WaterBrook Press, 2006, $19.99, 224 pp.,
www.randomhouse.com/waterbrook
After years of leadership books focusing on strategy, skill and attitude, Dan Allender’s book is like an irresistible breath of fresh air.
Reading this book is like peering into the private journal of a leader God has taken through the fire and who has landed on the other side as an authentic man of God open to whatever task of influence God might call him to. Allender challenges traditional views of leading from personal confidence and strength. Instead, he paints an inviting picture
of what it means to lead out of brokenness by turning weakness into strength. Leadership is not about running an organization — it is about developing character.
The beauty of this book is found in Allender’s authenticity. Throughout the book Allender shares from his own personal failures and struggles as a leader reluctantly thrust into the role of leading a graduate school trying to establish credibility and stability. Do not miss the wealth of life, ministry and leadership lessons Leading with a Limp offers. This is book might just challenge our view of what it means to lead.
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Brian Carlson, director of middle school ministries, Woodmen Valley Chapel, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
