THE THIRD EPISTLE

In one of his letters, Apostle Paul referred to Christians as 'Epistles' which unbelievers read. He, therefore, urged his readers to be good epistles that will point others to Jesus. This book, "The Third Epistle (A Leadership Reminiscence)", is essentially on Biblical Leadership & Succession. It gleans leadership issues and characters across both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.

This book is not on the theory of Leadership. Rather, it is on its practice. It looks at what the Bible said and revealed about the subject of Leadership and succession. It also brings to the fore, what the Holy Spirit made clear to the author from the Scriptures over the years, as God groomed him while he served under various leaders.

The book is divided into three parts. Centred around the sub-theme 'Leadership In Context', Part 1 begins essentially an overview on the subject of Leadership and Succession. This section also looked at some 'Banes' of Leadership. In Part 2 we focused on some spiritual issues in leadership and Succession. Here, some of the ingredients of excellent leadership are enumerated. Finally, in Part 3 of the book, we discussed the crucial place of 'building to last'. This part also looked at a few of what had seduced and derailed some leaders in history. It is believed that since God has not changed (and will never change), leaders today and those who aspire to lead will surely gain some insights and avoid the same pitfalls.

As you go through, make your heart receptive, and let the word of God come to you and for you. Peradventure some leaders come to your mind, as you ponder on the subjects in this book, ask the Holy Spirit to tell you what you can do to help them.