The Maxwell Leadership Bible – lessons in leadership from the word of God

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The leadership expert takes an in-depth look at God's laws for leaders and leadership.

The people, events, and teachings of the Bible are a treasury of wisdom and guidance for anyone who has been called to be a leader, to develop leaders, or to work with leaders—in church, business, commerce, or anyplace else. The Maxwell Leadership Bible shows us what God’s Word has to say to people of all kinds about leaders and leadership. It’s a Bible resource that explains book by book what a godly leader is, what leadership means, what empowering others is about, and how God is glorified when we’re all involved in His leadership plan for us.

Articles about the 21 Laws of Leadership in Scripture show us how these Laws are seen in the lives of Bible people. There are also articles about how the 21 Qualities of a Leader are shown in Scripture—in the cases of both those who got it right and those who got it wrong—and how people learned from their failures and became better leaders through God’s redemptive process of education by experience.

Executive Editor John C. Maxwell has assembled biblical teaching to equip and encourage leaders and those who serve with them, to meet 21st-century challenges by using the time-tested and irrefutable principles of leadership that God has shown us in the Bible.

The 21 Laws of Leadership: A Biblical Perspective Definitive two-page articles identify biblical people who exemplified each of the 21 Laws of Leadership, showing how God instructs us through both the victories and the failures of real human beings. These articles include biblical observations, scriptures, and challenges for personal reflection.
The 21 Qualities of a Leader For each quality, articles about both good and bad examples show us how people in the Bible lived and learned about what it takes to lead.
Book Introductions for Leadership The books of the Bible are introduced with the focus on leadership. Included are statements about God’s role in each book, the leaders and other people of influence who are in it, and lessons in leadership. Key articles in each book are highlighted in a list of contents.
Biographical Profiles The times and events in biblical people’s lives that reveal the most about God’s truths of leadership are spotlighted and developed.
Leadership Issues Hundreds of compelling short articles explain the important events and teachings in the Bible that instruct us about scriptural principles of leadership.
Thoughts for Leaders and Followers Several hundred concise and expressive notes to “read as you go' interpret key passages with thoughts that illustrate what the Bible has to show us about leadership, mentoring, and influence.
Subject Indexes A thorough index focuses on leadership principles in the Bible. Each of the Laws and Qualities is separately indexed to provide quick access to the passages, articles, and notes that illustrate each one. An additional index lists all other articles addressing leadership issues.