🧎 Servanthood

Stories that explore what it means to serve—whether through devotion, duty, or coercion—and the complex power dynamics that bind those who serve to those who command.

Outlive Your Life

by Max Lucado • 2010

The early church ran on ordinary people and relentless prayer. That same power hasn't expired.

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🫡 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🌍 Missional Living 💛 Compassion Ministry 🏠 Radical Hospitality

Outlive Your Life 90%

The early church ran on ordinary people and relentless prayer. That same power hasn't expired.

by Max Lucado 2010

4.18

2k+ ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Biblical Justice 🌍 Missional Living 💛 Compassion Ministry 🏠 Radical Hospitality

Spiritual Leadership

by J. Oswald Sanders • 1994

Spiritual leadership costs more than secular leadership, and the price begins in private.

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🏛️ Christian Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🌱 Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🪨 Character Formation

Spiritual Leadership 89%

Spiritual leadership costs more than secular leadership, and the price begins in private.

by J. Oswald Sanders 1994

4.18

10k+ ratings

🏛️ Christian Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🌱 Discipleship 🛐 Spiritual Disciplines 🪨 Character Formation

The Most Excellent Way to Lead

by Perry Noble • 2016

Forget charisma. The best leaders are patient, kind, and quick to forgive. A pastor unpacks how.

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307

🛠️ Servant Leadership ✝️ Christian Leadership 💙 Love In Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 📖 Biblical Wisdom

The Most Excellent Way to Lead 89%

Forget charisma. The best leaders are patient, kind, and quick to forgive. A pastor unpacks how.

by Perry Noble 2016

4.12

307 ratings

🛠️ Servant Leadership ✝️ Christian Leadership 💙 Love In Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 📖 Biblical Wisdom

The Servant Leader

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2003

Put the frontline first, your ego last: a servant leadership model with four daily domains.

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718

👐 Servant Leadership ✝️ Christian Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 📅 Daily Disciplines 🧎 Humble Leadership

The Servant Leader 89%

Put the frontline first, your ego last: a servant leadership model with four daily domains.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2003

4.05

718 ratings

👐 Servant Leadership ✝️ Christian Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 📅 Daily Disciplines 🧎 Humble Leadership

The Servant

by James C. Hunter • 1998

Career thriving, marriage failing: a manager joins a monastery retreat taught by a CEO turned monk.

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🫡 Servant Leadership 📖 Business Parable 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Student 💬 Socratic Dialogue 🏔️ Retreat Setting

The Servant 89%

Career thriving, marriage failing: a manager joins a monastery retreat taught by a CEO turned monk.

by James C. Hunter 1998

11k+ ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership 📖 Business Parable 👨‍🏫 Mentor And Student 💬 Socratic Dialogue 🏔️ Retreat Setting

Jesus on Leadership

by C. Gene Wilkes • 1998

The leadership style that outlasted an empire: why serving first beats climbing the ladder.

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333

👐 Servant Leadership ✝️ Christian Leadership 👣 Jesus As Model 🙇 Humble Leadership 🤝 Team Empowerment

Jesus on Leadership 89%

The leadership style that outlasted an empire: why serving first beats climbing the ladder.

by C. Gene Wilkes 1998

4.04

333 ratings

👐 Servant Leadership ✝️ Christian Leadership 👣 Jesus As Model 🙇 Humble Leadership 🤝 Team Empowerment

Listen, Love, Repeat

by Karen Ehman • 2016

People hint at their loneliness every day; learn to hear it and respond with grace.

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✝️ Practical Christianity 🏠 Biblical Hospitality 🎁 Selfless Giving 💛 Everyday Kindness 👩‍👧‍👧 Evangelical Women's Ministry

Listen, Love, Repeat 89%

People hint at their loneliness every day; learn to hear it and respond with grace.

by Karen Ehman 2016

4.20

1k+ ratings

✝️ Practical Christianity 🏠 Biblical Hospitality 🎁 Selfless Giving 💛 Everyday Kindness 👩‍👧‍👧 Evangelical Women's Ministry

Lead Like Jesus Repack

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 1979

Leadership is influence, not rank. The model: a servant who washed feet and led from below.

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🧎 Servant Leadership ✝️ Christian Leadership 🧭 Leadership Coaching 🎯 Vision Casting 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines

Lead Like Jesus Repack 89%

Leadership is influence, not rank. The model: a servant who washed feet and led from below.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 1979

4.07

2k+ ratings

🧎 Servant Leadership ✝️ Christian Leadership 🧭 Leadership Coaching 🎯 Vision Casting 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines

The Cost of Ambition

by Miroslav Volf • 2025

Superiority is a cage you build yourself. A theologian's case for ambition that needs no rivals.

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196

✝️ Christian Theology 🔍 Social Comparison ⚠️ Ambition Critique 🏆 Humility And Honor 📖 Biblical Ethics

The Cost of Ambition 89%

Superiority is a cage you build yourself. A theologian's case for ambition that needs no rivals.

by Miroslav Volf 2025

4.06

196 ratings

✝️ Christian Theology 🔍 Social Comparison ⚠️ Ambition Critique 🏆 Humility And Honor 📖 Biblical Ethics

The Heart of a Servant Leader

by C. John Miller • 2004

Real spiritual leadership begins where competence ends: with your own sin, confessed daily.

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513

🤲 Servant Leadership 🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🌱 Dying To Self ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

The Heart of a Servant Leader 89%

Real spiritual leadership begins where competence ends: with your own sin, confessed daily.

by C. John Miller 2004

4.36

513 ratings

🤲 Servant Leadership 🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🌱 Dying To Self ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Redefining Leadership

by Joseph M. Stowell • 2014

Results-driven leadership eventually fails. The character-first, biblical model that outlasts it.

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124

✝️ Christian Leadership 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧱 Character Formation ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🐑 Shepherding Model

Redefining Leadership 89%

Results-driven leadership eventually fails. The character-first, biblical model that outlasts it.

by Joseph M. Stowell 2014

3.89

124 ratings

✝️ Christian Leadership 🤲 Servant Leadership 🧱 Character Formation ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🐑 Shepherding Model

Simplicity

by Richard Rohr • 2004

The way of Christian leadership runs opposite to every instinct for status, applause, and control.

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🐑 Christian Leadership 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ⛪ Pastoral Ministry 💧 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

Simplicity 89%

The way of Christian leadership runs opposite to every instinct for status, applause, and control.

by Richard Rohr 2004

4.31

2k+ ratings

🐑 Christian Leadership 🧘 Contemplative Spirituality ⛪ Pastoral Ministry 💧 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer

Mistakes Leaders Make

by Dave Kraft • 2012

Ten self-checks for the Christian leader who suspects the work has quietly become the idol.

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🐑 Pastoral Leadership 📖 Biblical Leadership 🏭 Idolatry Of Work 🎭 People Pleasing 🧎 Servant Leadership

Mistakes Leaders Make 89%

Ten self-checks for the Christian leader who suspects the work has quietly become the idol.

by Dave Kraft 2012

3.94

236 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 📖 Biblical Leadership 🏭 Idolatry Of Work 🎭 People Pleasing 🧎 Servant Leadership

Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership

by James W. Sipe • 2009

Firms that lead by serving outperform the S&P 500. The seven inner disciplines required.

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👐 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🧱 Character Development 👂 Active Listening 🔗 Systems Thinking

Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership Summary

Seven Pillars of Servant Leadership 89%

Firms that lead by serving outperform the S&P 500. The seven inner disciplines required.

by James W. Sipe 2009

4.12

201 ratings

👐 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🧱 Character Development 👂 Active Listening 🔗 Systems Thinking

In the Name of Jesus

by Henri J.M. Nouwen • 1989

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

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🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

In the Name of Jesus 88%

Jesus asked Peter three questions before making him a leader. Not one was about results.

by Henri J.M. Nouwen 1989

4.31

13k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Ministry 🧎 Servant Leadership 🙏 Contemplative Prayer ✝️ Countercultural Faith 💔 Vulnerable Leadership

Lead with Humility

by Jeffrey A. Krames • 2014

Twelve leadership lessons from the pope who traded a palace for a guesthouse.

3.94

467

🤲 Servant Leadership 🙇 Humble Leadership 🌍 Inclusive Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 🏥 Adaptive Leadership

Lead with Humility 88%

Twelve leadership lessons from the pope who traded a palace for a guesthouse.

by Jeffrey A. Krames 2014

3.94

467 ratings

🤲 Servant Leadership 🙇 Humble Leadership 🌍 Inclusive Leadership 🔄 Organizational Change 🏥 Adaptive Leadership

48 Laws of Spiritual Power

by Frank Viola • 2022

Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.

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🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙌 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👁️ Spiritual Discernment ✝️ Christ-Centered Ministry

48 Laws of Spiritual Power 88%

Forty-eight principles for spiritual leaders: why power that lasts demands humility, not a platform.

by Frank Viola 2022

4.68

148 ratings

🐑 Pastoral Leadership 🙌 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👁️ Spiritual Discernment ✝️ Christ-Centered Ministry

Disciples Are Made Not Born

by Walter A. Henrichsen • 2002

Stop staffing programs. Start investing your life into a few people who will do the same.

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352

🔥 Discipleship 🧭 Spiritual Mentoring 🧹 Servant Leadership 🧱 Character Development 🌱 Spiritual Formation

Disciples Are Made Not Born 88%

Stop staffing programs. Start investing your life into a few people who will do the same.

by Walter A. Henrichsen 2002

4.17

352 ratings

🔥 Discipleship 🧭 Spiritual Mentoring 🧹 Servant Leadership 🧱 Character Development 🌱 Spiritual Formation

From Weakness to Strength

by Scott Sauls • 2017

The counterintuitive case for leading from your weaknesses, not your strengths.

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597

⛪ Christian Leadership 🤲 Servant Leadership 🫂 Vulnerability In Leadership 🎯 Humble Ambition 🌅 Redemptive Suffering

From Weakness to Strength 88%

The counterintuitive case for leading from your weaknesses, not your strengths.

by Scott Sauls 2017

4.25

597 ratings

⛪ Christian Leadership 🤲 Servant Leadership 🫂 Vulnerability In Leadership 🎯 Humble Ambition 🌅 Redemptive Suffering

The Written World

by Martin Puchner • 2017

Significance has a blueprint most people overlook, and it has nothing to do with your resume.

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🕊️ Christian Living 🧱 Character Building 🧎 Servant Leadership 🏠 Family And Faith 🌱 Failure And Growth

The Written World 88%

Significance has a blueprint most people overlook, and it has nothing to do with your resume.

by Martin Puchner 2017

3.93

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🧱 Character Building 🧎 Servant Leadership 🏠 Family And Faith 🌱 Failure And Growth

The Cross and Christian Ministry

by D.A. Carson • 1993

The Corinthians chased celebrity leaders; Paul gave them a cross and called it power.

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📖 New Testament Exegesis 🐑 Pastoral Leadership ✝️ Gospel Centrality 🧎 Servant Leadership 👁️ Spiritual Discernment

The Cross and Christian Ministry Summary

The Cross and Christian Ministry 88%

The Corinthians chased celebrity leaders; Paul gave them a cross and called it power.

by D.A. Carson 1993

4.31

1k+ ratings

📖 New Testament Exegesis 🐑 Pastoral Leadership ✝️ Gospel Centrality 🧎 Servant Leadership 👁️ Spiritual Discernment

Spirit Of Leadership

by Munroe Myles • 2005

Every person was designed to lead. The unlock is purpose and passion, not position.

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🫂 Servant Leadership 🧭 Purpose Discovery 📖 Biblical Leadership Principles 🔍 Self-Discovery 🌱 Emerging Leaders

Spirit Of Leadership 88%

Every person was designed to lead. The unlock is purpose and passion, not position.

by Munroe Myles 2005

4.46

175 ratings

🫂 Servant Leadership 🧭 Purpose Discovery 📖 Biblical Leadership Principles 🔍 Self-Discovery 🌱 Emerging Leaders

Discipling

by Mark Dever • 2016

Discipling isn't just for pastors. How any church member can teach, model, and multiply disciples.

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🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Disciple-Making 🕊️ Spiritual Mentoring ⛪ Church Discipleship 🤝 One-On-One Discipleship 🌱 Leadership Development

Discipling 88%

Discipling isn't just for pastors. How any church member can teach, model, and multiply disciples.

by Mark Dever 2016

4.35

4k+ ratings

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Disciple-Making 🕊️ Spiritual Mentoring ⛪ Church Discipleship 🤝 One-On-One Discipleship 🌱 Leadership Development

Servant Leadership in Action

by Kenneth H. Blanchard • 2018

Serve first, lead better: a framework that builds trust, grows people, and delivers results.

3.96

427

🫡 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🤲 Humble Leadership 💪 Employee Empowerment

Servant Leadership in Action 88%

Serve first, lead better: a framework that builds trust, grows people, and delivers results.

by Kenneth H. Blanchard 2018

3.96

427 ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership ⚖️ Ethical Leadership 🤝 Trust Building 🤲 Humble Leadership 💪 Employee Empowerment

Two Women Walk into a Bar

by Cheryl Strayed • 2024

A four-part generosity framework that uses what you already have, not what's in your bank.

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🎁 Generosity Practices ✝️ Christian Stewardship 🧭 Principled Leadership 🔄 Success To Significance 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Two Women Walk into a Bar 88%

A four-part generosity framework that uses what you already have, not what's in your bank.

by Cheryl Strayed 2024

4.03

22k+ ratings

🎁 Generosity Practices ✝️ Christian Stewardship 🧭 Principled Leadership 🔄 Success To Significance 🙏 Gratitude Practice

Humility

by C.J. Mahaney • 2005

Your ambition isn't wrong; it's just aimed at the wrong throne.

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🦚 Pride And Humility 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🧹 Servant Leadership 📜 Reformed Theology

Humility 88%

Your ambition isn't wrong; it's just aimed at the wrong throne.

by C.J. Mahaney 2005

4.17

11k+ ratings

🦚 Pride And Humility 📖 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Gospel-Centered Living 🧹 Servant Leadership 📜 Reformed Theology

Love Walked Among Us

by Paul E. Miller • 2001

Jesus' compassion was active, honest, and free from self-righteousness. Here's how to learn it.

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✝️ Christian Living 👣 Example Of Christ ❤️ Christian Compassion 🚫 Self-Denial 💔 Suffering Love

Love Walked Among Us 88%

Jesus' compassion was active, honest, and free from self-righteousness. Here's how to learn it.

by Paul E. Miller 2001

4.26

1k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Living 👣 Example Of Christ ❤️ Christian Compassion 🚫 Self-Denial 💔 Suffering Love

The Ascent of a Leader

by Bill Thrall • 1999

Becoming a leader worth following: the character path that skills and ambition cannot substitute.

3.91

241

🕊️ Christian Leadership 🤲 Servant Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🧱 Character Leadership 🌱 Mentoring Relationships

The Ascent of a Leader 88%

Becoming a leader worth following: the character path that skills and ambition cannot substitute.

by Bill Thrall 1999

3.91

241 ratings

🕊️ Christian Leadership 🤲 Servant Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Formation 🧱 Character Leadership 🌱 Mentoring Relationships

Rooted

by Banning Liebscher • 2016

Lasting faith grows underground: how to cooperate with the hidden process that makes you unshakable.

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🌱 Spiritual Formation 🛤️ Christian Discipleship 🙏 Prayer Life 🤲 Servant Leadership 💪 Strength In Weakness

Rooted 88%

Lasting faith grows underground: how to cooperate with the hidden process that makes you unshakable.

by Banning Liebscher 2016

4.44

2k+ ratings

🌱 Spiritual Formation 🛤️ Christian Discipleship 🙏 Prayer Life 🤲 Servant Leadership 💪 Strength In Weakness

The Jesus-Hearted Woman

by Jodi Detrick • 2013

Ten Christlike qualities that give a woman's leadership enduring warmth and real influence.

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236

🚺 Women In Ministry 🛡️ Servant Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Christian Leadership 🤲 Humble Leadership

The Jesus-Hearted Woman 88%

Ten Christlike qualities that give a woman's leadership enduring warmth and real influence.

by Jodi Detrick 2013

4.28

236 ratings

🚺 Women In Ministry 🛡️ Servant Leadership 🙏 Spiritual Disciplines ✝️ Christian Leadership 🤲 Humble Leadership

Understanding Church Leadership

by Mark Dever • 2016

Three offices, one church: how elders, deacons, and the congregation each guard the gospel.

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214

⛪ Ecclesiology 🐑 Church Leadership 🧓 Biblical Eldership 🗳️ Congregational Polity 🛎️ Deacon Ministry

Understanding Church Leadership 88%

Three offices, one church: how elders, deacons, and the congregation each guard the gospel.

by Mark Dever 2016

4.38

214 ratings

⛪ Ecclesiology 🐑 Church Leadership 🧓 Biblical Eldership 🗳️ Congregational Polity 🛎️ Deacon Ministry

The Way of Kings

by Nathan Clarkson • 2022

A forgotten path for modern men: sacred identity, facing monsters, and a brotherhood that holds.

3.95

🦁 Biblical Masculinity 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🪨 Modern Idolatry ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

The Way of Kings 88%

A forgotten path for modern men: sacred identity, facing monsters, and a brotherhood that holds.

by Nathan Clarkson 2022

3.95

21 ratings

🦁 Biblical Masculinity 🤲 Servant Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🪨 Modern Idolatry ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Divine Direction

by Craig Groeschel • 2017

Tiny, overlooked choices are steering your entire life. Seven decisions that point them toward God.

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🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧩 Small Habits 🙏 Obedience To God 🛎️ Servant Leadership

Divine Direction 88%

Tiny, overlooked choices are steering your entire life. Seven decisions that point them toward God.

by Craig Groeschel 2017

4.37

2k+ ratings

🕊️ Christian Living 🌱 Spiritual Formation 🧩 Small Habits 🙏 Obedience To God 🛎️ Servant Leadership

Called to Community

by Eberhard Arnold • 2016

Faith was never meant to be private. A vision for sharing money, meals, confession, and joy.

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199

🏘️ Intentional Community ✝️ Anabaptist Tradition 🙏 New Monasticism 🤝 Economic Sharing 🏠 Hospitality

Called to Community 88%

Faith was never meant to be private. A vision for sharing money, meals, confession, and joy.

by Eberhard Arnold 2016

4.11

199 ratings

🏘️ Intentional Community ✝️ Anabaptist Tradition 🙏 New Monasticism 🤝 Economic Sharing 🏠 Hospitality

A World Waiting to Be Born

by M. Scott Peck • 1993

Organizations fail at civility because narcissism goes undiagnosed. Here is the cure.

3.91

403

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership 🗣️ Civil Discourse 🏘️ Community Building 🪞 Narcissism At Work

A World Waiting to Be Born 88%

Organizations fail at civility because narcissism goes undiagnosed. Here is the cure.

by M. Scott Peck 1993

3.91

403 ratings

🏢 Organizational Culture 🤲 Servant Leadership 🗣️ Civil Discourse 🏘️ Community Building 🪞 Narcissism At Work

The Reformed Pastor

by Richard Baxter • 2021

Half an hour of personal instruction shapes a soul more than ten years of public sermons.

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137

🕊️ Pastoral Theology ⛪ Puritan Spirituality 🫸 Servant Leadership 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Pastoral Care 📚 Catechetical Instruction

The Reformed Pastor 88%

Half an hour of personal instruction shapes a soul more than ten years of public sermons.

by Richard Baxter 2021

4.46

137 ratings

🕊️ Pastoral Theology ⛪ Puritan Spirituality 🫸 Servant Leadership 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Pastoral Care 📚 Catechetical Instruction

Lead

by Paul David Tripp • 2020

Your church can grow and your soul can shrink. The gospel has a different leadership playbook.

4.42

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📋 Pastoral Leadership ✝️ Gospel-Centered Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🧱 Character Formation ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Lead 88%

Your church can grow and your soul can shrink. The gospel has a different leadership playbook.

by Paul David Tripp 2020

4.42

3k+ ratings

📋 Pastoral Leadership ✝️ Gospel-Centered Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🧱 Character Formation ⚔️ Spiritual Warfare

Leading with a Limp

by Dan B. Allender • 2006

The quickest way to gain authority is to admit you don't deserve it.

4.09

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✝️ Christian Leadership 💔 Vulnerable Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🕊️ Brokenness And Grace 📉 Failure In Leadership

Leading with a Limp 88%

The quickest way to gain authority is to admit you don't deserve it.

by Dan B. Allender 2006

4.09

1k+ ratings

✝️ Christian Leadership 💔 Vulnerable Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🕊️ Brokenness And Grace 📉 Failure In Leadership

Deep Mentoring

by Randy D. Reese • 2012

Jesus mentored slowly, personally, and with deep attention. Here is how to do the same.

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129

🤲 Spiritual Mentoring ✝️ Christian Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👥 Relational Discipleship 👐 Servant Leadership

Deep Mentoring 88%

Jesus mentored slowly, personally, and with deep attention. Here is how to do the same.

by Randy D. Reese 2012

4.12

129 ratings

🤲 Spiritual Mentoring ✝️ Christian Leadership 🌱 Spiritual Formation 👥 Relational Discipleship 👐 Servant Leadership

Intentional Living

by John C. Maxwell • 2015

Success is about you. Significance is about others. The rest is one small daily choice.

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🛠️ Servant Leadership 🧭 Finding Purpose 📋 Daily Disciplines 💎 Value Creation 🎯 Strengths Focus

Intentional Living 88%

Success is about you. Significance is about others. The rest is one small daily choice.

by John C. Maxwell 2015

4.20

2k+ ratings

🛠️ Servant Leadership 🧭 Finding Purpose 📋 Daily Disciplines 💎 Value Creation 🎯 Strengths Focus

The Heart of Leadership

by Mark Miller • 2013

You are crushing your numbers and still getting passed over. The problem is not your skills.

4.09

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🫂 Servant Leadership 📖 Business Fables 🧭 Leadership Character 🌊 Leading Without Authority 🌱 Aspiring Leaders

The Heart of Leadership 88%

You are crushing your numbers and still getting passed over. The problem is not your skills.

by Mark Miller 2013

4.09

2k+ ratings

🫂 Servant Leadership 📖 Business Fables 🧭 Leadership Character 🌊 Leading Without Authority 🌱 Aspiring Leaders

The Art of Quiet Influence

by Jocelyn Davis • 2019

No corner office required: build trust, defuse conflict, and guide others with Eastern philosophy.

3.25

652

🤲 Servant Leadership 🤝 Influence Without Authority ☯️ Eastern Philosophy 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Art of Quiet Influence 87%

No corner office required: build trust, defuse conflict, and guide others with Eastern philosophy.

by Jocelyn Davis 2019

3.25

652 ratings

🤲 Servant Leadership 🤝 Influence Without Authority ☯️ Eastern Philosophy 🧘 Mindful Leadership 🧠 Emotional Intelligence

The Servant Leader

by James A. Autry • 2001

Real leadership is not control. It is care, and that one shift changes everything.

3.94

654

🧎 Servant Leadership 🎭 Authentic Leadership 🤝 Workplace Community 🧯 Burnout Prevention ⚖️ Conflict Resolution

The Servant Leader 87%

Real leadership is not control. It is care, and that one shift changes everything.

by James A. Autry 2001

3.94

654 ratings

🧎 Servant Leadership 🎭 Authentic Leadership 🤝 Workplace Community 🧯 Burnout Prevention ⚖️ Conflict Resolution

The Leadership of Muhammad

by John Adair • 2010

What a seventh-century desert shepherd knew about leading people that still works today.

4.09

331

🫡 Servant Leadership 🕌 Islamic Thought 🛡️ Character Leadership 📜 Prophetic Biography 🧠 Practical Wisdom

The Leadership of Muhammad 87%

What a seventh-century desert shepherd knew about leading people that still works today.

by John Adair 2010

4.09

331 ratings

🫡 Servant Leadership 🕌 Islamic Thought 🛡️ Character Leadership 📜 Prophetic Biography 🧠 Practical Wisdom

The Cost of Discipleship

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer • 1937

When Christ calls, he asks for all of it. Grace without surrender is not grace.

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✝️ Discipleship 🏔️ Sermon On The Mount 🕊️ Grace Theology 📖 Neo-Orthodoxy 🔥 Radical Obedience

The Cost of Discipleship 87%

When Christ calls, he asks for all of it. Grace without surrender is not grace.

by Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1937

4.29

51k+ ratings

✝️ Discipleship 🏔️ Sermon On The Mount 🕊️ Grace Theology 📖 Neo-Orthodoxy 🔥 Radical Obedience

Be a People Person

by John C. Maxwell • 2005

A playbook for making people feel valued, building trust, and handling difficult people.

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2k+

🗣️ People Skills 📖 Biblical Leadership ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧎 Servant Leadership 🛡️ Handling Criticism

Be a People Person 87%

A playbook for making people feel valued, building trust, and handling difficult people.

by John C. Maxwell 2005

3.97

2k+ ratings

🗣️ People Skills 📖 Biblical Leadership ✝️ Christian Self-Help 🧎 Servant Leadership 🛡️ Handling Criticism

Surprised by Jesus

by Dane C. Ortlund • 2011

The four Gospels share a single scandal: insiders are out, outsiders in, and the King wins by dying.

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🔄 Gospel Reversals 💸 Costly Grace ⚖️ Legalism 📖 Four Gospels 🕊️ Incarnational Theology

Surprised by Jesus 87%

The four Gospels share a single scandal: insiders are out, outsiders in, and the King wins by dying.

by Dane C. Ortlund 2011

4.51

1k+ ratings

🔄 Gospel Reversals 💸 Costly Grace ⚖️ Legalism 📖 Four Gospels 🕊️ Incarnational Theology

The Life-Giving Leader

by Tyler Reagin • 2018

Stop copying other leaders. Your leadership flows from the person God shaped you to become.

4.04

276

🏛️ Christian Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🎭 Authentic Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness 🧭 Identity And Calling

The Life-Giving Leader 87%

Stop copying other leaders. Your leadership flows from the person God shaped you to become.

by Tyler Reagin 2018

4.04

276 ratings

🏛️ Christian Leadership 🧎 Servant Leadership 🎭 Authentic Leadership 🪞 Self-Awareness 🧭 Identity And Calling

Kisses from Katie

by Katie Davis Majors • 2011

A short Uganda mission trip at eighteen: she never left, adopting thirteen daughters instead.

4.4

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👩‍👧‍👧 Orphan Care 🌍 Serving The Poor ✝️ Radical Faith 📖 Missionary Memoirs 💒 Young Women Of Faith

Kisses from Katie 87%

A short Uganda mission trip at eighteen: she never left, adopting thirteen daughters instead.

by Katie Davis Majors 2011

4.4

35k+ ratings

👩‍👧‍👧 Orphan Care 🌍 Serving The Poor ✝️ Radical Faith 📖 Missionary Memoirs 💒 Young Women Of Faith

What If God Wrote Your Bucket List?

by Jay Payleitner • 2015

Why the ultimate bucket list skips the skydive and starts with surrender.

3.94

302

🙏 Christian Living ✝️ Discipleship 🎯 Life Purpose 👶 Childlike Faith 🧹 Service And Humility

What If God Wrote Your Bucket List? Summary

What If God Wrote Your Bucket List? 87%

Why the ultimate bucket list skips the skydive and starts with surrender.

by Jay Payleitner 2015

3.94

302 ratings

🙏 Christian Living ✝️ Discipleship 🎯 Life Purpose 👶 Childlike Faith 🧹 Service And Humility

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