McNeal A Work of Heart

Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders, Updated Edition
2. Updated Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-16027-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 240 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series

Revised and updated edition of the classic work on spiritualleadership
In A Work of Heart, bestselling author and missionalexpert Reggie McNeal helps leaders reflect on the ways in which Godis shaping them by letting us see God at work in the lives of fourquintessential biblical leaders: Moses, David, Jesus, and Paul.McNeal identifies the formative influences upon these leaders,which he sees as God's ways of working in their lives: the sameinfluences at work today forming leaders for ministry in our times.He explores the shaping influence of culture, call, community,conflict, and the commonplace.
* Offers guidance for church leaders to let God shape theirhearts from the inside out
* Reggie McNeal is the author of the bestselling bookMissional Renaissance
* Gives reassurance for maintaining perspective while doing thedemanding work of ministry
The book includes illustrative stories of contemporary leadersopening their hearts to God's guidance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

McNeal, Reggie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

About the Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series ix
Preface to the Updated Edition xi
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction: Looking for God in All the Right Places xix
PART ONE How God Shaped Moses, David, Paul, and Jesus forLeadership 1
1. Moses: A Heart on a Mission 3
2. David: A Heart After God 21
3. Paul: A Heart Captured by God 36
4. Jesus: The Heartbeat of God 51
PART TWO Recognizing God's Shaping Work in Our OwnLives 71
5. Culture: Meeting the World 73
6. Call: Figuring Out Why We Are Here 94
7. Community: Connecting with Others' Hearts 114
8. Communion: Rehearsing for Eternity 137
9. Conflict: Learning to Die So We Can Live 154
10. Commonplace: Discovering That the Ordinary Is Extra-Ordinary175
Conclusion: Collaborating with God's Heart-Shaping Project187
References 193
The Author 195
Index 197

Über Autor(innen)

Reggie McNeal is the missional leadership specialist forLeadership Network. Drawing on twenty years of leadership roles inlocal congregations and his work over the last two decades withthousands of clergy and church leaders, McNeal counsels localchurches, denominational groups, seminaries and colleges, andparachurch organizations in their leadership developmentneeds.
Leadership Network, a division of OneHundredX, seeks to acceleratethe impact of 100X leaders. Since 1996, Leadership NetworkPublications has presented thoroughly researched and practicalconcepts from leading thinkers, practitioners, and pioneeringchurches. www.leadnet.org