Be Surrendered

Finding the Maturity to Lead

By: Christopher Howard, Andrew Gross

Narrated by: Dr. Christopher Howard

"“It goes against everything I believe, but I just can’t keep this baby, Al.” Jen said after a long, deep sigh. Al knew that Jen Wolansky was facing insurmountable problems—everything in her family was falling apart and it was up to Jen alone to hold things together. An unexpected pregnancy was the last thing she needed. How could Pastor Al help Jen lead her family in a different direction? Did Al, or Jen, have the maturity for this?

Be Surrendered follows our first book, Be Different: Finding the Resilience to Lead. This second book traces the same characters, Pastor Al and the Wolansky family, as they try to put their lives back together in the wake of terrible events. This is a book for leaders about leadership—specifically, how we can lead like Jesus in troubled times. Every leader encounters enormous suffering in this life, and if we attempt to lead like Jesus the suffering only seems to increase. How do any of us find the maturity to lead, especially to lead like Jesus?

We argue that finding the maturity to lead like Jesus springs from surrendering ourselves to God in troubled times. Surrender is what takes us to the next level of differentiation, the topic of our first book. Surrender is what makes us mature. Surrender is what places us in the center of God’s will when we don’t have the wisdom or strength to understand His will. Surrender is how we access the grace God has for leaders. Surrender is what Jesus did when He was in the greatest trouble of His life, Who “kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously” (1 Peter 2:23).

This is a book about how you, when you suffer as a leader, can “entrust [your] soul to a faithful Creator in doing what is right” (1 Peter 4:19) so that you, like Jesus, can rise again with joy-filled maturity."

©2022 Christopher Howard (P)2022 Christopher Howard

Highest Level of Leadership!

This book will cut you to the core as it unfolds how God shapes our identity. This book is not about giving up, but how surrendering to God can raise you up! If you want to mature to the highest level of leadership, then Be Surrendered is your roadmap.

Seeing the good in hard places

With a mix of fictional account, personal stories, and biblical passages, the authors show how adversity contributes to growth. All lives, including and maybe especially leaders’, include suffering. Recognizing how our suffering can lead to growth in Christlikeness directs us away from despair, towards meaning and purpose. Differentiation is another key concept, continued from the authors’ first book. This book is for any leader battling through adversity and trying to make sense of what it means and why God allows it.

An inspiring read!

This book, along with it’s predecessor “Be Different”, provide guidance and reassurance to those that struggle with finding resilience to lead like Jesus when faced with temptation. These are both wonderful reads that will impact your life for the better!