James Robert Clinton

This is my third time reading through this book as I discuss it with a woman I have been meeting with for several years. I really love it, and reading through it this time, I realize how much of the principles in the book are so deeply ingrained in me that I forgot that I learned them from this book. I think I read it back in the 90s. It is probably my favorite book on leadership development. I use his "time lines" when I take people through the SHAPE process (Spiritual Gifts, Heart Passions, Abilities, Personality, and Experiences), as it is very helpful for people to see patterns and life stages of their own development. I highly recommend this book. It is much more readable than his Leadership Emergence Theory Self-Study Manual.… (mehr)

I am struggling through the difficult transition between phase 3 (Ministry Maturing Phase) and 4 (Life Maturing Phase), pp. 26-28. The book says this boundary processing can last "several years" (pg. 105)! It is helpful to recognize that I am dealing heavily with the integrity check process item along with the isolation process item, pp. 28-29.

The book is hard to read at times for the same reason it is so valuable - the scholarly work by Dr. Clinton has been quite rigorous over several decades.… (mehr)