Ministry leader Steve Macchia has come to understand his own brokenness. Writing from his own experience, he offers the gifts of love found in 1 Corinthians 13 as the antidote to our brokenness, along with spiritual assessment tools for the leader's personal reflection. By embracing and befriending our own brokenness, we can find wholeness in God's strength.
Ministry leader Steve Macchia has come to understand his own brokenness. Writing from his own experience, he offers the gifts of love found in 1 Corinthians 13 as the antidote to our brokenness, along with spiritual assessment tools for the leader's personal reflection. By embracing and befriending our own brokenness, we can find wholeness in God's strength.
Stephen A. Macchia (DMin, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary) is founder and president of Leadership Transformations, Inc., a ministry which focuses on the spiritual formation needs of leaders and the spiritual discernment processes of leadership teams in local church and parachurch ministry settings nationwide. He is also the director of the Pierce Center for Disciple-Building at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and previously served for fourteen years as president of Vision New England. Macchia is the author of ten books, including Becoming a Healthy Church and Crafting a Rule of Life.
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Introduction: An Invitation to Discover Strength in Weakness The Most Excellent Way 1. Impatience Isn?t a Virtue Love is patient and kind 2. When Envy and Jealousy Ransack the Mind Love does not envy 3. Is It Ever Acceptable to Have a Competitive Spirit? Love does not boast 4. The Tight Grip of Pride and Closed-Fisted Greed Love is not proud 5. The Maddening Manipulation of Self and Others Love is not rude 6. Is an Independent Spirit in Your Veins and Arteries? Love is not self-seeking 7. The Destructive Power of Unbridled Anger Love is not easily angered 8. The Truth Always Sets Us Free Love keeps no record of wrongs, does not delight in evil, but rejoices in truth 9. When Fear and Worry Ensnare a Heart Love always protects 10. Pitfalls of Needing to Be Wanted Love always trusts 11. When Hope Waxes and Wanes Love always hopes 12. No Pain Is Ever Wasted Love always perseveres and never fails 13. Befriending Brokenness and Inviting Redemption The greatest of these is love Conclusion and Benediction: Broken and Whole Acknowledgments About the Author Leadership Transformations
Introduction: An Invitation to Discover Strength in Weakness The Most Excellent Way 1. Impatience Isn?t a Virtue Love is patient and kind 2. When Envy and Jealousy Ransack the Mind Love does not envy 3. Is It Ever Acceptable to Have a Competitive Spirit? Love does not boast 4. The Tight Grip of Pride and Closed-Fisted Greed Love is not proud 5. The Maddening Manipulation of Self and Others Love is not rude 6. Is an Independent Spirit in Your Veins and Arteries? Love is not self-seeking 7. The Destructive Power of Unbridled Anger Love is not easily angered 8. The Truth Always Sets Us Free Love keeps no record of wrongs, does not delight in evil, but rejoices in truth 9. When Fear and Worry Ensnare a Heart Love always protects 10. Pitfalls of Needing to Be Wanted Love always trusts 11. When Hope Waxes and Wanes Love always hopes 12. No Pain Is Ever Wasted Love always perseveres and never fails 13. Befriending Brokenness and Inviting Redemption The greatest of these is love Conclusion and Benediction: Broken and Whole Acknowledgments About the Author Leadership Transformations
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