On Being a Leader for God [antikvár]

Preface Each generation needs to discover and train new leaders, not only to meet current needs but also to prepare for future challenges and changes. Whether it's in a manufacturing plant or a local church, life goes on, and that life will either have direction and succeed or wander aimlessly and fail. The philosophers and strategists tell us that the future isn't what it used to be. Seeing how rapidly things are changing in our world, I suspect they may be right. "Change is the process by which the future invades our lives," wrote Alvin Toffler in the introduction to his bestselling book Future Shock,^ and his choice of the verb "invade" was a wise one. This book is meant to be a companion volume to On Being a Servant of God, originally published in 1993 by Oliver-Nelson and reprinted in 1999 and 2007 by Baker Books. The response to the book has been positive, and I'm grateful for the ministry it continues to have. I should point out that this present book is not a detailed manual about hands-on management. Rather, it seeks to present a practical "theology