Stewards of a Sacred Trust: CEO Selection, Transition and Development for Boards of Christ-centered Organizations
Who will lead our organizations into a better tomorrow? If we get this right, the future is bright. If we fail, the future is bleak. David McKenna shows us the way.We are at the beginning of a major leadership change in evangelical organizations from megachurches to universities to parachurch organizations. Some haven't chosen a top leader indecades. Others are looking for successors to founders. Dave McKenna brings stellar experience to coaching boards and selection committees to success in succession. --Leith Anderson, President, National Association of EvangelicalsDoes the world truly need another leadership book? Yes, if that book is Stewards of a Sacred Trust. Building off a sense of Kingdom-calling that exists (or should exist!) between a board and a CEO and the ministry she or he leads, author and top executive and board veteran David McKenna delivers an extremely practical and powerfully challenging account detailing the God-led selection, transitioning, and development of leadership within the Christian context. The book compellingly charges all boards (and all would-be board members) to carefully weigh and work out the significance of their calling. And it offers deep hope and encouragement to any ministry leader who desires a leader whose commitment to her or his success is built upon prayer and their own sweat equity. A much-needed read especially in these challenging times. --Harold B. Smith, President, Christianity Today InternationalDavid McKenna has produced an exceedingly useful book to help all who seriously want to be extraordinary stewards of the sacred trust through trusteeship on a nonprofit board! The book is designed for ease of use with short topic-specific chapters; it encourages use by being concise you can get the core ideas without inordinate prose; and it's practical chock full of pithy nuggets of wisdom from the author's wealth of experience as a president, board member, and consultant. --Paul Corts, President, Council of Christian Colleges & Universities