Faith, Leadership and Public Life: Leadership Lessons from Moses to Jesus

by Manning

The connection between faith, leadership and public life is a complex one as Preston Manning knows all too well from his years as a scout and trailblazer on Canada’s political frontiers. Now, in his new book Faith, Leadership and Public Life: Leadership Lessons from Moses to Jesus he fearlessly tackles this subject by drawing upon his own years in Canada’s parliament and political arena and upon relevant lessons to be learned from the public lives of the founding giants of Judaism and the Christian faith.
Starting with the public life of Jesus himself, he also draws upon the experience of those leaders whom Jesus most frequently referenced such as Moses and David, as well as examining the lives of leaders such as Joseph and Daniel who were called upon to exercise their faith in societies and political systems hostile to their beliefs.
He challenges people of faith today to learn from their examples about how to conduct ourselves responsibly at the faith-political interface, while bringing what Jesus called “salt and light” to bear on the political issues and structures of our times. If you are a person of faith, currently active in politics or leadership, or contemplating involvement in either, the following pages will help you in meeting those challenges.

360 pages, Paperback

Published October 15, 2017

Reviews

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Guidelines for Believers in Exile" is the title of the concluding chapter and a good subtitle for this book. Unlike his earlier books, "The New Canada" and "Think Big", this book is written to bible believing Christians who want to take a role in post Christian Society without compromising their faith or their effectiveness. It takes leadership lessons from Jesus and from Moses. It goes deeper than comparable books such as Mike Huckabee's and has a dusting of management theory. In talking about William Wilberforce, he manages no less than sixteen points of which my favorites are "Avoid foolishness" and "Avoid Viciousness". Christians in Western Canada will have this on their shelves; as the Christian Democrats in Europe and the Republicans in the United States reconstruct, I hope they do too.

[Eldon Siemens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly recommended for all individuals in a position of authority or leadership. Manning has a firm grasp, from an experiential and biblical point of view, on how to live a life of faith in the public sphere, something all Christians should understand, especially elected representatives.

[Sylvester (Taking a break in 2023) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A man whose perspective and beliefs I respect.
A topic not written about enough.