Reviews for Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer

The average rating for Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence for Every Believer based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-11-11 00:00:00 Peter Jones An excellent book on principles that every Christian should strive for, not just those wanting to be leaders. Christians will always be held to a higher standard whether we like it or not, because we represent all Christians in our actions. So if you're looking for guidance as a Christian, searching for an answer, or even just entertaining the idea of being a leader, this book will help. Sanders gives each chapter a clear cut quality and how to obtain it and what to look for. No excessive preaching or chapters overladen so heavily with verse that you'd be better off reading the bible in this book. It also gives questions at the end of each chapter for reflection. I found myself highlighting and underlining passages every other page. I found the insights into leadership and the essential qualities of leadership particularly helpful. I can't say enough how much I enjoyed this book. It was well written and easy to understand. It held my attention throughout the entire thing, and really made you think twice about flippantly deciding on this course. It showed the ups and downs and displayed in depth and in great detail, how Jesus was the best leader because he was the biggest servant. Self-sacrifice is a big part of leadership and Sanders does nothing to diminish this important concept. I highly encourage all Christians to read this book.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-09-09 00:00:00 Robert Wheeler First of all, this book isn't horrible because the things it says aren't true. I think that the things in here are generally ok in terms of what's said - it's a collection of 1-2 page "observations" or "meditations" on small leadership principles. If you're looking for a sort of devotional book or a vague book about how to apply some generally true (regardless of religious affiliation) ideas with biblical language behind them, this book is fine. But it's precisely that vagueness that kills me. It takes pieces of scripture and simply uses them to arrive at a predetermined conclusion. The context or setting of that scripture is irrelevant. There's no attempt to put the scriptures in their original context. No attempt to try and bridge the gap between an ancient near Eastern culture and a modern or post-modern American one. It's the worst kind of biblical study - the kind that just uses the bible to support what we already think of. I think a lot of us do it, but it's not something we should do. Like I said - I don't think there's anything here that's terribly untrue or heretical. It's just blah. I would hope spiritual leadership would be better or different than modern or corporate leadership. I would hope that it would help overturn the "powers and principalities" of the world. If that's true, it's not represented here.