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Originally written in 1967, the later versions have been updated and thoroughly annotated by moody press. May 01, 2007 spiritual leadership is the best book ive read on christian leadership. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read spiritual leadership. It started me on a 30plus year journey of teaching. This book, spiritual leadership, is one in a series of three on serious discipleship. Pdf spiritual maturity j oswald sanders free pdf download. It was aaress who kindly recommended this book to the team at.
Principles of excellence for every believer has been through a variety of printings since its initial 1967 release, but this one includes a small group study guide that will prove influential for a new generation. Oswald sanders introduction in his book, spiritual leadership, j. Numerous pastors and christian executives credit sanders work as formative in their lives and ministries. To become proud of spiritual gifts or leadership position is to forget that all we have is from god, all the position we occupy is gods appointment. J oswald sanders is a master at hitting on the topics that christian.
Oswald sanders on the topic of leadership from a christian perspective. 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. Once youre past that, the content is solid and the principles that sanders presents are still relevant in the context of ministers and missionaries. Before you begin reading, let me share a brief biographical sketch. The spiritual leader should choose books for their spiritual benefit. Charles colson called it the best book on christian leadership ive read. At the end of each chapter, there are a few questions that help you to reflect on what you just read and apply it to your own life.
Spiritual leadership, spiritual discipleship, spiritual maturity set of 3 sanders books, p. 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. First released in 1967, spiritual leadership has been through multiple printings and a major revision. Oswald sanders, a christian leader for nearly seventy years and. Christianity needs a powerful voice in todays world. It was updated about 30 years ago, so its work to stay engaged.
May 01, 2007 with more than 1 million copies sold, spiritual leadership stands as a proven classic for developing such leadership. With more than 1 million copies sold, spiritual leadership stands as a proven classic for developing such leadership. Unlike many christian leadership books spiritual leadership actually gets its content directly from gods word. Oswald sanders takes the bibles wisdom, paired with bible character qualities and adds in advice of many admired past and present christian leaders. He illustrates his points with examples from scripture and biographies of eminent men of god, such as moses, nehemiah, the apostle paul, david livingstone, charles. The other two are spiritual discipleship, and spiritual maturity. In the past couple of weeks, i have been reading as much on christian leadership as i can and i have continually found this work to be a deep well of fresh cool water. Oswald sanders presents and illustrates those principles through biographies of eminent men of god men such as moses, nehemiah, paul, david livingstone, and charles spurgeon.
The author clearly expresses his purpose in the original preface. He left a promising law practice in his native new zealand to serve as an instructor and administrator at the bible college of. He illustrates his points with examples from scripture and biographies of eminent men of god, such as moses, nehemiah, the apostle paul, david livingstone, charles spurgeon, and others. Spiritual leadership is the best book ive read on christian leadership.
Principles of excellence for every believer 9780802416704 by j. Every leader going into christian ministry should read this book. The biblical call to leadership must not be taken lightly. He left a promising law practice in his native new zealand to serve as an instructor and administrator at.
Revised and updated, sanderss hardhitting study explores the essential qualities of a godly leaderand offers sterling examples from scripture and christian history. He covers popular leadership principles, such as, time management and the importance of developing our talents, but the majority of his points and. Oswald sanders book spiritual leadership is one of the best leadership books now available. He brings scriptural principles to life with practical illustrations and hard. Topics include the leaders challenge, role, preparation, vision, character, goal, influence, decisions, schedules, pitfalls, and. Sanders, however, is on both leadership and discipleship.
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