Accessible Guide from 9Marks Equips Believers to Steward Their God-Given
Authority: In every position of power—from executives and world leaders
to church elders and parents—lies the potential for life-giving
leadership or destructive corruption. Driven by sinful pride or
opportunism, many people abuse their God-given authority, harming the
ones they’re called to lead and contributing to a skeptical attitude
toward leadership. The answer to bad authority, however, is not no
authority, but good authority—the kind that, according to Scripture,
causes those under it to flourish. In this compelling guide from 9Marks,
Jonathan Leeman shows that authority, done biblically, is not only good,
but is essential to human flourishing. Through Scripture and many
first-hand stories, he presents 5 attributes of positive authority and
warns against sinfulness that corrupts leadership. Pointing to Jesus as
the ultimate model of good authority, Leeman equips readers to pursue
godly influence in their personal and professional lives.