These 40 lessons were designed to present a godly perspective of servant leadership and equip you to lead well. As a pastor, author and mentor to some of the 20th century's greatest leaders, Ray Stedman understood the pressures and privilege that come with leadership and uses his decades of experience to help you in your calling.
Collected with your busy schedule in mind, each lesson takes about five minutes to read and the reflective questions will challenge you to put these lessons into practice in your area of influence.
Raymond Charles Stedman was an evangelical Christian pastor, and author. He was a long-time pastor of Peninsula Bible Church in Palo Alto, California, and author of several books.
Peninsula Bible Fellowship had begun two years earlier as a small Bible study. By 1950 it had grown to the point of needing pastoral care. The directors of Peninsula Bible Fellowship offered the position to Ray in 1950. Peninsula Bible Fellowship became Peninsula Bible Church, and Ray's leadership here was to last forty years, culminating in his retirement as a pastor and elder on April 30, 1990.
Ray was known for his humor and warmth. His gentle personality allowed all those who met him to feel instantly at ease. At the height of his career, when he was speaking internationally; Ray often would return home to Palo Alto and listen to Peninsula Bible Church interns preach from the church pulpit. Regarding Ray's impact, Chuck Swindoll said "Ray Stedman is what I want to be when I grow up."
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