Leading Character, Dr. Dan B. Allender
Leading Character, Dr. Dan B. Allender
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Leading Character

Author: Dr. Dan B. Allender

Narrator: Maurice England

Unabridged: 1 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 09/19/2008


Synopsis

No matter where our leadership roles find us—on the football team or in the corner office; organizing family activities, creating public policy, or teaching from the pulpit—all leaders are marked with character, the result of their being made in the image of God. All also are marred by sin and shortcomings. The most effective leaders, though, are the ones who embrace those realities as they are re-made by God, into the image of Christ. Author and speaker Dan Allender draws on humor, real-life stories and biblical truth to argue that every leader must both have a character and be a character. How can we proclaim resurrection without naming death and darkness? Likewise, how can we be renewed and restored without acknowledging the reality that we are marred? “It is in our brokenness,” he concludes, “that we have our greatest opportunity to reveal the heart of God’s goodness.” And the greatest opportunity to enhance and strengthen our leadership.

About Dr. Dan B. Allender

Dr. Dan Allender is a pioneer of a unique and innovative approach to trauma and abuse therapy. After receiving his master of divinity from Westminster Theological Seminary, Dan earned his Ph.D. in counseling psychology from Michigan State University. Dan previously served on faculty at the Biblical Counseling Department of Grace Theological Seminary (1983-1989) and Colorado Christian University (1989-1997). In 1997, Dan and a cadre of others founded the Seattle School of Theology & Psychology. Dan served as president of the Seattle School from 2002-2009. In 2011, The Allender Center was founded to cultivate healing and train leaders and mental health professionals to courageously engage others’ stories of harm. Dan continues to serve as professor of counseling psychology at the Seattle School.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jeffrey on August 15, 2024

Several good thoughts in this book about character. Below are a few takeaways I gleaned from the book: Leadership is ultimately about character, no matter what your position is. Our character reflects our Creator. We are made in the image of God. When a leader’s failures are exposed, the easiest resp......more

Goodreads review by Genine Alyssa on January 03, 2021

Quick read. Leadership advices in a christian way.......more