The Crucibles That Shape Us: Navigating the Defining Challenges of Leadership

Beebe, Gayle D.; Brooks, David

ISBN 10: 1514008068 / ISBN 13: 9781514008065

Published by IVP, 2024

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Hardcover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Printing, 2024.144 Pages.

We often see setbacks and disasters as events that keep us from our best life. But they're really opportunities to grow in leadership.

The problem of suffering is a spiritual hurdle for many that disorients us and those we lead. Gayle D. Beebe tackles the existential crisis head-on, revealing that, although we are bewildered at first, these situations ultimately prepare us. Previously viewing these challenges as insurmountable, he has come to recognize them as essential passageways in our relationship with God.

Beebe identifies seven crucibles?powerful catalysts for transformation?that, when embraced, shape us on this profound journey. Each chapter of this book delves into one of the crucibles, which Beebe intimately understands and has personally faced. Amid the realities of life's suffering, use this illuminating guidebook and find how colossal setbacks become a bedrock for a better, richer faith.

Bookseller Inventory # BD1-013-00271.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Crucibles That Shape Us: Navigating the Defining Challenges of Leadership
• Publisher: IVP
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1514008068
• ISBN 13: 9781514008065
• Binding: Hardcover
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Dimensions: 0.59W x 5.5H x 8.5D inches 0.59 inches width by 5.5 inches height by 8.5 inches depth
• Weight: 0.65 pounds
• Seller catalogs:
  • Personal Growth
  • Christian Living
  • Religion

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Synopsis

<p><strong>We often see setbacks and disasters as events that keep us from our best life. But they're really opportunities to grow in leadership.</strong></p><p>The problem of suffering is a spiritual hurdle for many that disorients us and those we lead. Gayle D. Beebe tackles the existential crisis head-on, revealing that, although we are bewildered at first, these situations ultimately prepare us. Previously viewing these challenges as insurmountable, he has come to recognize them as essentialpassageways in our relationship with God.</p><p>Beebe identifies seven crucibles―powerful catalysts for transformation―that, when embraced, shape us on this profound journey. Each chapter of this book delves into one of the crucibles, which Beebe intimately understands and has personally faced. Amid the realities of life's suffering, use this illuminating guidebook and find how colossal setbacks become a bedrock for a better, richer faith.</p>

About the Author

<p>Gayle D. Beebe (MBA and PhD, Claremont Graduate University) is president of Westmont College in Santa Barbara, California. He is also the author of <em>The Shaping of an Effective Leader </em>and is the coauthor of <em>Longing for God</em> with Richard J. Foster.</p>