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Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c2012.
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Change the way you think about leadership. At the age of 33, Dr. Albert Mohler became the youngest president in the 153-year history of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was the driving force behind the schools transformation into a thriving institution with an international reputation characterized by a passionate conviction for truth. In the process, he became one of the most important and prominent Christian voices in contemporary culture. What will it take to transform your leadership? Effective leaders need more than administrative skills and vision. They need to be able to change the hearts and minds of those they lead. Leadership like this requires passionate beliefs that can stand up to pressure from outside and within. Now, for the first time, Dr. Mohler reveals 25 principles to crystallize your convictions, while revolutionizing your thinking, your decision making, your communication, and ultimately those you lead.… (more)
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LibraryThing member David_Norman
In his new book, The Conviction to Lead, Dr. Albert Mohler – president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary – lays out twenty-five foundational principles of leadership. In doing so, he presents a new take on leadership, and he is well-aware that this is not the most common approach to
And before one scoffs at this new perspective, one must take into consideration the massive imprint that Dr. Mohler has left on Southern Seminary during his tenure as president. His administration has returned the institution to its theologically conservative roots in the face of great upheaval and opposition. His track record speaks for itself, and when he chooses to speak on the subject of leadership, one will always find a willing listener in me.
Conviction, according to Dr. Mohler, is what is missing from the contemporary leadership discussion. He writes, “Leadership that really matters is convictional” (24). For far too long we have sought to draw a clear line of distinction between what a leader does and what a leader believes. This sharp, marked delineation (and one need not peruse modern history for very long to see this trend stand out), has weakened a generation. Instead, Dr. Mohler argues that beliefs are central to leadership.
“Leadership is all about putting the right beliefs into action, and knowing, on the basis of convictions, what those right beliefs and actions are” (26).
Copious amounts of books have been written on the subject of leadership. For decades, pastors and church leaders have bought into the discussion and have reorganized church models and structures to resemble those of the most successful businesses. In fact, for many pastors, Jim Collins’ Good to Great is required reading. What I appreciate about Dr. Mohler’s book is that it doesn’t attempt to press a synthetic grid upon leadership and force the reader through the mold. Rather, his vision for leadership is as applicable in the secular business world as it is in the context of ministry for the very reason that it starts at the very heart of the matter.
We would do well to take this new perspective on leadership to heart.
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leadership. In fact, he states his goal up front, “my goal is to change the way you think about leadership” (15).And before one scoffs at this new perspective, one must take into consideration the massive imprint that Dr. Mohler has left on Southern Seminary during his tenure as president. His administration has returned the institution to its theologically conservative roots in the face of great upheaval and opposition. His track record speaks for itself, and when he chooses to speak on the subject of leadership, one will always find a willing listener in me.
Conviction, according to Dr. Mohler, is what is missing from the contemporary leadership discussion. He writes, “Leadership that really matters is convictional” (24). For far too long we have sought to draw a clear line of distinction between what a leader does and what a leader believes. This sharp, marked delineation (and one need not peruse modern history for very long to see this trend stand out), has weakened a generation. Instead, Dr. Mohler argues that beliefs are central to leadership.
“Leadership is all about putting the right beliefs into action, and knowing, on the basis of convictions, what those right beliefs and actions are” (26).
Copious amounts of books have been written on the subject of leadership. For decades, pastors and church leaders have bought into the discussion and have reorganized church models and structures to resemble those of the most successful businesses. In fact, for many pastors, Jim Collins’ Good to Great is required reading. What I appreciate about Dr. Mohler’s book is that it doesn’t attempt to press a synthetic grid upon leadership and force the reader through the mold. Rather, his vision for leadership is as applicable in the secular business world as it is in the context of ministry for the very reason that it starts at the very heart of the matter.
We would do well to take this new perspective on leadership to heart.
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LibraryThing member RonStarcher
Of the making of books on leadership, there is no end. It has almost become its own genre. This is not a bad thing, for whether the leader is made or born, all need help with the assignment. Albert Mohler has entered the discussion with his latest book, The Conviction to Lead. Mohler, President of
In the realm of pastoral ministry, evangelicalism is often divided into opposing ideas. There is the entrepreneurial pastor/leader that sees his main task as leading and building a church in ways similar to a CEO of a successful corporation. Others view pastoral responsibility in the shepherd/theologian model, eschewing leadership as a secular pursuit beneath the dignity of the pulpit ministry. Dr. Mohler sees that there is value to be gleaned from both models. His goal is “to redefine Christian leadership so that it is inseparable from passionately held beliefs, and to motivate those who are deeply committed to truth to be ready for leadership” (p.20).
This book is a “must read” for everyone in any position of leadership in a Christian organization. That it comes from one who has over 2 decades of significant leadership under his belt and who is also one of the premier theologians of our day is commendation enough.
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the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, is not immediately known as a John Maxwell or Steven Covey type of leadership guru. He is best known for his theologically astute commentary on culture and Christianity. However, in The Conviction to Lead, he has given an outstanding treatment on leadership from a Christian perspective.In the realm of pastoral ministry, evangelicalism is often divided into opposing ideas. There is the entrepreneurial pastor/leader that sees his main task as leading and building a church in ways similar to a CEO of a successful corporation. Others view pastoral responsibility in the shepherd/theologian model, eschewing leadership as a secular pursuit beneath the dignity of the pulpit ministry. Dr. Mohler sees that there is value to be gleaned from both models. His goal is “to redefine Christian leadership so that it is inseparable from passionately held beliefs, and to motivate those who are deeply committed to truth to be ready for leadership” (p.20).
This book is a “must read” for everyone in any position of leadership in a Christian organization. That it comes from one who has over 2 decades of significant leadership under his belt and who is also one of the premier theologians of our day is commendation enough.
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LibraryThing member BradKautz
What is the essence of leadership? What is it that makes one person an effective leader and another a person who takes an organization to an early grave? According to Albert Mohler the essential characteristic to effective leadership is conviction. It is clearly knowing what you and your
The Conviction to Lead is a very readable book in which Mohler takes that idea of conviction as the driving force of good leadership and then explores it in various dimensions of a leader's personality and task. This includes things such as understanding worldview, the importance of reading to leadership and being an effective communicator.
Mohler knows well the task of which he speaks, having served for 20 years as the President of Southern Seminary, and having relied on the principles he writes of while serving in that office. I found this to be a very readable and practical book, with the concepts being applicable to organizations that are very small as well as very large.
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organization stand for and then always acting in ways that are driven by that conviction. The Conviction to Lead is a very readable book in which Mohler takes that idea of conviction as the driving force of good leadership and then explores it in various dimensions of a leader's personality and task. This includes things such as understanding worldview, the importance of reading to leadership and being an effective communicator.
Mohler knows well the task of which he speaks, having served for 20 years as the President of Southern Seminary, and having relied on the principles he writes of while serving in that office. I found this to be a very readable and practical book, with the concepts being applicable to organizations that are very small as well as very large.
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LibraryThing member RobSumrall
Those who have read and listened to Al Mohler before may be surprised by The Conviction to Lead. Mohler leaves behind the theological realm long enough to share insights he has garnered from his time at the helm of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky.
When Mohler was
When Mohler was
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appointed as president at SBTS, he was done so as the result of a larger movement in Southern Baptist Life to move its seminaries, institutions, and churches back to their conservative theological roots. Mohler's task was monumental as SBTS was perhaps the most liberal institution in Southern Baptist Life. Mohler stood on his convictions and has led SBTS (in a relatively short period of time) to be a bastion of conservative theological education. Such a turnaround is unprecedented. Liberal institutions don't move conservative. Ever. Except, by the grace of God, Southern Seminary. And Mohler's leadership was a huge part in that transformation. Show Less
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0764210041 / 9780764210044