Spiritual Leadership by J. Oswald Sanders

As we continue a focus on excellence this month—from our Hero of Faith study on Enoch to Pat Williams’ Leadership Excellence, it’s appropriate to turn to a book that provides principles of excellence for every believer.

In 2007-2008, our family spent a year in Falls Church, Virginia, as I participated in a leadership development program at work.  For work each day, I rode the DC Metro and had the opportunity for some quality reading time.  One book I read that year was one I check out from the Falls Church Library—J. Oswald Sanders’ Spiritual Leadership:  Principles of Excellence for Every Believer.

Unfortunately, I was not yet highlighting leadership books at that time.  So, I had to re-read it and save my highlights in 2014, shortly after starting this blog.

This book—originally published in 1967 and updated in 2007—is now a classic, having sold more than 1 million copies!  In fact, over the last 55 years, Oswald Sanders’ Spiritual Leadership has earned recognition as a classic study of the biblical principles of godly leadership.

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