Wide Awake: An Invitation to Christian Leaders to Awaken their Devotion to Spiritual Truth, to God, and to Others
Wide Awake: An Invitation to Christian Leaders to Awaken their Devotion to Spiritual Truth, to God, and to Others
Quiana Preston | 2018
Abstract
Believers in God want to flourish in an environment where a responsive and reassuring spiritual culture exists for them to learn from wise counsel, to grow in grace, and to apply teachable moments to their commonplace experiences. The nature of humanity is such that people in leadership often act in careless and callous ways toward others.
This book awakens the reader to some key features in Christian leadership behaviors as well as invites them to reflect on their personal commitment to lead individuals God’s way. The author challenges Christian leaders to think about what she views as the conspicuous decline of spiritual leadership. You will consider questions such as “How spiritual is my view of leadership?”, “What spiritual disciplines are important in building the capacity to learn and grow in God?”, and “How do I put others first when it counts the most?”
At the end of this book, readers will have reflected on some of the key features of how the American culture such as religious liberty has influenced Christianity over time. Keeping this influence in mind, readers will understand the responsibility of a spiritual leader in a secular world, and in spiritual formation activity. They will consider their devotion to truth, to God and to people as a Christian leader. They will recognize the virtue of empathy as the essential spiritual agent that helps Christian leaders to lead, relate to, and be sensitive to theirs and others imperfections.
Christian leadership is about God’s truth revealed, it is about building a strong relationship with God, and it is about extending grace and understanding to others.