Leadership in Christian Perspective
Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Practices for Servant Leaders

Such a defining book for me in learning about leadership in the church. Technical in language and tone, but deeply encouraging and helpful for developing a framework. 10/10 recommend for young (and young at heart) leaders!......more

There are approximately a million books on Christian leadership. I know this because I’m a doctoral candidate working on a degree in pastoral leadership and I’ve had to read most of them. The truth is that most of them have their nuggets of uniqueness and wisdom but are overall the same. Leadership......more

I took away some useful bits, and I will likely use this book as a resource in the future. But by and large, this was a case in point for why I gravitate away from this kind of literature. It felt like I was sitting through a required HR training. The biblical support was good, but so much of the bo......more

Very helpful. I do not tend to like these kinds of books. I profited from this one!......more

Justin A. Irving and Mark L. Strauss, Leadership in Christian Perspective: Biblical Foundations and Contemporary Practices for Servant Leaders Baker Academic, 2019. This book is the fruit of the labor between a New Testament scholar (Mark Strauss) and leadership scholar (Justin Irving). Leadership in......more