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Bill Pence was born and raised in Illinois, and educated at Illinois State University and Covenant Theological Seminary. He worked for nearly 38 years as a leader for a Fortune 50 organization, and has been a leader in his local church for nearly 30 years.
He is the author of "Called to Lead: Living and Leading for Jesus in the Workplace", "A Leader Worth Following: 40 Key Leadership Attributes and Applications to Master", and "Use Us Up, Lord: Finishing Well for Our Good and His Glory", and blogs at CoramDeoTheBlog.com, which features book, movie, and music reviews from a Christian perspective, as well as information about integrating faith and work and leadership. He has been married to Tammy, his best friend, for more than 45 years.
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	Called to Lead - Updated Edition -: Living and Leading for Jesus in the Workplace it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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What to Make of a Life: Cliffs, Fog, Fire and the Self-Knowledge Imperative

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The Resilient Leader: Leverage Adversity to Advance your Team

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