A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes

A Leadership Network Publication Spiritual leaders must become experts in matters of the heart. They must learn to discern God at work in their own lives, shaping their hearts to embrace the particular ministries to which they are called. A Work of Heart shows how God prepares leaders today just as he did in biblical times-and how God creates these leaders in order to share his heart with his people.

REGGIE MCNEAL is the director of leadership development for South Carolina Baptist Convention. Drawing on twenty years of leadership roles in local congregations, and his work over the last decade with thousands of church leaders, McNeal counsels local churches, denominational groups, seminaries and colleges, and parachurch organizations in their leadership-development needs. He lives in Columbia, South Carolina, with his wife and two daughters.

Acknowledgments

vii

Introduction: Looking for God in All the Right Places

ix

PART ONE How God Shaped Moses, David, Paul, and Jesus for Leadership

1

(70)

A Heart on a Mission

3

(18)

Moses

A Heart After God

21

(15)

David

A Heart Captured by God

36

(15)

Paul

The Heartbeat of God

51

(20)

Jesus

PART TWO Recognizing God's Shaping Work in Our Own Lives

71

(122)

Culture: Meeting the World

73

(21)

Call: Figuring Out Why We Are Here

94

(20)

Community: Connecting with Others' Hearts

114

(23)

Communion: Rehearsing for Eternity

137

(17)

Conflict: Learning to Die So We Can Live

154

(21)

Commonplace: Discovering That the Ordinary Is Extra-Ordinary

175

(18)

Conclusion: Collaborating with God's Heart-Shaping Project

187

(6)

References

193

(2)

The Author

195

(2)

About Leadership Network

197

(2)

Index

199

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A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders

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