From back cover: The challenge of leading the church demands legions of men and women empowered with spiritual authority. In order to become the kind of leaders God intends, it is crucial to understand spiritual authority more clearly.
Explore how gifted power, personal holiness and life-changing experiences with God contribute to spiritual authority.
Discover...
The impact of Moses' forty years of desert isolation as a shepherd.
How Joshua's leadership was shaped by God's unmistakable calling.
The effect of moral and spiritual insight on Deborah's role as a leader.
The way Samuel's intimacy with God was deepened through crisis.
Daniel's challenging prayer life.
The impact of pride, anger, and ambition in the Apostle John.
Brokenness as a stepping stone for Peter's role as a leader.
How spiritual gifts contributed to Barnabas' authority.
The value of integrity to Paul's ministry.
Spiritual authority is derived first and foremost from being God's man or woman. In God's way, "being" always precedes "doing." This book will help each of us become God's instrument to do His work in His power and with His authority!
About the author Stephen B. Bond "Steve Bond" (2015 Update)
Education:
1981 Master of Divinity, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL
1992 Master of Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
2011 Doctor of Ministry, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, MA
Ministries:
1982-1992 Church Planting Missionary-Chile, South America
1992-1998 Senior Pastor-Kettle Moraine Free Church, Delafield WI
1999(Planted)-Current Senior Pastor-Summit Christian Church, Sparks NV