Stay True to Your Mission for the Long Haul How Leaders Lose Their Way is a powerful and reflective exploration of the pitfalls that can send leaders off course-drawing lessons from the life of King Solomon and the timeless wisdom of Ecclesiastes. This book serves as a cautionary tale, equipping leaders to recognize personal and spiritual drift while providing actionable steps to maintain their mission-focused leadership. Authors Peter Greer and Jill Heisey masterfully blend Scripture with modern-day insights and practical case studies, making this book a compelling guide for pastors, ministry leaders, and organizational leaders aiming to avoid distractions, pressures, and temptations that pull them off course. This book will help you:
- Admit vulnerability: Every leader is susceptible to losing their way. The first step in avoiding personal drift is recognizing that it could happen to you. - Stay disciplined: Staying on mission requires daily discipline, a reoriented understanding of success, and a balance of priorities to reach the finish line faithfully. - Build a support network: Create accountability by building a community of trusted mentors and peers. - Remain faithful: Regular reflection and confession can help you remain on the path of long-term faithfulness. How Leaders Lose Their Way positions King Solomon as both a biblical hero and an antihero. By examining Solomon's wisdom and his ultimate failure to live that wisdom out, readers gain deep insights into avoiding similar pitfalls. Each chapter includes actionable reflection tools and modern case studies designed to equip leaders with practical strategies for staying "mission true." This book is essential for Christian leaders who are ready to pause, reflect, and realign with their spiritual and organizational missions. Pursue a life of integrity, inspire the next generation, and build a legacy rooted in faithfulness. Stay on the path of mission-true leadership with How Leaders Lose Their Way.
"Organizational leadership is a distinct privilege, but it also sets traps for the human heart. In their book How Leaders Lose Their Way, Peter Greer and Jill Heisey do a wonderful job of illuminating these traps and pointing the way towarddealing with them. Their approach invites leaders to reflect on how they are drifting and sets out practical steps forward. It's a refreshing and much-needed reminder that leadership isn't just about what we accomplish but who we become in the process."
Mike Bontrager, Square Roots Collective founder and CEO
"No author outside of Scripture has contributed to the culture of our ministry more than Peter Greer. The lessons in How Leaders Lose Their Way are critical for all Christian leaders who are seeking to create lasting impact for the kingdom. What a wonderful gift to the church!"
Joel Penton, founder and CEO of LifeWise Academy
"We're all devastated when leaders don't finish well. But how often do we hold up the mirror to see that we're all at risk of drifting and do something about it? Thank you, Peter Greer and Jill Heisey, for revealing the common warning signs of leadership drift and for challenging us with wise strategies rooted in humility to help us finish well."
Michael Martin, president and CEO of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability
