Aprende a ser un líder como Jesús: 11 Principios Que Te Ayudarán a Servir, Inspirar, Y Preparar a Otros

by Boyd Bailey

Have You Ever Met a Great Leader?

It's incredible when someone uses their gifts to make you feel valued and inspire you to greatness. What does it take to develop that kind of heart and influence? How can you become a leader like Jesus?

Join Boyd Bailey as he shows you how to mirror Jesus's heart and make a positive difference in those around you. Explore 11 common traits that mark successful leaders, and learn the keys to growth in wisdom and humility. Through practical teaching, you will find that great leadership begins when you turn your focus to God and model Him in your attitude, conversations, and actions.

A faithful life and humble spirit make you a leader worth following. When you lean into the Lord and learn from His example of perfect leadership, you will see lives transformed—beginning with your own!

Genres: Leadership, Christian, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Self Help

195 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 20, 2019

Reviews

[Tori]

This book has a lot of good points and advice, however Boyd tends to drag on with his own strange personal experiences that do not seem to relate to Jesus at all. I wanted more details on how Jesus lead and an analysis how to apply his leadership in modern times. however, I mostly received weird tangents about purity vows.

[Liz Tremblay]

Learning to grow as a leader and living a life modeled after Jesus are two concepts I will never grow tired of exploring. Bailey begins in his introduction by saying, “Learning to lead like Jesus is a lifetime journey that begins with humility.” He suggests that we must be “humble, teachable, ever-growing leaders desperately in need of God’s grace.”

Wisdom is suggested to be the most essential ingredient of leadership. The eleven qualities outlined include learning to lead like Jesus with humility, love, accountability, relationships, teachability, discipline, gratitude, generosity, forgiveness, encouragement, and faithfulness. When we lead like Jesus in every context, he suggests, “Our faithful lives and humble wisdom brand us as leaders worth following.”

Bailey’s book is filled with anecdotal examples and scripture references with each of the eleven characteristics having a chapter of its own. It would be most effective to read one chapter a day and spend time in prayer and reflection. There are many parts of the book that would be worth sharing but the one I am most prompted to share is specifically related to the workplace. Since this book is the one I selected for a school related professional development assignment, I challenge educators and everyone to ponder the following statement from Bailey’s chapter on gratitude.

Bailey writes, “Always, always be grateful to God for the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health He has given you so you can carry out your job responsibilities. Manage...as if your Master Jesus might drop by at any moment and inspect your work. What would he find? Diligence or halfheartedness? Excellence or expedience? Counting the minutes or wondering where the time went?” Let us contemplate and act on that with great expectation that God will move in our lives and in the lives of those around us.

[Johnny Foti]

Great book on how to be a better leader like Jesus. I encourage anyone in leadership to read it.

[Janelle]

4.5. great lessons in leadership, as well as life, parenting & marriage.

[Sue Ellen Hale]

I got lot out of listening to this audio book and enjoyed the personal antidotes, that some complained about. I will definitely be reading this one again.

[Gerald Glover III]

This book contains numerous biblical insights, but they’re diluted by poor, unclear writing. This needed to be edited for clarity and conciseness, but it almost seems as though they needed the book to be a certain page length, which made it bloated.

Most chapters contain at least one helpful recommendation illuminated by real-world experiences, but there’s not half as many as there should be. Boyd sometimes drones on about seemingly unrelated topics and doesn’t do a good job bringing the point home.

I can’t say I’d recommend this book to anyone. I’m sure there are other books that more effectively deliver biblical leadership lessons.

[Jay Zartman]

I am a big fan of leaderships books and especially ones that come from a biblical perspective that is why I rated this one so high. I really liked how digestible it was for me to remember and quote already. I very much liked the “Takeaway” lessons at the end of the chapters along with the “Points to Ponder” which give you one word summary’s of the section you just read. I would highly recommend this book!

[Marisa]

This book is filled with nuggets of spiritual wisdom and truth. It is easy to read as Boyd segments the 11 principles clearly into further subheadings. I have gleaned plenty of practical wisdom from this book. Overall, definitely worth reading and a great book to stimulate personal reflection.

[Brooklyn Taylor]

Read this book as a work bible study in athletics. With a bunch of different people in leadership roles it helped stimulate deep conversations and ideas. For those of us in the study, I think we became better, more understanding leaders!

[Aaron Cash]

Soooo Good. Gonna read it twice

[Mylon Pruett]

It was ok but the writing style was jarring, the variety of different font styles on each page was a bit much, and overall I think other books explain much of these topics better.

[Tara Lovestrand]

This book is for anyone who wants to live more like Christ! Not just for “leaders”!!

[Brad Layland]

I had mixed feelings about Learning to Lead Like Jesus.
First, I want to say that I didn't disagree with anything Boyd Bailey wrote. The eleven leadership principles—humility, love, accountability, relationships, teachability, discipline, gratitude, generosity, forgiveness, encouragement, and faithfulness—are all deeply biblical and foundational to Christian leadership.
My challenge was that, after decades of leading ministries, businesses, and reading extensively on leadership, very little of the content felt new. Reading many of the chapters felt like being reminded to breathe. These are the virtues every Christian leader should pursue, but I was hoping for more fresh insights, practical application, or memorable frameworks.
That said, there were several things I genuinely appreciated. The chapter on relationships resonated with me because leadership is ultimately about investing in people. I also enjoyed the chapter on teachability and appreciated the reminder that wise leaders never stop learning.
One of the biggest surprises was Bailey's inclusion of Ken Boa's recommended reading list. I found that list incredibly valuable and immediately added several books to my own reading list. I also thought Scott Rodin's article, Becoming a Leader of No Reputation, was one of the strongest parts of the entire book.
Who would I recommend this book to? New Christians or emerging Christian leaders. If I were discipling a young believer or walking someone through the fundamentals of Christ-centered leadership, this would be an excellent resource. For seasoned leaders, however, it may feel more like a refresher than a book that stretches your thinking.
Overall, it's a solid, biblically faithful book that reinforces timeless truths. I just finished it wishing there had been more original insights.

[Dora Okeyo]

There's none whose life has been documented, or talked about over centuries as much as Jesus and in this book, the author highlights a few traits that we ought to and could live by. They range from Humility, Love, Accountability, Relationships, Teachability, Discipline, Gratitude, Generosity, Forgiveness, Encouragement, and finally to Faithfulness.
Eleven traits, simple right?
However, these are not so easy to emulate or live by given life's challenges and what I loved most about this book were the takeaways at the end of every chapter, simple reminders that you could practice daily.
Thank you NetGalley for the eARC and the author, Boyd Bailey, for writing with such ease that made this book a companion.

[Sam]

I really wanted to read this book and it looked interesting and beneficial. Excellent principles on leading, but the material between the outline, illustrations and anecdotes were not well written or cohesive! (e.g. A personal illustration on shaving before/after shower for 'leading with discipline'. What?!?) I found the author's personal illustrations and train of thought distracting. The principles and character traits are good alone. I skimmed and almost finished this book. Disappointing. Read the table of contents, then look elsewhere for a good leadership book.

[Stephen Spurlock]

Pride and humility cannot coexist. Self-conceit and superiority must be confronted by humility. These two varieties of pride are like prolific vines that choke out all forms of life-giving vegetation. Lewis exposed pride as a major obstacle to knowing God: "As long as you are proud you cannot know God. A proud man is always looking down on things and people: and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you."

[Harrison Ritchie]

I had high hopes for this book but was unable to finish it due to odd personal experiences, long unrelated tangents, and other obvious statements that did not seem to teach much.
Other points are simply amazing… but they were few and far between. I would consider picking up this book again in a few years.
I would not turn others away from it either, I think everyone should give it a try because the nuggets I took away were wonderful, this book just wasn’t for me.

[Kyle Thompson]

I think the editing may have caused me to struggle more with the formatting of the book than the content. Interesting ideas, but felt disjointed at times. To clarify - I think there are too many places where “key takeaways” or “points to ponder” are highlighted which causes a break in the text. This sometimes initiated a break in the thought, but there were also many times where the same line of thought (or even story) continued.

Some valuable thoughts throughout, nonetheless.

[Dalton Sledge]

This book had a lot of good points on how to become a better leader. It broke down characteristics of Jesus and how we can use the same traits in our lives to be a leader. It also challenged you with questions to ask yourself to see if you are becoming more like Jesus. Would recommend!

[Christi Wilson]

Excellent book for those looking to get into leadership within the church.

[Brandon]

Well written and extremely practical. The practical takeaways are easy to take notes on and I love the "points to ponder" sections on every other page.

[Mattie B]

Good read and many great points w/ plenty of Scripture references - just a little bit of repetition

[Mike Ryba]

Excellent book on how to effectively lead using Jesus' messages in today's society.

[Brittany]

Really inspiring!!

[Tim]

This book really is good for anybody with getting back to the basics. The first basic fundamentals that are easily forgotten. Principles we should live out daily. We need to be reminded daily.

[Sydney]

some good points just nothing new

[Ryan Blanchette]

Good principles, but lacking in real world business examples.

[Kate Mixon]

Did this have some great points? Absolutely.

Could it have been 50 pages? 100%.

[Seth Rickard]

Thought-provoking, practical wisdom on leadership and Christian living.

[Shuli]

Some good thoughts but nothing unique or new. writing needs refinement.