The Leader Who Kneels is not another formula for gaining influence. Will Bourne examines the motives, wounds, hidden character, and spiritual formation of the person who leads. Centered on Jesus Christ, the book calls leaders in family, business, ministry, and public life toward power expressed through service.
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Standalone Book · Catalog 43268
The Leader Who Kneels
Power, Service, and the Character of Christ
The Leader Who Kneels is not another formula for gaining influence.
Bourne Again Living Library · Catalog 43268
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The Leader Who Kneels is not another formula for gaining influence. Will Bourne examines the motives, wounds, hidden character, and spiritual formation of the person who leads. Centered on Jesus Christ, the book calls leaders in family, business, ministry, and public life toward power expressed through service.
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- The Leader Who Kneels is clearly a leadership book, but it does not read like a traditional one. What makes it different?
- The subtitle is Power, Service, and the Character of Christ. Why those three ideas?
- Why is kneeling the central image of the book?
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View this book →WRITTEN INTERVIEW · CATALOG 43268The conversation behind The Leader Who Kneels
Will Bourne discusses why this book was written, the questions it addresses, and the formation he hopes it serves.
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Supports readers carrying the continuing effects of the past, delayed conversations, uncertainty, costly choices, fear of choosing wrongly, the limits of responsible control, and the need to receive care.
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