesson: succession planning is not a last-minute replacement. It is the patient, relational work of bringing emerging leaders close, giving them responsibility, supporting them, and preparing them over time.

Who are the “Joshuas” in your church, ministry, business, or team? Learn how to start noticing and developing them before a leadership crisis arrives.

In the opening episode of Passing the Mantle, Dr. Peter Frost introduces a biblical vision for succession planning — the intentional work of preparing someone to carry the leadership you leave behind.

We begin in the Jordan Valley, where Elijah trains Elisha and the mantle passes in a whirlwind. From there, Dr. Frost tells his own story: a mid-Michigan farm boy, a Navy sailor taught that he was being trained to replace the person training him, a seminary student, and a support missionary in Papua New Guinea whose quiet investment in one young leader helped produce the organization's first Papua New Guinean director.

Drawing on his doctoral research into succession planning through intentional leadership development, he explains why succession differs from mere replacement planning — and why it all comes down to a single word: legacy.

Whether you are a pastor, missionary, ministry director, Sunday school teacher, business leader, or simply curious about how Scripture prepares leaders, you are called to prepare the next Elisha.

Next time: Moses and Joshua — how an 80-year-old, disgraced, adopted son of Pharaoh passed leadership to an unknown former slave.