This is definitely one of the best leadership books I have read. It’s so refreshing to read a leadership book founded on a biblical principles. I feel like I have grown so much as a leader and a person from reading this book.

Much needed book!

This book marries and intermingles the best of leadership theory with the best of biblical exegesis. Often leadership books are written from an exclusively pragmatic standpoint. This leads some Christians to be suspicious of the leadership theory project as a whole. In contrast, this book clearly steers away from any pragmatic notions. Instead, two sound scholars, one a leadership theorist and another a biblical exegete, have joined forces to guide us and help us understand leadership theory in light of Biblical imperatives.

Justin Irving and Mark Strauss bring these two disciplines in conversation to each other. In the light of the scriptures, they explore different models of leadership such as transformational leadership, authentic leadership and servant leadership and helpfully evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each theory.

The book is simply divided into ‘nine empowering practices’ that are exceptionally helpful for all kinds of audiences. Both students and teachers can glean wisdom from this work.

Leadership in Christian Perspective is for anyone who is interested in understanding leadership and leadership theories from Christian perspective.

I thank Baker Academic for providing me with a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I read a lot of leadership books and a lot of Christian books, so when I saw this title I was almost compelled to read this one too. I found the concepts to be quite useful. It was thoughtfully arranged and compelling in the arguments for this approach to leadership. I would have given it five stars except for the apparent juxtaposition in each chapter when the authors changed. I felt the material could have been merged in a manner that provided the reader with a better flow of information. It was almost like there were two books smashed together by an editor after the fact. I would still give the book a high recommendation for anyone looking to understand leadership from a Christian perspective.