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Leading with a Limp

Take Full Advantage of your Most Powerful Weakness
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Dan Allender candidly shares his own leadership struggles, offering a hard-hitting and straightforward examination of true leadership. He reveals how God often raises leaders whose real strength comes from their failures and flaws, rather than mere talent or expertise.
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This book is ideal for aspiring or current leaders seeking authentic, faith-based guidance on leadership that embraces imperfection and spiritual growth.

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Allender discusses what makes flawed leaders so successful. He asserts that God chooses leaders who arent deceived by the myths of power and control, but who realize that God s power is found in brokenness.

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Candidly sharing his own leadership struggles, Dan Allender provides a hard-hitting, straight-talking examination of true leadership. He shows how God often raises up leaders whose strength stems from their failures and flaws, rather than talent and expertise.

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Mark Sanborn praises the book as profound, calling it a 'how to be' book for leaders that offers serious wisdom beyond simple platitudes. Dennis Rainey highlights its practical insights for effective leadership, saying it brings much into perspective. Leonard Sweet appreciates the book's unique view of how spiritual strength is perfected in imperfection, describing the "limp" as a way that leads into God's presence.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781578569526

Publisher: Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 January 2008

Country: United States

Imprint: Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 150.0mm

Height: 227.0mm

Weight: 255g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Dan B. Allender (PhD.,counseling psychology, Michigan State University) is a fly fisherman who also serves as professor of counseling and president of Mars Hill Graduate School in Seattle, Washington. He taught previously at Grace Theological Seminary and Colorado Christian University. A speaker and writer, his books include The Healing Path, To Be Told, How Children Raise Parents, The Wounded Heart and Leading with a Limp. With Tremper Longman, he wrote Bold Love, Cry of the Soul, Intimate Allies and Intimate Marriage Bible Studies. -Editorial Review.

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