Lead.: Leadership Lessons from the (Not So) Minor Prophets

by William C. Attaway

Have you ever tried to read through the Minor Prophets, but been discouraged by the difficult language, imagery, culture, and history? How can you navigate through these roadblocks and reach the revolutionary teaching within their pages? With an eye on the practical, William Attaway explores the historical and cultural background of these books, mining them for principles that you can intentionally use in your life and leadership today. No matter the size of your church or organization, the principles from the (not so) Minor Prophets can help you lead better now.

270 pages, Paperback

First published March 27, 2014

About the author

William Attaway is a Leadership Coach for Catalytic Leadership, LLC, a company he founded to help leaders to INTENTIONALLY grow and thrive. He has served in local church ministry for nearly 25 years, and as a pastor, author, and speaker, he is passionate about communicating the unchanging truths of the Bible in relevant and practical ways that people can understand and apply. He is the Lead Pastor of Southview Community Church, a church in Herndon, Virginia (near Washington, D.C.) where he has served for over seventeen years. He holds a Ph.D. in Old Testament (with an emphasis in Biblical Backgrounds and Archaeology), and he loves to read and speak about leadership, change, communication, archaeology, and the (not so) Minor Prophets. He also teaches undergraduate courses in Old and New Testament Survey for Itawamba Community College. Originally from Birmingham, Alabama, William now lives in northern Virginia with his beautiful wife Charlotte and their two daughters.

Reviews

[Shawn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having worked in leadership positions in churches for over 20 years, both part time and full time, I wish I had read this book earlier in my career. In this book, William Attaway has managed to find and point out valuable leadership lessons from some of the those clean white pages in the Bible that we rarely touch. I have never looked at the minor prophets from this perspective. I know the points William has made will be beneficial to me as a leader and to me in my own personal walk with Christ. My only disappointment with this text was when it ended and I realized I had been reading "Volume 1". Now I'm looking forward to Volume 2.