“Who is the greatest leader in history? Of all the names that might be given in response to that question, one name stands above all the rest: Jesus Christ.”
- from the introduction of “The Leadership Lessons of Jesus: A Timeless Model for Today’s Leaders” by Bob Briner and Ray Pritchard.
From the Publisher:
This newly redesigned edition of The Leadership Lessons of Jesus is expanding to include more than seventy unique easy-length readings that explore and adapt the individual techniques that made Christ’s leadership so powerful.
A sampling of the lessons include instruction to leaders on: The Call, Followers, Authority, Discipline, Teams, Plans, Attacks, Unity, Faithfulness, Vision, the Unexpected, Rebukes, Strategies, Loyalty, Gratitude, Public Relations, Flattery, Commitment and Management. All areas are addressed with frankness and practicality.
This is a handbook for all those in leadership positions.
Bob Briner
A leading figure in professional sports management, an Emmy Award-winning television producer, and president of ProServ Television before his death in 1999, Briner was the first Western sports executive to enter China after the Cultural Revolution and introduced National Basketball Association games to Chinese television . Briner was also a prolific writer, regularly contributing to the New York Times and Sports Illustrated. His books include Roaring Lambs, Lambs Among Wolves, and The Management Methods of Jesus. Briner finished his final book, The Final Roar, shortly before dying of abdominal cancer in 1999. Briner was a devout evangelical Christian and in 2003 was posthumously inducted into the Indiana Wesleyan University Society of World Changers as its first member.
Ray Pritchard
Dr. Ray Pritchard is the president of Keep Believing Ministries. He has ministered extensively overseas and is a frequent conference speaker and guest on Christian radio and television talk shows. He is the author of 27 books, including Credo, The Healing Power of Forgiveness, An Anchor for the Soul and Why Did This Happen to Me? Ray and Marlene, his wife of 31 years, have three sons-Josh, Mark and Nick.
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: B&H Books (May 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 080544520X
ISBN-13: 978-0805445206
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