Weaving Strong Leaders - by Bob Dale & Bill Wilson (Paperback)

About the Book

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Book Synopsis

Welcome to the inner lives of leaders. Current leadership literature is more apt to feature practices than practitioners--what leaders do rather than who leaders are. Much of today's leadership literature seems to assume leaders burst forth ready to lead with little introspection or no struggle.

We know better. Our best leaders are anchored in clear values and considered beliefs. They have grown down. And, our best leaders have cultivated their own maturity. They have grown up and are comfortable in their skins. Growing down, growing up: In the pages ahead we trace and weave together
these two master threads.

Review Quotes

"My single disappointment with this book is that it wasn't written 30 years ago. To all of us who are drowning in books about 'how to do such and such' and '10 steps to this and that, ' Bob Dale and Bill Wilson have issued a life preserver. Reading this book was for me a profoundly spiritual experience."-Julie Pennington-Russell, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Washington, D.C. "Bob Dale and Bill Wilson offer a forthright and personal journey toward becoming an effective guide in ministry . . . I recommend this book as a tool to assess one's progress as a leader and as an index of spiritual health."-Molly T. Marshall, President, Central Seminary "Rather than a 'how to' book on practices, this is a 'who we are' book on the practitioners of leadership."-Craig Sherouse, Pastor, Second Baptist Church, Richmond, Va. "Bob Dale and Bill Wilson have given us the promising metaphor of the leadership loom that is helpfully based in strong theological threads that allow creative weaving for a lifetime in order to produce a beautiful tapestry of church life . . . There is something here for everyone, and at every stage of ministry."-George Mason, Pastor, Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas "This book is an essential field guide for anyone who is serious about personal transformation as a leader. Bob Dale and Bill Wilson are thoughtful and seasoned guides in this journey, marking out a path for such a pilgrimage that is grounded in God's story and shaped by our own experiences-Jayne Hugo Davis, Associate Pastor - Discipleship, First Baptist Church, Wilmington, N.C. "This book is a reminder that what our churches most desperately need right now cannot be downloaded from the Internet, but must instead be woven into the soul." -Ryon Price, Pastor, Second Baptist Church, Lubbock, Texas ". . . a great book for seminary students, pastors, and lay leaders!"-Edward Hammett, President, Transforming Solutions