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The other two are spiritual discipleship, and spiritual maturity. Principles of excellence for every believer has been through a variety of printings since its initial 1967 release, but this one includes a small group study guide that will prove influential for a new generation. Christianity needs a powerful voice in todays world. This world needs more leaders who are guided by god and devoted to christ.
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He illustrates his points with examples from scripture and biographies of eminent men of god, such as moses, nehemiah, the apostle paul, david livingstone, charles spurgeon, and. To become proud of spiritual gifts or leadership position is to forget that all we have is from god, all the position we occupy is gods appointment. Oswald sanders takes the bibles wisdom, paired with bible character qualities and adds in advice of many admired past and present christian leaders. Oswald sanders, a christian leader for nearly seventy years and author of more than forty books, presents the key principles of leadership in both the temporal and. He was awarded the order of the british empire for christian and theological writing. Principles of excellence for every believer ebook written by j.
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He brings scriptural principles to life with practical illustrations and hard. Oswald sanders book spiritual leadership is one of the best leadership books now available. May 01, 2007 spiritual leadership is the best book ive read on christian leadership. J oswald sanders is a master at hitting on the topics that christian. He left a promising law practice in his native new zealand to serve as an instructor and administrator at the bible college of. Oswald sanders, a christian leader for nearly seventy years and. John oswald sanders was an omf china inland mission general director in the 1950s and 1960s and penned more than forty christian living books.
Revised and updated, sanderss hardhitting study explores the essential qualities of a godly leaderand offers sterling examples from scripture and christian history. He illustrates his points with examples from scripture and biographies of eminent men of god, such as moses, nehemiah, the apostle paul, david livingstone, charles spurgeon, and others. The author clearly expresses his purpose in the original preface. Oswald sanders introduction in his book, spiritual leadership, j. Unlike many christian leadership books spiritual leadership actually gets its content directly from gods word. Unlike many christian leadership books spiritual leadership actually. With more than 500,000 in print, spiritual leadership has proven itself a timeless classic in teaching the principles of leadership. Spiritual leadership, spiritual discipleship, spiritual maturity set of 3 sanders books, p. Though i am not a minister, i found the book to be challenging and engaging. Free shipping on some helpful resources cows to be milked. The spiritual leader should choose books for their spiritual benefit. Every leader going into christian ministry should read this book.
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