GIVE UP THE PURPLE:
A Call for Servant Leadership in Hierarchical
Cultures
By Julyan Lidstone
Langham Partnership. 88 pages. £8.99
ISBN 978 1 783 686 810
From the outset I found this book to be a compelling read.
In his Preface, Julyan Lidstone speaks about being troubled by how poor leadership hinders the progress of the gospel among the least-reached peoples of the world. Leadership that is not grounded in the Scriptures may lead to success in terms of numbers, but cannot foster the true transformation of lives.
Called to serve: The heart of leadership
Today I want to talk about service. This word is baked into the public institutions which our society is built …