Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders / Edition 1

by Reggie McNeal, Ken Blanchard

Overview

Based on his extensive experience as coach and mentor to many thousands of Christian leaders across a broad spectrum of ministry settings, Reggie McNeal helps spiritual leaders understand that they will self-select into or out of greatness. In this important book, McNeal shows how great spiritual leaders are committed consciously and intentionally to seven spiritual disciplines, habits of heart and mind that shape both their character and competence:

 

The discipline of self-awareness—the single most important body of information a leader possesses

 

The discipline of self-management—handling difficult emotions, expectations, temptations, mental vibrancy, and physical well-being

 

The discipline of self-development—a life-long commitment to learning and growing and building on one's strengths

 

The discipline of mission—enjoying the permissions of maintaining the sense of God's purpose for your life and leadership

 

The discipline of decision-making—knowing the elements of good decisions and learning from failure

 

The discipline of belonging—the determination to nurture relationships and to live in community with others, including family, followers, mentors, and friends

 

The discipline of aloneness—the intentional practice of soul-making solitude and contemplation

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780787977535
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	04/21/2006
Series:	Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series , #18
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	411,977
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Reggie McNeal is the director of leadership development for the South Carolina Baptist Convention. Through his various leadership roles, from local congregational settings to denominational positions to seminary classrooms to coach and consultant for thousands of spiritual leaders, he has been devoted to helping leaders understand and practice true leadership greatness. McNeal is the author of Revolution in Leadership: Training Apostles for Tomorrow’s Church (Abingdon Press), along with A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders and the best-selling The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church, both from Jossey-Bass.

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Table of Contents

About Leadership Network ix

Foreword by Ken Blanchard xi

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction Needed: Great Spiritual Leaders 1

1. The Discipline of Self-Awareness 9

2. The Discipline of Self-Management 35

3. The Discipline of Self-Development 61

4. The Discipline of Mission 81

5. The Discipline of Decision Making 99

6. The Discipline of Belonging 121

7. The Discipline of Aloneness 143

Conclusion Choosing Greatness 161

Notes 163

About the Author 165

Index 167