Help! I Want to Be a Leader

Right now, I want you to visualize a leader. What do you see? Someone who is attractive, outspoken, commanding, and popular? Is this the type of leader that Jesus calls His disciples to be? Whether you realize it not, you have influence and are leading someone. But how, and in what direction, are you leading those around you? In a tense interaction Jesus has with His disciples, He reveals how to be a true leader, and the leadership style He describes is unlike anything they have ever heard. By understanding Jesus’ prescribed form of leadership, you might learn how to lead others and even unlock your purpose in life.

Servant leadership: these two words that appar­ently contradict one another are actually inseparably bound together through the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Resources

Help! I Want to Be a Leader Journal

Record impacting statements and write out your answers to the Questions for Reflection at the end of each chapter.

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My Tree (Leadership)

Use this simple discipleship tool to get to the heart of your struggle with self-promoting pride that prevents you from leading as a Christlike servant.

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A Renewed Mind About Leadership

This resource guides you through practicing the Ephesians 4 "Put Off, Renew, Put On" process with the way we think about our life and circumstances.

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The “LifeLine Mini-book for Teens Series” meets critical needs for today’s young people. The biblical approach, structured presentation, and personal application projects make these mini-books ideal for parents and other counselors of teens. Thank you Shepherds Press and The Wilds for beginning to fill a crucial void in biblical counseling tools.

— Dr. Jim Berg

This new series should provide some great help for young people at a crossroads on issues having to do with peers, parents, worldly voices, and inner struggles. I wholeheartedly endorse this effort designed to bring the Scriptures to bear in a relevant way for both teens and those ministering to them.

— Dr. Stuart Scott

About the Author

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Leighton Upton

Dr. Leighton Upton (Ed.D.) has served teens for many years in Christian education, the local church, and various para-church ministries. He is currently the Director of Campus Life at a Christian school in Savannah, Georgia. Additionally, he serves as an adjunct professor, teaching undergraduate courses on the subjects of religion and education. Leighton and his wife, Janelle, live in Savannah, where they are raising their family.

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Publication date:

March 1, 2025

Pages: 48

ISBN: 978-1-63342-352-7

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“Unlike the many counseling resources we can find for adults, there are few directly relatable to teens and the issues they face. These mini-books bring the Scriptures to bear in a relevant way for both teens and those ministering to them.”
– Dr. Stuart Scott