by Mike Slaughter
with Warren Bird and Kim Miller

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Our culture constantly shows how leaders have failed-from Bill Clinton's indiscretions to Martha Stewart's deception, from the business collapse at Enron to the military meltdown at Abu Ghraib prison. Many church problems likewise can be traced back to a failure of leadership. Such problems are nothing new. Stories of leadership failures are chronicled throughout the Bible.

"If you can't lead yourself, you won't be effective at leading others. Self leadership precedes strategic leadership." With this perspective, Michael Slaughter, lead pastor and chief visionary at Ginghamsburg, explains his model for daily living, which he has adapted from the Psalms of Ascent. His five life practices for balance and self-leadership together form the acronym
D-R-I-V-E:

Devotion to God,
Readiness for lifelong learning,
Investing in key relationships,
Visioning for the future, and
Eating and Exercise for life.

Taken together, these practices shape life as an upward momentum. They remind us that leadership is not about entitlement, but example.

Every follower of Christ needs to find the self-management practices that create momentum for life and guard against the temptation to downsize God's dream. "God can't steer a parked car," Slaughter says. "God is looking for people who will take their lives out of park and shift them into drive." These leadership tools will inspire and show you how to sustain personal health, integrity, and strategic focus as a leader.

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“What is it about Michael Slaughter? How does he always ‘get it?' Every time I read something by Michael, I think, ‘why didn't I think of that?' He is always a step ahead of most of us. His thinking is adequately "fermented" by time, expertise and practical application. Here is the rule of thumb: anything by Michael Slaughter is definitely worth reading—including this one!”

Dr. Jim Garlow
Senior Pastor, Skyline Wesleyan Church
San Diego , CA

“For too long the importance of the inner life of the leader has been ignored. But not so with Michael Slaughter's book Momentum for Life . From personal experience he shares the truth that you can't give what you don't have. Mike gives us a no compromise spiritual diet for being ALL the leader God has called us to be.”

Bill Easum
author of Put On Your Own Oxygen Mask First
www.easumbandy.com