Unleash

by Marv Nelson

As older church leaders, we’ve been told a million times that the Millennials and Gen Xers who are coming up behind us don’t think like we think. We don’t get it and it frustrates us. Guess what? We need to get over it and let it go. Because, get it’s up to us to mentor and empower the generations that follow us into church leadership. Sadly, many of us are doing just the opposite; we’re turning them away. So, not only do we need to let go of our ways of doing things, we need to release our young leaders…release them to be the leaders they know they can be. Unleash provides thought-provoking ideas and practical, real-time examples that will help us learn to know, equip, and expectantly release our younger church leaders into the future with trust and confidence. I am completely weary of dismissive and demeaning articles and books focused on the weak, lazy, entitled character of Millennials and Gen Z.This book is different -- it's helpful and hopeful. I'm glad to have a book to recommend to people leading younger generations into their full capacities - Mark Oestreicher, Partner, The Youth Cartel Marv Nelson knows that unleashing young leaders must come from an accurate awareness of their emotional, mental and spiritual capabilities plus the right amount of equipping, encouragement and trust. This book is a valuable resource. - Michael Frost, author, Surprise the World

136 pages, Paperback

Published September 18, 2018

Reviews

[Stephanie · Rating 1 out of 5]

While Nelson is attempting to talk about the importance of empowering the next generation of leaders he continually talks about them in generalizations. While he is trying to convince the "older" reader (they are generalized as well) that young people are worth investing in, he continues to use words like entitled. In the end, I felt like he was trying to convince himself that young leaders were worth pouring into, rather than valuing their inherent worth in the kin-dom of God. Every illustration comes directly from his own experience, but most add little to the story he is trying to tell. As far as his writing style goes, all I can say is that his sentences are grammatically correct. I will give him that. I don't think writing is his gift.