Hope and help for church leaders seeking guidance today. Defines changes required in leadership and the issues to be faced.
Calvin Miller writes, "I used to say there were no well-written books on the subject of church leadership. Now, gratefully, there is one. A Warren Bennis, at last, for the evangelical pastor."
Peter Drucker has said that pastoring a large church is one of the three most difficult jobs in America today. Pastors are expected to be biblical scholars, business administrators, counselors, public speakers, fund-raisers, visionaries, plus have a personal life that is consistent with the values of the church. It is little wonder that thousands of church leaders wonder why they ever accepted leadership responsibilities and many quit.
As a nationally recognized authority on church and parachurch leadership, Anderson brings the help and hope that leaders need in today's complex world. Shedding light on the current challenges of leadership and on mistaken leadership myths goes a long way toward putting the changes required and the complex issues to be faced is a long step in the right direction toward twenty-first-century leadership. In a "catalog culture" of multiple options, leading is perplexing and sometimes overwhelming, but Anderson's counsel is sound and practical.
"Who better to write such a book than Leith Anderson?"--George Gallup, Jr.
..".an important means for busy leaders to get pointed back to the Source."
--Richard J. Mouw, President, Fuller Theological Seminary
"This is the book you have been waiting for from America's wisest pastor!"
--Lyle Schaller, Author; Founder of
The Parish Paper
"Steadfast ministry and long-term fruitfulness verify Leith Anderson's grasp of what
works."--Jack W. Hayford, D.LIT., Pastor, The Church on the Way; President, The King's Seminary
"This book is a must for everyone in a leadership position."--John C. Maxwell, Founder, the INJOY Group; Author:
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership "Leith shows clearly how to meet today's changing culture without compromising biblically."--Jerry E. White, PH.D, President of The Navigators
..".a practical, to-the-point, and persuasive conversation with leaders who care about the people they are serving now and can serve in the future."--Neil M. Alexander, President and Publisher, The United Methodist Publishing House
..".a leadership book that takes us all the way to the realities that face those of us who lead...from a leader who understands."--Joseph M. Stowell, President, Moody Bible Institute
"Here is a smooth, clear guide for the needy leader, a track to run on in the troubled moment, a set of rails into a confident future."--Calving Miller, Professor of Preaching and Pastoral Ministry, Beeson Divinity School