The Conviction to Lead

by Mohler, Albert

• ISBN13: 9780764210044
• ISBN10: 0764210041
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-11-15
• Publisher: Bethany House Pub

Summary

Cultures and organizations do not change without strong leadership. While many leadership books focus on management or administration, the central focus of The Conviction to Lead is on changing minds. Dr. Mohler was the driving force behind the transformation of Southern Seminary from a liberal institution of waning influence to a thriving evangelical seminary at the heart of the Southern Baptist Convention. Since then he has been one of the most prominent voices in evangelicalism, fighting for Christian principles and challenging secular culture. Using his own experiences and examples from history, Dr. Mohler demonstrates that real leadership is a transferring of conviction to others, affecting their actions, motivations, intuition, and commitment. This practical guide walks the reader through what a leader needs to know, do, and be in order to affect change.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. 13
The Conviction to Lead	p. 15
True Leadership Starts With a Purpose, Not a Plan
Leading Is Believing	p. 21
The Leader Is Driven by Beliefs That Lead to Action
Convictional Intelligence	p. 29
The Leader Develops the Capacity to Think in Convictional Terms and Leads Followers to Do the Same
Leadership Is Narrative	p. 37
The Leader Draws Followers Into a Story That Frames All of Life
Leaders Understand Worldviews	p. 43
The Leader Shapes the Worldview of Followers
The Passion to Lead	p. 51
Passionate Leaders Driven by Passionate Beliefs Draw Passionate Followers
Leaders Are Thinkers	p. 59
Leadership Begins When You Learn to Think Like a Leader, and Leadership Is Not Achieved Until Followers Learn to Think as Well
Leaders Are Teachers	p. 67
The Effective Leader Is the Master Teacher Within a Learning Organization
Leadership Is All About Character	p. 75
Leaders Are Trusted When Their Lives Are in Alignment With Their Convictions
Leadership and Credibility	p. 83
Leadership Happens When Character and Competence Are Combined
Leaders Are Communicators	p. 91
The Leader's Most Essential Skill Is the Ability to Communicate … Over and Over Again
Leaders Are Readers	p. 99
When You Find a Leader, You Find a Reader, and for Good Reason
The Leader and Power	p. 107
The Faithful Leader Knows That Power Is Never an End in Itself
Leaders Are Managers	p. 115
Not All Managers Are Leaders, but All Leaders Are Managers
Leaders Are Speakers	p. 123
Leaders Give Voice to Conviction and Mobilize Hearts and Minds With a Message
Leadership as Stewardship	p. 133
Leaders Never Lead for Themselves; They Are Stewards in Service of Another
The Leader as Decision Maker	p. 141
Organizations Expect Many Things From Leaders, Most of All the Trusted Ability to Decide
The Moral Virtues of Leadership	p. 149
Leadership and Morality Are Inseparable
The Leader and the Media	p. 157
The Medium Is Not the Message, You Are-and the Leader Must Know How to Deliver That Message
The Leader as Writer	p. 167
The Written Word Remains One of the Most Powerful Ways to Lead, so Leaders Write
The Digital Leader	p. 175
Leaders Understand That the Digital World Is a Real World-a World in Which They Are Called to Lead
The Leader and Time	p. 183
Leaders Know That Time Is the Great Equalizer of Humanity
Leadership That Endures	p. 191
The Leader's Goal Is Not Only to Last but to Endure
The Leader and Death	p. 199
Mortality Frames the Horizon of Leadership
The Leader's Legacy	p. 207
In the End, the Leader's Goal Is to Leave a Lasting Imprint
Notes	p. 215
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