Who'd be a leader today?

John Woods  |  Reviews
Date posted:  9 Apr 2026
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Who'd be a leader today?

A NOBLE TASK: Why pastoring a church is a great role, and how to know whether it may be for you
By Alasdair Paine
Christian Focus. 85 pages. £7.99
ISBN 978 1 527 113 152


I have always enjoyed the definition of the one-liners in the Book of Proverbs: “Short sentences drawn from long experience.”

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