| The greatest need in the body of Christ today is for spiritual leadership training, and the first law of spiritual leadership is that you are not the leader—the Holy Spirit is! If you follow him, you will lead many to righteousness. Veteran pastor Wes Daughenbaugh, a Christian leader for nearly fifty years and author of five books, presents a wealth of spiritual wisdom designed to help Christian leaders develop skills for true godly leadership. Key topics:
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Genre: Non-fiction, leadership
Release Date: July, 2020
Release Date: July, 2020
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Interview with Wes
1. What was the inspiration behind this book?
During the 18 years I pastored a church I’d often listen to leadership teachings, read leadership books, and sometimes go to leadership seminars. But try as I may, I just couldn’t get excited about any of it. It bored me. I finally decided that I must not be a “leader” but only a teacher and evangelist.
During my 47 years in the ministry I’ve led thousands to Christ, led thousands of people into forgiveness, taught thousands to be effective in prayer, and led thousands into intimate experiences with the Holy Spirit. But I didn’t consider myself a “leader.”
During the 18 years I pastored a church I’d often listen to leadership teachings, read leadership books, and sometimes go to leadership seminars. But try as I may, I just couldn’t get excited about any of it. It bored me. I finally decided that I must not be a “leader” but only a teacher and evangelist.
During my 47 years in the ministry I’ve led thousands to Christ, led thousands of people into forgiveness, taught thousands to be effective in prayer, and led thousands into intimate experiences with the Holy Spirit. But I didn’t consider myself a “leader.”
 | A little more than two years ago I began to grieve over the powerless state of the American church. I told God I would like to become a living prayer for a restoration of spiritual power in His churches. During a special series of meetings in Vermont I preached THE WAY BACK TO SPIRITUAL POWER. We experienced a strong move of the Holy Spirit and a prophetic lady told me God was giving me a “trumpet.” |
A few days after that I got up one morning and God clearly commissioned me to write an impassioned book on SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP called “GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT—A Trumpet Call To Return To Spiritual Leadership.” I realized that the reason I hadn’t bonded with other leadership training was because most of it was secularized, unplugged from the Holy Spirit, the true Leader of the Church.
2. How long did it take me to finish writing this book?
The book gushed out of me in eight days. Then I spent a year and a half carefully going over every word as well as thinking up the illustrations and getting my artist to adjust them to perfection.
The lessons were learned over 47 years in full time ministry so these things were inside of me already. I could never have written it in my younger days. Now I’m writing like a spiritual father—or grandfather. So while I wrote it in basically eight days I LEARNED it over 47 years.
The book gushed out of me in eight days. Then I spent a year and a half carefully going over every word as well as thinking up the illustrations and getting my artist to adjust them to perfection.
The lessons were learned over 47 years in full time ministry so these things were inside of me already. I could never have written it in my younger days. Now I’m writing like a spiritual father—or grandfather. So while I wrote it in basically eight days I LEARNED it over 47 years.
| 3. What new or interesting things did you learn while researching for this book? After the manuscript was written I felt led by the Spirit of God to include a chapter on SPIRITUAL WARNINGS. This was one of my new monthly sermons, and God added to my understanding on this subject. Most preachers, in my opinion, have taken out the spiritual warnings so as not to offend. But successful spiritual leaders like John the Baptist, Paul, Peter, Jesus—all gave STRONG spiritual warnings that SAVED all who took heed. |  |
4. How has writing about this topic changed my life?
Because I never bonded with secularized leadership training I never considered myself a “leader.” Now I realize I am a true spiritual leader and I greatly look forward to training and raising up spiritual leaders. I CAN REALLY GET INTO THESE LEADERSHIP LESSONS!
Most leadership books seem to be aimed at a “class of smarter than average people” who will become the “leaders.” My book is aimed at EVERY CHRISTIAN—because they all should have a burning motivation to glorify God. They all should find their individual vision. They all can and should learn how to walk in humility and love. They all can learn to live out every single lesson in this book.
This whole project has changed my own self-image. I now see myself as a spiritual father and a trainer of spiritual leaders. I have been given a spiritual trumpet!
Because I never bonded with secularized leadership training I never considered myself a “leader.” Now I realize I am a true spiritual leader and I greatly look forward to training and raising up spiritual leaders. I CAN REALLY GET INTO THESE LEADERSHIP LESSONS!
Most leadership books seem to be aimed at a “class of smarter than average people” who will become the “leaders.” My book is aimed at EVERY CHRISTIAN—because they all should have a burning motivation to glorify God. They all should find their individual vision. They all can and should learn how to walk in humility and love. They all can learn to live out every single lesson in this book.
This whole project has changed my own self-image. I now see myself as a spiritual father and a trainer of spiritual leaders. I have been given a spiritual trumpet!
5. Did I have a specific demographic in mind while writing this book?
It’s written to every believer—men and women, and teens and even children. It has a specific PURPOSE—and that is to TURN the church away from the emphasis on leadership training that is secularized. Imagine a cowboy riding hard to turn a stampeding herd of longhorns so that they don’t run over a cliff. The “church” needs to be TURNED away from the destructive unplugged secularized powerless form of leadership training and brought back to where the POWER is—the POWER of the Holy Spirit.
It’s written to every believer—men and women, and teens and even children. It has a specific PURPOSE—and that is to TURN the church away from the emphasis on leadership training that is secularized. Imagine a cowboy riding hard to turn a stampeding herd of longhorns so that they don’t run over a cliff. The “church” needs to be TURNED away from the destructive unplugged secularized powerless form of leadership training and brought back to where the POWER is—the POWER of the Holy Spirit.
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More from Wes
WHY I WROTE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT
During my many years in the ministry I’ve tried to feed my leadership gift with books on leadership but I never bonded with them. They were so dry. Then never talked about being rich in God, how to get supernatural faith, have a dynamic prayer life or live in the power of the Spirit. I finally decided I just must not be a leader but only a “teacher.” During those years I “led” thousands to Christ and led thousands more into forgiveness and lessons in Christ-like maturity. Two years ago I began to pray earnestly that God would restore spiritual POWER to the American Church. Then to my surprise, God strongly impressed me to write a book on SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP and gave me the title and subtitle. The book gushed out of me in eight days of writing and I’ve spent the last year and a half perfecting the copy and getting the sixty plus drawings finished. This book has the leadership lessons the Holy Spirit personally taught me. They are not DRY. You’ll find God’s presence in this book. It will teach you how to be a great follower of the real LEADER of the church, the Holy Spirit.
ONE MORE THING: These lessons are for every Christian. We don’t need titles and positions to be spiritual leaders. Just desire to “lead many to righteousness” by being a great follower of the Holy Spirit. God will use YOU to bring “massive glory” to His name.
ONE MORE THING: These lessons are for every Christian. We don’t need titles and positions to be spiritual leaders. Just desire to “lead many to righteousness” by being a great follower of the Holy Spirit. God will use YOU to bring “massive glory” to His name.
 Wes Daughenbaugh | Multi-published author Wes Daughenbaugh understands pastors and church leadership. He has served forty-six years in ministry as associate pastor, lead pastor, and traveling teacher-evangelist, preaching in fifty US states and several foreign countries. With the gift of teaching, Wes turns complex truths into easy-to-remember illustrations for leaders and readers. Ordained with the Oregon Ministry Network of the Assemblies of God, Wes lives with his wife, Bonnie, in western Oregon. They have two daughters, three grandsons, and one granddaughter. Learn more at www.EncouragementExpert.com. |
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