A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders

In A Work of Heart, bestselling author and missionalexpert Reggie McNeal helps leaders reflect on the ways in which Godis shaping them by letting us see God at work in the lives of fourquintessential biblical leaders: Moses, David, Jesus, and Paul.McNeal identifies the formative influences upon these leaders,which he sees as God's ways of working in their lives: the sameinfluences at work today forming leaders for ministry in our times.He explores the shaping influence of culture, call, community,conflict, and the commonplace.

• Offers guidance for church leaders to let God shape theirhearts from the inside out
• Reggie McNeal is the author of the bestselling bookMissional Renaissance
• Gives reassurance for maintaining perspective while doing thedemanding work of ministry

The book includes illustrative stories of contemporary leadersopening their hearts to God's guidance.

• The Making of a Leader: Recognizing the Lessons and Stages of Leadership Development
• Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership: Seeking God in the Crucible of Ministry (Transforming Resources)
• The Contemplative Pastor: Returning to the Art of Spiritual Direction
• Ten Questions to Diagnose Your Spiritual Health
• Overcoming the Dark Side of Leadership: How to Become an Effective Leader by Confronting Potential Failures
• Spiritual Mentoring: A Guide for Seeking and Giving Direction
• Building Leaders: Blueprints for Developing Leadership at Every Level of Your Church
• Christian Spiritual Formation: An Integrated Approach for Personal and Relational Wholeness
• Sensing Jesus: Life and Ministry as a Human Being
• Called: The Crisis and Promise of Following Jesus Today