Strong in Body, Resolute in Faith, Leading in Wisdom

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LEAD

For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?
Mark 8:36

It's not what you preach, but what you tolerate that sets the standard.

Leif Babin

Foundations of Effective Leadership

  1. 1. Humility

  2. 2. Listening

  3. 3. Asking Questions

  4. 4. Accepting our Imitations

  5. 5. Don't be a Dickhead

  6. 6. Lead by Example

  7. 7. Define the Win

Highlighted Reading Recommendations

Wisdom is the intentional application of knowledge.

Grow your knowledge.

Faith
Scholarly/Theology
  • The Bible by Holy Spirit
  • The Unseen Realm by Dr. Michael Heiser
  • Reversing Hermon by Dr. Michael Heiser
Discipleship
  • The Bible by Holy Spirit
  • Saturate by Jeff Vandersteldt
  • The Complete Book of Discipleship: On Being and Making Followers of Christ by Bill Hull
Manhood
  • The Bible by Holy Spirit
  • Fathered By God By John Eldredge
  • Wild At Heart By John Elsdredge

  • The Men we Need by Brant Hansen
Church
  • The Bible by Holy Spirit
  • The Trellis and the Vine By Colin Marshall and Tony Payne
  • Loving Your Community by Stephen Vairs
  • The Bible by Holy Spirit
  • Extreme Ownership by Leif Babin & Jocko Willink
  • Dichotomy of Leadership by Leif Babin & Jocko Willink
  • QBQ The Question behind the Question by John G Miller
  • Good to Great by Jim Collins
  • Legacy by James Kerr
  • The Bible by Holy Spirit
  • Get Your Mind Right by Todd Durkin
  • Roar by Dr. Stacy Sims (for the Ladies)

Leadership
Body
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man sitting on concrete bench reading book
Military
  • Unafraid by Eddie Penny, Keith Wood
  • Scars and Stripes by Tim Kennedy
  • The Way Forward by Robert O'Neill & Dakota Meyer
  • That Others May Live by Jack Brehm and Pete Nelson
Others
  • Tattoos on the Heart by Gregory Boyle
Fiction
Biography
Fantasy
  • Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
  • The Bright Empires Series by Stephen
    Lawhead
  • The Space Trilogy by CS Lewis
  • The Circle Series by Ted Dekker

Historical Fiction
  • A.D.30 and A.D.33 by Ted Dekker