{"product_id":"a-work-of-heart-understanding-how-god-shapes-spiritual-leaders-hardcover","title":"A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReggie McNeal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevised and updated edition of the classic work on spiritual leadership\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Work of Heart, \u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and missional expert Reggie McNeal helps leaders reflect on the ways in which God is shaping them by letting us see God at work in the lives of four quintessential biblical leaders: Moses, David, Jesus, and Paul. McNeal identifies the formative influences upon these leaders, which he sees as God's ways of working in their lives: the same influences at work today forming leaders for ministry in our times. He explores the shaping influence of culture, call, community, conflict, and the commonplace.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers guidance for church leaders to let God shape their hearts from the inside out\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReggie McNeal is the author of the bestselling book \u003ci\u003eMissional Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives reassurance for maintaining perspective while doing the demanding work of ministry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book includes illustrative stories of contemporary leaders opening their hearts to God's guidance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e . . . Many women and men provide real spiritual leadership. These leaders are masterpieces in too short a supply. They are genuine works of heart. They don't develop overnight, though it might seem they appear 'out of nowhere.' They always come from somewhere--the heart of God. They are carefully crafted, faithfully shaped.\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eFrom the Preface\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this updated edition of his bestselling book \u003ci\u003eA Work of Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, Reggie McNeal proposes that effective spiritual leaders must become experts in matters of the heart--particularly their own. Keeping heart for the demanding work of ministry hinges on leaders' ability to discern God at work in their own lives, shaping their hearts to embrace the particular ministries to which they are called. This process of finding heart depends on an interactive partnership with God. God introduces the storyline--but the leader's responses affect the development of the drama.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo demonstrate the book's key points, McNeal leads readers on an excursion into the heart-shaping drama of four major Biblical leaders: Moses, David, Jesus, and Paul. He identifies the influences God used to shape them: Culture--the times and the environment in which a leader is raised; Call--the leader's personal call by God to mission; Community--the people who shape and sustain the leader; Communion--the leader's personal relationship with God; Conflict--the leader's engagement of destructive forces in life and ministry; and Commonplace--the daily choices of living.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing illustrative stories of contemporary church leaders who opened their hearts to God's guidance, McNeal shows how God is still using these same influences to shape the hearts of religious leaders today. God creates leaders in order to share his heart with his people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" ... Many women and men provide real spiritual leadership. These leaders are masterpieces in too short a supply. They are genuine works of heart. They don't develop overnight, though it might seem they appear 'out of nowhere.' They always come from somewhere--the heart of God. They are carefully crafted, faithfully shaped.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e --FROM THE PREFACE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this updated edition of his bestselling book \u003ci\u003eA Work of Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, Reggie McNeal proposes that effective spiritual leaders must become experts in matters of the heart--particularly their own. Keeping heart for the demanding work of ministry hinges on leaders' ability to discern God at work in their own lives, shaping their hearts to embrace the particular ministries to which they are called. This process of finding heart depends on an interactive partnership with God. God introduces the storyline--but the leader's responses affect the development of the drama. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo demonstrate the book's key points, McNeal leads readers on an excursion into the heart-shaping drama of four major Biblical leaders: Moses, David, Jesus, and Paul. He identifies the influences God used to shape them: Culture--the times and the environment in which a leader is raised; Call--the leader's personal call by God to mission; Community--the people who shape and sustain the leader; Communion--the leader's personal relationship with God; Conflict--the leader's engagement of destructive forces in life and ministry; and Commonplace--the daily choices of living. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing illustrative stories of contemporary church leaders who opened their hearts to God's guidance, McNeal shows how God is still using these same influences to shape the hearts of religious leaders today. God creates leaders in order to share his heart with his people. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeadership # Network\u003csup\u003e(R)\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeadership Network, a division of OneHundredX, seeks to accelerate the impact of 100X leaders. Since 1996, Leadership Network Publications has presented thoroughly researched and practical concepts from leading thinkers, practitioners, and pioneering churches. www.leadnet.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREGGIE MCNEAL\u003c\/b\u003e is the missional leadership specialist for Leadership Network. Drawing on twenty years of leadership roles in local congregations and his work over the last two decades with thousands of clergy and church leaders, McNeal counsels local churches, denominational groups, seminaries and colleges, and parachurch organizations in their leadership development needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 9.07 x 6.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 27, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772732571936,"sku":"9781118103180","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/477756be4095a5938aaaa8c96b8d0e82.webp?v=1780412770","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-work-of-heart-understanding-how-god-shapes-spiritual-leaders-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}