Overview
The roles of mentor and apprentice, leader and protégé, teacher and student are not optional in the kingdom of God. They are at the heart of what it means to be a disciple of Jesus Christ. As both clergy and lay leaders, we find ourselves on the teaching side of the mentor/apprentice relationship; at other times we are the learners. In The Heart of a Leader, Bishop Edward S. Little moves through 2 Timothy, drawing on the lessons and teachings of Paul as a guide for mentoring and encouraging others to a life deeply committed to Christ. While we live in a radically different culture than Timothy and Paul, we struggle today with some of the same hard spiritual questions. We puzzle our way through intractable conflict. We face a world that is sometimes indifferent to the gospel and other times, outright hostile to it. Like Timothy and Paul, we wonder: What is essential to our Christian faith? Paul's second letter to Timothy can instruct us as surely as it taught its early readers. We are all Timothy. We stand in need of mentoring. We are all Paul, with apprentices in our care.
Full Product Details
Author: Bishop Edward S Little
Publisher: Forward Movement Publications
Imprint: Forward Movement Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 21.30cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9780880284813
ISBN 10: 0880284811
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 21 September 2020
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
In a church that clamors for effective Christian leaders, Bishop Ed Little offers a clear-cut rubric. Through an analysis of the ministry of Paul in the Second Letter to Timothy, Little shows that strong church leaders succeed when they receive the faith passed on to them, guard that faith relentlessly and then pass it on unceasingly to others. Bishop Ed's teaching is gentle but clear. Through accessible narrative, peppered with anecdotes, he shows us that the future of the church lies with all of us - as mentors and apprentices - developing our hearts as leaders.--The Rt. Rev. Susan B. Haynes, Bishop, Diocese of Southern Virginia
Author Information
Edward S. Little was Bishop of Northern Indiana from 2000-2016. Born in New York City and raised in New York and Connecticut, he attended the University of Southern California and Seabury-Western Theological Seminary and served parishes in the dioceses of Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Joaquin prior to his election to the episcopate. He is the author of Ears to Hear: Recognizing and Responding to God's Call, Joy in Disguise: Meeting Jesus in the Dark Times, and articles in The Living Church and Christianity Today. Ed and his wife, Sylvia, are the parents of two children and the grandparents of Lani and Taj.
