Table of Contents
Foreword John Ortberg 9
Preface 11
Introduction
1 The Idolatry of Leadership 17
2 Hole in My Soul 23
3 Your Ministry Is Not Your Life 29
De-Toxing Your Soul
4 Image Management 35
5 Seduction of Ambition 39
6 Ambition Ambush 45
7 Approval Addiction 49
8 Isolation Trap 53
9 Need for Speed 57
10 Fatigued, Frazzled, and Fried 61
11 It's Not All About the Weekend 67
Start Here ... Start Now
12 Pit Stops Required 73
13 What Kind of Old Person Do I Want to Be? 79
14 It's All About the Groom 83
15 The Call No One Wants to Get 87
16 Simplicity Is Not Simple 93
17 Feel the Rhythm 97
18 iPhones and Your Soul 101
19 70% of Pastors Don't Have One 105
20 Identity Theft 109
21 Death to Dancing Bears 113
22 Does Your Soul Have a Backbone? 117
Sustaining a Lifetime of Health
23 The Art of Doing Nothing 125
24 Say Yes by Saying No 131
25 Noise-Canceling Headphones for the Soul 135
26 The Most Embarrassing Gap-in My Leadership 142
27 Humility and Hubris 147
28 Stay in Touch With Your Dark Side 153
29 A Valuable Lesson From Alcoholics Anonymous 157
30 Practicing the Presence of People 163
31 Paying Attention 167
32 Shock Absorbers for the Soul 171
33 The Blessing of Voice and the Voice of Blessing 177
34 The Gift of Loitering 181
Building Healthy Teams
35 "Team" Doesn't Have an "I," But It Does Have a "YOU" 187
36 Is Your Team Culture More Corporate Than Christlike? 193
37 Speak the Unspoken Rules 199
38 Show Up and Speak Up 203
39 Are Your Systems Vitamins or Toxins? 207
40 Going Beyond Alignment to Attunement 213
41 Ten Commandments of Technology and Team 229
Epilogue: Bringing Your Soul Back to Life 225
Notes 227