Description: "If a leader is a Christian, what difference does it
make?" Giant strides have been made in secular leadership theory
toward a Christian viewpoint. Priority is now given to character as
well as competence, accountability as well as power, transformation
as well as transaction, and servanthood as well as success. But
these qualities apply to secular as well as to Christian
leadership. So, the question remains, "What difference does it
make?" David McKenna finds the answer in the Incarnation of Jesus
Christ--a divine act for him and a defining attitude for us.
Philippians 2:11-15 sets the standard and gives the details. "Your
attitude should be the same as Jesus Christ" means following his
call to the cross, where we die to self and sacrifice all
self-interest in position, power, and prestige in order to serve
obediently, faithfully, and humbly for the good of others and the
glory of God. Christ-centered leadership is not an extension of the
highest and best of human leadership. Radical obedience to the call
of Christ and utter dependence upon the Holy Spirit make a
substantive difference. In the most practical terms, Incarnation
continues in us when we live fully, lead freely, and go where he
wants us to go. Endorsements: "At last Someone writing about
Christian leadership who takes seriously the incarnation of Jesus
and the actual life, ministry, and writings of Paul. . . . With the
insight of decades of leadership experience and an understanding of
contemporary issues, McKenna brings the focus on Christian
leadership to a fine point. The essential nature of Christian
leadership requires a concerted and sustained discipline to be like
Jesus. Nothing else can be authentically called Christian
leadership." --Jesse C. Middendorf, General Superintendent, Church
of the Nazarene "What can be more critical to the church than
Christ-centered leadership? What is more contrary to the world than
Christ-centered leadership? Eminent and widely read author David
McKenna has been instrumental in the spiritual formation and
development of many of us. His latest contribution, Christ-Centered
Leadership, what he terms his 'best book, ' will be similarly
helpful as we follow Christ, and by his grace lead as he would
lead: sacrificially." --Commissioners William and Nancy Roberts,
USA National Leaders, The Salvation Army "I wish I had this book
when I began my career as a CEO. David McKenna gives invaluable
insights to a new generation of Christian leaders, yet his wisdom
runs so deep I find much to learn in Christ-Centered Leadership."
--Richard Stearns, President, World Vision USA "There are a myriad
of books on leadership but none like Christ-Centered Leadership by
longtime leader David McKenna. It is the premier book on
leadership. . . . What is written is not mere theory but very
practical examples of leadership lived out in the context of large,
complex institutions as well as smaller organizations. . . . A must
for every leader, regardless of age or level of leadership." --Jo
Anne Lyon, General Superintendent, The Wesleyan Church "Expertly
weaving Scripture, leadership research, and personal experience,
David McKenna condenses five decades of senior leadership wisdom. I
wish I could have read this book when I was thirty " --Alec Hill,
President, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship "Die to self and
instead do sacrifice in a way that completely empties you and
epitomizes the cross. Christ-Centered Leadership is a humbly
uncompromising manual of uncomfortable truths, a must-read for
anyone truly wanting to model Christ and his cross in the corner
office." --Harold B. Smith, President and CEO, Christianity Today
"After decades of practicing Christ-centered leadership himself,
David McKenna has put his wisdom into words that will inspire and
instruct a new generation of leaders in both the church and
society. . . . Because so much of what he writes comes from his
actual experience, the book combines the ring of truth with th
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