The Next Generation Leader: Five Essentials for Those Who Will Shape the Future - Hardcover

Stanley, Andy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1590520467 ISBN 13: 9781590520468

Publisher: Multnomah Books, 2003

Synopsis

A growing number of next generation Christians are eager to learn, grow, and lead in ministry or in the marketplace. Mentoring young leaders, as they face the unique issues of a changing world, has been pastor and Visioneering author Andy Stanley's passion for more than a decade. Here, he shares material from his leadership training sessions, developed to address essential leadership qualities such as character, clarity, courage, and competency. This is the perfect guide for any new leader -- or for the mentor of a future leader!

Straight Talk to Tomorrow’s Leaders

Five characteristics mark the man or woman who will shape the future. Do you have them? Can they be taught? Why are these so critical?

Drawing on two decades of experience mentoring a rising generation, seasoned visionary Andy Stanley shows how to:

Discover and play to your strengths.

Harness your fears.

Leverage uncertainty.

Enlist a leadership coach.

Maintain moral authority.

“Capable men and women will eventually catch, pass, and replace the current generation of leaders,” says Stanley . “Embracing these essentials, you will not only excel in your personal leadership, but ensure a no-regrets experience for those who choose to follow you.”

About this title

About the Author

Andy Stanley, like his father, Charles Stanley, carries on a tradition of excellence in ministry. He is a graduate of Dallas Theological Seminary and is the founding pastor of North Point Community Church in Atlanta, Georgia. He is the author of Like a Rock. Andy and his wife, Sandra, live in Atlanta with their two sons, Andrew and Garrett, and their daughter, Allison.

Reviews

Stanley, pastor of the North Point Community Church ("median age of 30") and author of Like A Rock, has made a ministry out of giving advice to people slightly younger than himself, and in this tepid leadership sermon he distills his wisdom into five core principles. Competence, Courage, Clarity, Coaching and Character, he says, are the keys to influencing future leaders. Stanley's advice-focus on what you do best and delegate the rest, seek out the counsel of coaches, don't let success blind you to what's right and wrong-is very sound, if not much of a departure from any other brand of leadership advice. His precepts are often illustrated with Bible stories about leaders like David (courage), Joshua (clarity) and King Rehoboam (paying heed to elders). Less stirring are Stanley's first-hand leadership anecdotes, too many of which involve the travails of boosting seating capacity in the worship center, unsnarling traffic flows in the church campus or shipping inspirational books and tapes during the Christmas rush. (Such examples impart an unintended lesson, which is that the size and complexity of today's mega-churches and multi-media ministries force Christian leaders to view them through the lens of business administration.) And, while studiously cultivating one's leadership abilities is good for the character, reading about such growth can be a dull task.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Multnomah Books
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1590520467
• ISBN 13: 9781590520468
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160