Leading from the Second Chair: Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and Realizing Your DreamsISBN: 978-0-7879-7739-9
Hardcover
208 pages
September 2005, Jossey-Bass
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-- Ed Young, senior pastor, Fellowship Church
"Bonem and Paterson tell the truth about leading from the second
chair. Leaders will be set free to lead to their true potential
because of the practical and profound insights in this book."
-- Dan Reiland, executive pastor, Crossroads Community Church
Find Out How to Lead Effectively—Even When You're Not in Charge
"Somebody said the hardest instrument to play is second fiddle.
But since Jesus had one or two things to say about serving and
submitting, this is a rich field. Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson
have addressed a key need with wisdom and clarity."
—John Ortberg, author, If You Want to Walk on Water, Get Out
of the Boat; teaching pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church
"The mission of an organization either hangs together or falls
apart at the critical interface between first and second chairs.
This helpful volume from seasoned practitioners identifies and
addresses the character, competencies, and chemistry that make for
effective second chair leadership. It's a book for you, no matter
which seat you're in."
—Reggie McNeal, author, The Present Future; director,
Leadership Development, South Carolina Baptist Convention
"The Bible is full of strategic leadership partnerships: Moses
and Aaron, Mordecai and Esther, Paul and Silas, and even the
Trinity. Each one demonstrates individual gifts being cojoined for
maximum ministry effect. Leading from the Second Chair articulates
and celebrates the necessity of God's strategic
partnerships."
—Mike Slaughter and Kim Miller, lead pastor and creative
director, Ginghamsburg Church
"If you are a second chair leader, are considering a second
chair role, or work with a second chair leader, this book is a
must-read! Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson have done a superb job of
defining the living paradoxes a second chair leader deals with day
in and day out. Don't consider a second chair role without reading
this book first."
—Warren Schuh, executive pastor, Calvary Community Church
"Leading from the Second Chair targets the misunderstood and
often unrecognized paradoxes of empowered second chair influence.
Leaders in the twenty-first century church can avoid tragic
pitfalls while leveraging the powerful contribution of second chair
leaders by understanding and engaging the experience-forged
insights in this important book."
—Jared Roth, vice president, International Church of the
Foursquare Gospel