The Painful Side of Leadership: Moving Forward Even When It Hurts
Christian leadership is often likened to the peaceful image of a shepherd leading his sheep. But the truth is that sheep tend to wander toward trouble, and shepherds don’t always handle the challenges of their job with grace and ease.
The Painful Side of Leadership encourages and equips Christian leaders with biblical insights to better manage painful ministry circumstances, relationships, and choices. Author and seminary president Jeff Iorg writes candidly throughout to those who may feel beaten up by their mistakes, their critics, or having to make unpopular decisions. His insights are framed with chapters about why painful things happen to Christian leaders in the first place and the hope that God always provides when a leader is hurting.
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Top Highlights
“Second, tired leaders are headed for burnout and depression.” (source)
“Another key discipline for leaders is Sabbath rest” (source)
“Other disciplines are important for leaders—Scripture memory, fasting, and solitude to name a few.” (source)
“Disappointment is a result of unmet expectations, not measuring of actual performance.” (source)
“Many leaders have a bigger vision than can be assimilated and lived by their followers. When leaders lose touch with this reality, they become angry and their followers become frustrated. The leader’s challenge is to maintain a healthy tension between vision and reality, between what can be and what is. Leaders must plan for the best, expect the worst, and adjust to what actually happens.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : The Painful Side of Leadership: Moving Forward Even When It Hurts
- Author: Iorg, Jeff
- Publisher: B&H Books
- Publication Date: 2009
- ISBN: 9781433668845
Jeff Iorg is president and chairman of the faculty at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. He holds degrees from Hardin-Simmons University, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Iorg and his wife Ann have three children and live in Mill Valley, California.