Leadership is not a title, a performance, or mere occupation. It is a sacred relationship creating ripple effects, for both good and bad. This book is about stewardship leaders, who are both the humblest and stubbornest people on the planet. Today in our “pro-choice” environment freedom is about choosing, the more choices the better. For stewards, freedom is about being chosen, knowing who you are, with assigned roles and tasks. Thus, healthy results radiate outward into your community, church, or workplace. Life becomes more gracious, business more successful, and the church more effective when you follow a call.
Central Concept: We are in a leadership crisis today. Without proper grounding, self-appointed leaders are harming basic community building from the family to the nation. The thesis of this handbook is that healthy leaders have the hearts of stewards. Properly understanding our unique LUTHERAN HERITAGE releases incredible spiritual and relational power which in turn builds healthy followers.
Takeaway Values:
- Readers will learn why leadership is harder today, yet be motivated to hear God’s call.
- Readers will understand that leadership is not a title. It is not even an occupation. Leadership is more an art than a science, less a performance than a sacred relationship. When we face a problem, we almost always start looking for a program, some method with which to attack the crisis. But when God sets out to solve issues, he always starts with a person. The Holy Spirit calls ordinary people to do extraordinary things.
- Readers will discover that there is a rich LUTHERAN theology of leadership, underutilized yet critically needed, which puts individual character at the forefront.
- Readers will gain insights and encouragement to grow in vision, courage, integrity, as they build their team and understand the riddle of power.
Unique Features:
- Each Chapter focuses on biblical characters, discovering healthy and unhealthy models of stewardship.
- This handbook is complete, in that all major issues of leadership are included.
- Personal experiences of the author, his friends, and historical figures, illustrate every point.
- Rather than focusing on gimmicks for success, each chapter focuses on the theology which produces long-term healthy results.
- Each section concludes with Reflection Questions for personal or small group discussion
Organization: The book is divided into an introduction followed by six chapters. The first chapter is foundational, sharing the surprising power and freedom God’s calling gives us. The succeeding chapters address the stewardship of vision (two), heart (three), community (four), opportunities (five), and finally power (six).
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