Based on his extensive experience as coach and mentor to many thousands of Christian leaders across a broad spectrum of ministry settings, Reggie McNeal helps spiritual leaders understand that they will self-select into or out of greatness. In this important book, McNeal shows how great spiritual leaders are committed consciously and intentionally to seven spiritual disciplines, habits of heart and mind that shape both their character and competence: The discipline of self-awareness the single most important body of information a leader possesses The discipline of self-management handling difficult emotions, expectations, temptations, mental vibrancy, and physical well-being The discipline of self-development a life-long commitment to learning and growing and building on one's strengths The discipline of mission enjoying the permissions of maintaining the sense of God's purpose for your life and leadership The discipline of decision-making knowing the elements of good decisions and learning from failure The discipline of belonging the determination to nurture relationships and to live in community with others, including family, followers, mentors, and friends The discipline of aloneness the intentional practice of soul-making solitude and contemplation

Based on his extensive experience as coach and mentor to manythousands of Christian leaders across a broad spectrum of ministrysettings, Reggie McNeal helps spiritual leaders understand thatthey will self-select into or out of greatness. In this importantbook, McNeal shows how great spiritual leaders are committedconsciously and intentionally to seven spiritual disciplineshabits of heart and mind that shape both their character andcompetence:The discipline of self-awareness--the single mostimportant body of information a leader possessesThe discipline of self-management--handlingdifficult emotions, expectations, temptations, mental vibrancy, andphysical well-beingThe discipline of self-development--a life-longcommitment to learning and growing and building on one'sstrengthsThe discipline of mission--enjoying the permissionsof maintaining the sense of God's purpose for your life andleadershipThe discipline of decision-making--knowing theelements of good decisions and learning from failureThe discipline of belonging--the determination tonurture relationships and to live in community with othersincluding family, followers, mentors, and friendsThe discipline of aloneness--the intentionalpractice of soul-making solitude and contemplation

About Leadership Network ixForeword by Ken Blanchard xiAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction Needed: Great Spiritual Leaders 11. The Discipline of Self-Awareness 92. The Discipline of Self-Management 353. The Discipline of Self-Development 614. The Discipline of Mission 815. The Discipline of Decision Making 996. The Discipline of Belonging 1217. The Discipline of Aloneness 143Conclusion Choosing Greatness 161Notes 163About the Author 165Index 167