Book summaries
Leader’s Edge summaries: the argument of a book in a few minutes. Page 7 of 21 · 485 in all.
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
Adam Grant received a B.A. in Psychology from Harvard College, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Michigan in Organizational Psychology.
A Modest but Crucial Hero – The Life and Legacy of Rev. George E. Stone (1873-1899)
George E. Stone hailed from Mexico in “upstate” New York.
Author Interview: Anna Hampton
This book is a new second edition that provides significant changes from its first version…
How Does God Change Us? Real Change for Real Sinners
In this abbreviated book, Dane Ortlund (Presbyterian pastor in Naperville, IL), explains how those united to Jesus Christ do not need to look anywhere but to Christ himself for growth in godliness.
Chief Inspiration Officer: How to Lead the Team Everyone Wants to Be On
Val Ries has an MBA from the University of Phoenix and is the founder of Executive Muse, a company dedicated to leadership development. With clients from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, she has been applauded for her ability to build rapport, make substantive change, and get to the root of company…
Worst Case Scenario: Finding Overwhelming Rescue in the Promises of God
Among the multitude of missionary biographies, old and new, this riveting narrative is unique.
Author Interview: Jonathan Downie
This book is “for every church looking to reach, teach, and disciple people from every background” (page xiii) who speak different languages and who need to be welcomed.
Worthy: Living in Light of the Gospel
What does it mean to walk in a manner that’s “worthy of the gospel of Christ” (Phil. 1:27), and how should that look in the life of a Christ follower? In this short guide, theologian Sinclair Ferguson explains the importance of living worthy of the gospel, why the principle is often forgotten, and how it’s…
Right Kind of Wrong – The Science of Failing Well
Amy Edmondson received her PhD in organizational behavior, MA in psychology, and BA in engineering and design from Harvard University.
The Monk Who Lived Again
This book went through thirteen printings in English and was translated into Spanish, Portuguese, French, German and Finish.
Author Interview: Christopher J. H. Wright
This book uses the whole Bible to inform the understanding of the mission of God and the mission of God’s people with the goal that God’s people “participate in the purposes of God across a wide spectrum of human life and with a large horizon of biblical vision and hope” (pages ix-x).
Digging in the Dirt: Musings on Missions, Emotions, and Life in the Mud
In this self-published book, Jonathan Trotter delves into the disasters, the darkness, and the down to earth dirt missionaries experience and offers comfort, presence, and an invitation to hope in the midst of troubles.
Big Shoes to Fill – Stepping Into a Leadership Role… Without Stepping in It
In 2008, Gavin Adams became pastor of 200 member Watermarke Church near Atlanta, Ga. The church was slowly dying and had $400 in the bank
Kapuna – How Love Transformed a Culture
Erin Foley was a third-culture kid, raised by a nomadic American missionary couple and brought up in several countries as her peripatetic parents journeyed with Jesus.
Author Interview: Miriam Adeney and Rashid Aalish
This book discusses how relationships, justice, and beauty relate to the Afghan people in God’s kingdom.
Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age
We who are especially in ministry, are to live a life that glorifies God and blesses others.
The Geek Way – The Radical Mindset That Drives Extraordinary Results
Andrew McAfee completed two Master and two Bachelor of Science degrees at MIT in six years.
Medico – The Life and Legacy of Dr. Ralph Thomas, Medical Missionary to the Philippines
This minutely researched record of a prominent 19th century Baptist preacher’s son, Raphael Thomas, tells of “Raph’s” early call at age twelve to serve as a medical missionary while at Moody’s Northfield, Massachusetts school.
Author Interview: Samson Liao Uytanlet and Juliet Lee Uytanlet
This book explores the theme of sojourning in First Peter as it relates to the story of sojourners in the Old Testament, to the audience of the epistle, and to the sojourners in contemporary times.
Just Show Up: How Small Acts of Faithfulness Change Everything (A Guide for Exhausted Christians)
We who are especially in ministry, are to live a life that glorifies God and blesses others.
The Good Enough Job – Reclaiming Life from Work
In this excellent and thought-provoking book, the author argues that from the moment we ask children what they want to “be” when they grow up, we exalt the dream job as if it were life’s ultimate objective.
Christ’s Witchdoctor
Among the multitude of missionary biographies, old and new, this riveting narrative is unique.
Author Interview: Thomas Hale and Gene Daniels
This book is written not as a theoretical textbook nor as a ground-breaking book that puts forward new approaches to mission but as a practical book that aims to “absorb and clearly present the ideas, experiences, and insights of over a hundred missionary writers” (page ix).
Silence Your Inner Pharisee: Ditch Performance and Embrace Radical Freedom in Christ
For many of us in ministry, performance dominates our lives. We tell ourselves we’re right with God, but deep inside we know something is not quite right.