Lead
by Paul David Tripp | Book Summary
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Author: Paul David Tripp
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This leadership crisis is rooted in the way that Christian schools, organizations, and churches have structured their leadership teams. What we desperately need today is a gospel-centered approach to leadership with the following characteristics:
"The focus of this book is the specific call of the gospel on the way we think about leadership." (p. 29) |
Paul David Tripp is a best-selling author and the president of Paul Tripp Ministries. He also serves as the executive director of the Center for Pastoral Life and Care in Fort Worth, Texas.
Paul attended Columbia Bible College (now Columbia International University) and majored in Bible and Christian Education. He went on to receive his M.Div from the Reformed Episcopal Seminary and his DMin in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary.
Throughout his life, Paul has planted a church, founded a Christian school, written worship songs, and toured with a Christian band. He was a faculty member at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) for many years, a lecturer in Biblical Counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, a Visiting Professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a pastor at Tenth Presbyterian Church.
Paul has authored numerous books related to the Christian life and pastoral ministry, including Suffering, How People Change, Dangerous Calling, What Did You Expect, and Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands.
Lead
by Paul David Tripp
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Paul David Tripp |
| Publisher | Crossway |
| Date | 2020 |
| Pages | 231 |
Overview:
"I am writing this book because, very often, behind the failure of a pastor is a weak and failed leadership community. We don't have just a pastoral crisis; I am convinced from conversation after conversation with pastors and their leadership that we have a leadership crisis." (p. 17, emphasis in original)
This leadership crisis is rooted in the way that Christian schools, organizations, and churches have structured their leadership teams. What we desperately need today is a gospel-centered approach to leadership with the following characteristics:
- Humility: Leaders and leadership teams must be honest about the danger of indwelling sin.
- Dependency: Leaders and leadership teams must realize that even leaders need to be led.
- Prepared spontaneity: Leaders and leadership teams must be ready to extend grace to each other.
- Inspection: Leaders and leadership teams must be willing to invite others into our lives.
- Protection: Leaders and leadership teams must understand that even leaders need help.
- Restoration: Leaders and leadership teams must be eager to restore those who need a new start.
"The focus of this book is the specific call of the gospel on the way we think about leadership." (p. 29)
Paul David Tripp is a best-selling author and the president of Paul Tripp Ministries. He also serves as the executive director of the Center for Pastoral Life and Care in Fort Worth, Texas.
Paul attended Columbia Bible College (now Columbia International University) and majored in Bible and Christian Education. He went on to receive his M.Div from the Reformed Episcopal Seminary and his DMin in Biblical Counseling from Westminster Theological Seminary.
Throughout his life, Paul has planted a church, founded a Christian school, written worship songs, and toured with a Christian band. He was a faculty member at the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation (CCEF) for many years, a lecturer in Biblical Counseling at Westminster Theological Seminary, a Visiting Professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a pastor at Tenth Presbyterian Church.
Paul has authored numerous books related to the Christian life and pastoral ministry, including Suffering, How People Change, Dangerous Calling, What Did You Expect, and Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands.