October 29, 2011
You Must Read This . . . Recognizing Leadership Potential
A Contrarian Approach to Christian Leadership Mandy Smith reviews Stephen B. Sample’s The Contrarian’s Guide to Leadership, considering how alternative approaches to leadership can benefit the church. The book challenges conventional leadership assumptions and highlights the potential of people whose personalities and ways of thinking do not fit traditional leadership models. Church leadership may benefit from questioning assumptions about what an effective leader looks like. Alternative leadership approaches can make room for artists, introverts, women, intellectuals, and others who may not fit conventional models. Recognizing different kinds of gifted leaders can help the church make better use of the riches
