How Leaders Lose Their Way, Peter Greer
How Leaders Lose Their Way, Peter Greer
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How Leaders Lose Their Way
And How to Make Sure It Doesn't Happen to You

Author: Peter Greer, Jill Heisey, Chris Horst

Narrator: Tom Parks

Unabridged: 4 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/13/2026

Synopsis

Stay True to Your Mission for the Long HaulHow Leaders Lose Their Way is a powerful and reflective exploration of the pitfalls that can send leaders off course―drawing lessons from the life of King Solomon and the timeless wisdom of Ecclesiastes. This book serves as a cautionary tale, equipping leaders to recognize personal and spiritual drift while providing actionable steps to maintain their mission-focused leadership.How Leaders Lose Their Way positions King Solomon as both a biblical hero and an antihero. By examining Solomon's wisdom and his ultimate failure to live that wisdom out, listeners gain deep insights into avoiding similar pitfalls. Each chapter includes actionable reflection tools and modern case studies designed to equip leaders with practical strategies for staying "mission true."This book is essential for Christian leaders who are ready to pause, reflect, and realign with their spiritual and organizational missions. Pursue a life of integrity, inspire the next generation, and build a legacy rooted in faithfulness. Stay on the path of mission-true leadership with How Leaders Lose Their Way.

About Peter Greer

Peter Greer is the president and CEO of HOPE International, a global Christ-centered economic development organization serving throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Prior to joining HOPE, Peter worked internationally as a microfinance adviser in Cambodia and Zimbabwe and as managing director for Urwego Bank in Rwanda. He received a BS in international business from Messiah University and an MPP in political and economic development from Harvard's Kennedy School. Peter's favorite part of his job is spending time with the entrepreneurs HOPE serves-whether harvesting coffee with farmers in Rwanda, dancing alongside savings groups in Haiti, or visiting the greenhouses of entrepreneurs in Ukraine.

As an advocate for the Church's role in missions and alleviating extreme poverty, Peter has coauthored fourteen books, including Mission Drift (selected as a 2015 Book Award winner by Christianity Today), Rooting for Rivals (selected as a 2019 Leadership Resource of the Year in Outreach magazine), The Spiritual Danger of Doing Good (selected as one of the top forty books on poverty by World magazine), and Created to Flourish (which his mom reviewed with five stars and a smiley face emoji).

More important than his role at HOPE is his role as husband to Laurel and dad to Keith, Liliana, Myles, and London. While his sports loyalties remain in New England, Peter and his family live in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shawn Perry on October 23, 2025

Wonderful book!......more

Goodreads review by Grace on September 16, 2025

This book is SO needed!! Too often, Christian leaders fall and leave their communities to grieve and to ask questions like “how did this happen?!” Jill and Peter courageously do a deep dive into this really hard and really brutal question, all with the posture of: let’s not let this happen to us and......more

Goodreads review by Savannah on September 16, 2025

Such a thoughtful and powerful sequel to “Mission Drift.” I loved seeing it on a personal level, and seeing the BIG picture (active and passive drift, the heart of the matter, the example of Solomon), with the PRACTICAL steps (charts to fill out, temptations to recognize, steps to take). This book w......more

Goodreads review by Panda on January 15, 2026

We all know tragic stories about Christian leaders who started out well, but whose lives and ministries later crashed and burned because of immorality. There are also leaders who start out with big dreams of serving and helping others, who later drift off-course into a different focus entirely. This......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on July 30, 2025

5/5 ⭐️ I received an advanced copy of this book in preparation for a podcast interview with Peter. I am grateful for Peter's leadership and his willingness to discuss this topic transparently and publicly. Too many Christian leaders have drifted off course over the past several decades. It impacted th......more

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