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Author Howell, James C., 1955- author.

Title Weak enough to lead : what the Bible tells us about powerful leadership / James C. Howell
Published Nashville : Abingdon Press, [2017]
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Description 1 online resource (xv, 146 pages)
Contents Cover; Half title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction: The Prayer of Jehoshaphat; Jesus: A Little Child Shall Lead Them; Hannah: Listening, and Letting Go; Saul: Tragically Flawed; David: The Natural; Kings and a Queen: Failures and Providence; Elijah: Loneliness and Renewal; Elisha: Mentoring and Humility; Micaiah: Yes-Men versus Truth-Tellers; Jeremiah: Courage and Its Costs; Amos, Second Isaiah: Judgment and Redemption; Genesis: Responsibility and Big Plans; Moses: Called, but Frustrated; Joshua and Samson: Commitment and Burnout; Priests: Thinking and Acting Institutionally
Sages: Elusive WisdomPeter and Paul: Downward Mobility; Epilogue: How Weakness Helps; Notes; Index of Names
Summary The Bible's understanding of leadership is decidedly different from that of the business world!
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 20, 2018)
SUBJECT Bible. Chronicles, 2nd, XX, 12
Subject Christian leadership.
RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Pastoral Resources.
Christian leadership
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2017035430
ISBN 9781501842641
1501842641