{"product_id":"confessions-of-an-amateur-saint-the-christian-leaders-journey-from-self-sufficiency-to-reliance-on-god-paperback","title":"Confessions of an Amateur Saint: The Christian Leader's Journey from Self-Sufficiency to Reliance on God - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMandy Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConfession Is Good for the Soul . . . and for Your Leadership\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy are so many Christian leaders burning out, losing faith, and abusing power? Rather than relying on our self-sufficiency and toughing our way through the tension, Mandy Smith invites us to confess it. As a pastor who also equips and encourages other pastors, Mandy feels the pain. Instead of offering more strategies to fix our problems, she reminds us of the call that first captured our imagination, directing our passions back to God and God's people. In her book you will: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eexperience the surprising freedom of grappling with a loving God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebe released from illusions of control into a lifestyle of healing hope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003erediscover your passion for ministry and your love for God and God's people.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eConfessions of an Amateur Saint\u003c\/i\u003e is a different kind of leadership book for a different kind of leader. And different is what we need these days--spiritual leadership refined by fire rather than burned out by it, a leadership unencumbered by unrealistic expectations, a leadership reconnected to the God who receives our confession with love and restores our soul for the task ahead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a time where all Christian leaders are required to be pioneers, let Mandy skillfully guide you to a fresh, spiritually-fueled integrity, not weighted by false expectations but leading your people as your faith is increasingly shaped like Christ.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConfession Helps You Lead More Faithfully\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Christians in a secular age, we need to show the world more than our perfect lives and our successful church strategies. The world longs to see Christian leaders grappling with a messy reliance on the power of a transcendent God. That act of surrender starts with confessing to God the ways we're tempted toward self-reliance--and this becomes the basis of leading by faith.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eConfessions of an Amateur Saint\u003c\/i\u003e, Mandy Smith exposes seven internal desires in our souls that overwhelm us and limit God's work in our lives and in our ministry. Through stories from Scripture and experiences from her own life as a pastor and seminary instructor, Mandy leads us to a deeper understanding of our distorted desires. She guides us through prayers of confession and prompts us to write our own confessions as we engage in the impossible work of ministry. Mandy teaches us that leading powerfully looks more like leading vulnerably and that our lives will be exposed as both messy and marvelous as we faithfully allow God to work in \u003cbr\u003eand through us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 08, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42690689859647,"sku":"9781641588379","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/99f4207bfde7d8cfab81a53b7d950a24_b1985a7e-e4b3-4f5b-b2cf-b6b329f20b85.webp?v=1764989804","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/confessions-of-an-amateur-saint-the-christian-leaders-journey-from-self-sufficiency-to-reliance-on-god-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}