Raise Up the Next Generation of Leaders
When John Perkins first visited Lawndale Community Church in Chicago some thirty years ago, he couldn’t help laughing at how little there was to see--a couple of storefronts, a few dilapidated buildings, a handful of teenage kids hanging out, and a crazy young white guy named Wayne Gordon, who told John he was responding to a call from God.
Over the next three decades, the church experienced such a transformation that to call it “monumental” would be an understatement. It was more like a revolution. Indeed, at the core of the transformation was a shift in a philosophy of leadership that John and Wayne considered to be revolutionary. Rather than recruiting leaders from the outside, they developed leaders from the communities they were serving--communities ravaged by the pathologies of homelessness, joblessness, crime and drug and alcohol addiction.
In Leadership Revolution, John and Wayne reveal how they cast a vision of leadership for the members of their community and adopted a style of leadership that encouraged and empowered people. You will read about the successes and setbacks they experienced as they worked together to further the work of God’s kingdom on earth and hand the baton of leadership over to the next generation. After reading this important book, you will never look at leadership quite the same again!
From the Back Cover
The next generation hungers for strong, visionary, ethical, and passionate leaders. Where do we start in this day where we lack leadership at all levels? The authors of this breakout book contend that leaders of tomorrow are among us, but they need to be identified, trained, and empowered. John M. Perkins casts the biblical vision that has started a movement. Wayne Gordon has rolled up his sleeves at the grassroots level to spark the transformation of a Chicago neighborhood. Together (and with friends) they founded the Christian Community Development Association. Now they put in this book the stories and lessons of discovery, growth, mistakes, success, and lives changed. They are ready to hand batons of leadership, especially for poor and under-resourced communities, over to the next generation. With this book, they do just that!