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What can we learn about leadership and influence from Paul? Read more for Brock Tozer's non-fiction Wednesday Bookmark interview with author Ryan Lokkesmoe.
Purchase “Paul And His Team: What the Early Church Can Teach Us About Leadership and Influence" online at booksforchrist.com.
(Originally aired January 17, 2018)
Book Description: Most Christians know something of the apostle Paul's life and ministry, but what about the incredible team of influencers he assembled and mobilized? Who were they, and how did Paul lead this team to accomplish God's purposes? Even more, what can we learn from their successes and failures, and how can we imitate their qualities?
These are the questions that inspired Ryan Lokkesmoe, PhD, to write Paul and His Team. Like a church-ministry version of Team of Rivals, it reveals important principles about leadership and influence by showing how this early ministry team:
Adapted to cultural, doctrinal, and interpersonal challenges
Found common ground with their audiences
Led baby believers toward maturity
Stayed united despite differing opinions
Equipped others for the work of the ministry
Conducted their lives with self-discipline
Built and maintained strategic partnerships
Navigated sensitive cross-cultural situations
Persisted through difficulty, frustration, and fractured relationships
Persevered when ministry was discouraging
Developed leaders to replace them
Whether you are in a position of leadership or are simply a passionate follower of Christ, you are an influencer that God is using to build His church. And while Paul and His Team certainly reveals a lot about Paul's character as a leader, it also highlights both prominent and obscure members of his team to offer a textured portrait of the early church's influence in spreading the gospel.
Let's learn from the men and women God used to build the church, letting them shape our leadership and influence as we continue their work.
Includes group discussion questions at the end of each chapter, making this book ideal for a church-staff or small group study.
About the Author: RYAN LOKKESMOE PhD is the Lead Pastor of Real Hope Community Church in the Houston area. He earned his master's degree in New Testament at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and his doctorate in New Testament at The University of Denver. Ryan is the author of Blurry: Bringing Clarity to the Bible (CLC Publications), and has written Small Group curriculum for LifeWay as well as articles for the Lexham Bible Dictionary. Ryan previously served as the Small Groups Pastor at a multi-site church. He lives in Richmond, TX with his wife Ashley and their two children.
