Book summaries
Leader’s Edge summaries: the argument of a book in a few minutes. Page 16 of 21 · 485 in all.
Welcoming the Stranger: Justice, Compassion & Truth in the Immigration Debate, Revised and Expanded
Immigration has always been and will remain a defining issue for the United States of America. Whether we trace our roots to the original peoples of the land, to the early western European colonists, … or to some combination of the above, each of us has an individual immigrant history.
Choosing the Extraordinary Life: God’s 7 Secrets for Success and Significance
Since God made only one version of you—custom designed for a one-of-a-kind assignment—it is important to understand how to discover the unique purpose for which God created and gifted you. This is the story God wants to tell through you.
The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups
In The Culture Code, Coyle documents the ways that highly effective groups, whether they are teams of soldiers or high-tech startups, cooperate for effectiveness. The overarching theme of this book is that group culture dictates how well the group performs.
Author Interview: David Joannes
In this book David Joannes challenges the reader to find his/her role in God’s Kingdom narrative. He deals with such themes as: intrinsic & external motivations of cross-cultural missionaries, cultural & social expectations of the missions, complex risks that a missionary faces, and rewards that come from missionary…
The Mind of a Missionary: What Global Kingdom Workers Tell Us About Thriving on Mission Today
In this book David Joannes challenges the reader to find his/her role in God’s Kingdom narrative. He draws upon history, psychology, life experience, and powerful storytelling to reshape perceptions of God’s unique plan for one’s life.
A Journey to Victorious Praying: Finding Discipline and Delight in Your Prayer Life
Addressing common misconceptions about prayer, then offering biblical truths and practices, Thrasher teaches readers how to honestly share their desires with God, turn temptations into victorious prayers, experience the Spirit’s motivation in prayer, and much more.
Cultural Insights for Christian Leaders: New Directions for Organizations Serving God’s Mission
In this book, McConnell unpacks the theological and philosophical underpinnings for leading with cross-cultural dynamics as his primary lens. He highlights leadership theories but the emphasis of culture is stronger. The text is punctuated with real life experiences and case studies.
Author Interview: Jerry Trousdale and Glenn Sunshine
The authors identify the historical and worldview issues that hinder Kingdom movements in the West. By returning to these, we can revitalize Christianity in the Global North and see the Kingdom Unleashed.
The Kingdom Unleashed: How Jesus’ 1st-Century Kingdom Values Are Transforming Thousands of Cultures and Awakening His Church
The authors identify the historical and worldview issues that hinder Kingdom movements in the West. By returning to these, we can revitalize Christianity in the Global North and see the Kingdom Unleashed.
Survival Guide for the Soul: How to Flourish Spiritually in a World that Pressures Us to Achieve
Ken Shigematsu posits that what keeps believers from flourishing in their spiritual lives is a neglect of the inner life of the soul, driven by our ambition to accomplish something big outside ourselves. He offers fresh perspective on how certain spiritual practices help orient our lives so that our souls can…
The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals
This book presents a solution to the lack of organizational goal fulfillment. The authors suggest that many organizations and teams face the “whirlwind” (the daily and ongoing tasks everybody must fulfill) and never get to their most important goals. They then construct a framework for focusing on a few very…
Author Interview: John S. Dickerson
Dickerson addresses our western post-truth, post-Christian society showing how and why the world is changing, where those changes will lead, and what it looks like to live like Christ in today’s society. With fascinating historical and political background, this book helps us understand the larger post-modern society…
Hope of Nations: Standing Strong in a Post-Truth, Post-Christian World
The book shows how and why the world is changing, where those changes will lead, and what it looks like to live like Christ in today’s society.
Transforming Presence: How the Holy Spirit Changes Everything – From the Inside Out
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Measure What Matters, How Google, Bono and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
John Doerr argues that the simple strategy of deploying OKRs (objectives and key results) has the potential of transforming not only business but society as a whole.
Author Interview: David J. and Lorene Wilson
“If the pipeline is only built to handle a few workers, the Lord will probably only send a few workers. However, if the pipeline is built to accommodate many workers, he will send many workers. And the church is at the head of the supply line.” Kindle location 343
Pipeline: Engaging the Church in Missionary Mobilization
David Wilson, along with the other authors, argue for a fully integrated global supply chain – a pipeline – that includes disciples as the precious commodity and an effective infrastructure to distribute and replicate them around the globe.
The Square and the Tower: Networks and Power, from the Freemasons to Facebook
Ferguson contrasts networks and hierarchies, includes numerous charts detailing network relationships and emphasizes Freemasonry as a primary example of network influence.
Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret
God was first in Hudson Taylor’s life – not the work, not the needs of China or of the Mission, not his own experiences. He knew that the promise was true, “Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.”
Author Interview: Paul Borthwick
The more we become like Jesus through our trials, the more we will be able to be the hands and feet of Jesus to those going through trials of their own. This is the calling of the fellowship of the suffering.
The Fellowship of the Suffering: How Hardship Shapes Us for Ministry and Mission
The more we become like Jesus through our trials, the more we will be able to be the hands and feet of Jesus to those going through trials of their own. This is the calling of the fellowship of the suffering.
Culture Wins: The Roadmap to an Irresistible Workplace
This book is a practical yet challenging guidebook for forward-looking organizations, giving firsthand insights into building an organizational culture that will drive sustainable growth and innovation.
Messiology
In Messiology, Verwer attempts to explain how his ministry philosophy broadened the doors of the church while being civil, accepting differences, and highlighting the need to keep the unreached in focus.
Author Interview: Brian Stiller
Here is the surprising story of the global advance of the gospel that encourages us to know that Jesus’ witness continues to the ends of the earth.