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.
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