Mar 27, 2007 ultimately, the best motivation for leadership is to serve god and serve others through leadership. What kind of spiritual leadership actually helps people change. It is the responsibility of all christians whom god wants to use to make a difference in their world. While the 21st century is the most advanced age in history, effective biblical leadership has never been more needed. Spiritual leadership, spiritual discipleship and spiritual maturity, 3 volumes by j. Where do you need to exhibit an attitude of selfless service. Such an endeavor will, of course, require you to grow in your leadership skills. With over 500,000 in print, spiritual leadership is the perennial favorite for teaching the principles of leadership.
This literature has covered various aspects and shown the reason why spiritual leadership has been interpreted in various level of complexities. Oswald sanders spiritual leadership lays out a biblical. Oswald sanders book spiritual leadership was the first book. If we live another day without the holy spirits control in our lives, we have only ourselves to blame. Well organized thought leads the reader along at lincolns side as he struggles to make sense of gods role in his relationship with mankind, eventually coming to the. The challenge for todays leaders is to discern the difference between the latest leadership fads and timeless truths established by god. In this short book, john piper explains the true marks of a spiritual leader. He has extensive experience in pastoral ministry and is a consultant to ceos and various christian organizations, such as the southern baptist convention. In the old testament, the priests were to be the spiritual leaders of gods people.
In trying to keep with the ageold axiom that great books shouldnt be read just once, i just went back through it. I make this appeal as a spiritual leader who also witnessed christs sufferings and will share in the glory that will be revealed. Be shepherds over the flock god has entrusted to you. May 01, 2001 spiritual leadership is not restricted to pastors and missionaries. This book, spiritual leadership, is my favorite book on leadership. In chapter one of this book, the author introduces the notion that the ambition to lead can be either noble or selfserving and that one should guard against the latter pp. Top ten must read books on spiritual leadership v3 movement. The spiritual leadership dimension in relation to other value. Spiritual leadership, with an emphasis on the word spiritual, is definitely an accurate description for j. He covers popular leadership principles, such as, time management and the importance of developing our talents, but the majority of his points and illustrations are all in reference to spiritual leadership. In the church age, jesus has fulfilled and superceded the levitical priesthood. Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to god by jesus christ. These two endeavors are essentially the commands to love god and love ones neighbor worked out practically in leadership.
Spiritual leadership paperback january 1, 1974 by j. Oswald sanders book spiritual leadership was the first book i read that awakened me to the subject of leadership. If you have already read the book, this is a classic worth revisiting. He and his wife have five children, fourteen grandchildren, and live in rex. In fact, the barna group reports that pastors list it among todays most influential writings on the. Spiritual leadership can equip readers with tools to move gods people on to his agenda.
They warmly decorate our houses rather than warning of suffering. Born in british columbia, he coauthored the modern classic experiencing god. We could name many great people who did just that, whether they were military personnel, athletic coaches, political figures, business executives, salesmen, or spiritual statesmen. In this book, henri nouwen maintains that there is a direct relationship between our ministry vocation and our spiritual life. Spiritual leadership is a special opportunity given to godchosen individuals for a special purpose. Servant leadership is the aim of spiritual leadership p. Instructing those who hold leadership positions, two bestselling authors teach on approaching leadership from a biblical perspective. This requires the disciple to be present with the guru, physically or psychically, to project onto the guru the disciples latent divine nature, to be obedient and devoted to the. It started me on a 30plus year journey of teaching leadership to pastors and laypeople.
Spiritual leadership is not restricted to pastors and missionaries. Spiritual leadership network blackaby ministries international. Spiritual leadership, a book by father and son team richard and henry blackaby, deals with leadership principles that are distinctly different from those found in secular leadership manuals. Paul that spiritual leadership is an honorable ambition 1tim 3. Particularly in the suburban bible belt, our versions of christianity depict sanitized pictures of the american success story. Maxwells 21 laws would be second, but this would be first. God now has entrusted leadership in the local church to elders who are to shepherd his flock. Principles of excellence for every believer sanders. The highlight of our time together as we worship the lord is communing with him through his word. Lessons in spiritual leadership is an inoffensive, focused treatise on lincolns spiritual maturation gained primarily during the time he served as president. Values that have long been considered spiritual ideals, such as integrity, honesty, and. Spiritual values and practices related to leadership.
Spiritual leadership, spiritual discipleship and spiritual. Biblical spiritual leadership contains an inner circle and an outer circle. Spiritual leadership is a very important subject worthy to be considered for deeper study. Oswald sanders, a christian leader for nearly seventy years and author of more than forty books, presents the key principles of leadership in both the temporal and spiritual realms. Oswald sanders one of the most helpful books on leadership i have read. Oswald sanders is a classic book, one of the greatest leadership books in print today. Oswald sanders illustrates biblical leadership principles through the lives of david, moses, nehemiah, the apostle paul, david livingston, and charles spurgeon. Without a strong relationship with god, even the most competent person cannot lead people to god. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in jesus christ. Its indisputable value and amplification has reached a new milestone. Spiritual leadership is the responsibility of every true, biblical christian. A once a year, 50% off discount for a full leadership coaching session with a certified bmi spiritual leadership coach. Spiritual leadership subjects keep believing ministries. May 01, 2007 with more than 1 million copies sold, spiritual leadership stands as a proven classic for developing such leadership.
The principles that produce sound leadership need to be studied and applied judiciously in the lords church. We must aim to put more into life than we take out. Instructions for spiritual leaders i appeal to your spiritual leaders. Charles colson, chairman, prison fellowship as a young pastor, j. Why you are the key to building a church that loves books desiring god 20 conference for pastors. Jun 15, 2009 leadership is the capacity and will to rally men and women to a common purpose, and the character which inspires confidence. Our crosses are pretty jewelry, not instruments of brutal death. I invite you to turn in your bible to 1 thessalonians chapter 2. Spiritual leadership, spiritual discipleship, spiritual. Top ten must read books on spiritual leadership the v3 movement is committed to helping you make disciples, plant churches and start a movement.
Knowing and doing the will of god more than seven million books and bible studies sold, and his other acclaimed works include spiritual leadership, fresh encounter, and a god centered church. Oswald sanders, a christian leader for decades and the author of more than forty books, presents the key principles of leadership in both the temporal and spiritual realms. Youll write powerful and fresh messages every week with our preparation tools on a number of sermon topics, including expository preaching. He is our high priest and all believers are priests under him heb. The challenge for todays leaders is to discern the difference between the latest leadership fads and gods timeless truths e.
This world needs more leaders who are guided by god and devoted to christ. With more than 1 million copies sold, spiritual leadership stands as a proven classic for developing such leadership. Knowing and doing the will of god more than seven million books and bible. He illustrates those principles throughout with examples from godly figures like moses, nehemiah, the apostle paul, david livingstone, charles. Out of all the books ive read on leadership, i think this would be the first one i would hand to someone entering spiritual leadership. Next to their experiencing god classic, spiritual leadership is one of henry and richard blackabys most highly regarded and bestselling books to date, encouraging business and church leaders alike to follow.
Next to their experiencing god classic, spiritual leadership is one of henry and richard blackabys most highly regarded and bestselling books to date, encouraging business and church leaders alike to follow gods biblical design for success. An honourable ambition true greatness, true leadership, is found in giving yourself in service to others, not in coaxing or inducing others to serve you. So much valuable insight on what it means to be a leader who seeks gods face and moves people in to his agenda. Leadership in the church is as challenging today as it was in the first century. The traditional oriental guru represents a form of spiritual leadership in which socalled advanced spiritual states of being are transmitted from guru to disciple.