Leading from Below - by Bill Taylor (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Follow the downward path of the cross

What does it mean to lead from a position of humility, calling, and service? In Leading from Below, Bill Taylor shares insights learned from six decades of cross-cultural ministry. This narrative theology combines elements of autobiography, theological insight, and practical guidance where leadership lessons emerge more from the crucible of life rather than books, podcasts, or seminars.

Taylor's honest stories reflect vulnerability but also the strength to live into the sometimes painful, often inscrutable promises of God. He reflects on his Third Culture Kid life, grapples with the slippery slogans of missions, encounters the Holy Spirit in new dimensions of presence and power, and seeks to make sense of the many mistakes he made. He concludes with a series of reflections on leadership and finishing well.

Leading from Below is both inspirational and instructive. It is designed to encourage and equip leaders with a framework of leading with integrity and a Christ-centered perspective.

Review Quotes

Bill gifts us with the story of his leadership journey, deeply reflected upon, and told with exceptional authenticity and transparency.

-Joshua Bogunjoko, MD, Nigeria, Former International Director, SIM

This book is a front row seat to many of the developments in the global missions movement over the past few decades.

-Ted Esler, PhD, President, Missio Nexus

Prepare for the challenging and mentoring arm around the shoulder of an older brother who has walked the long road and kept on learning all the way.

-Christopher J. H. Wright, PhD, Global Ambassador, Langham Partnership

Few know this world as well as Bill, who in this engaging narration provides us with historical details, itself a treasure trove.

-Brian C. Stiller, Canada, WEA Global Ambassador

About the Author

Bill Taylor (ThM, Dallas Theological Seminary; PhD, University of Texas) was born and raised in Latin America. He served seventeen years at the Seminario Teológico Centroamericano in Guatemala and thirty years at World Evangelical Alliance. As president of Taylor Global Consult, Bill mentors and serves the CRUX Institute, an innovative Spanish-language apologetics platform. Bill and his wife Yvonne have three children and eight grandchildren.