Seasons of a Leader’s Life: Learning, Leading, and Leaving a Legacy

by Jeff Iorg

Publisher:

B&H

, 2013

Overview

Learning, leading, and leaving a legacy are the seasons of a leader's life. The beginning phase involves the passion of youth and excitement for the future and is a time of earning degrees, finding mentors, and more. And while leaders are always learners, soon enough the true season of leadership arrives where the leader leads, employing key practices to advance the mission of their work. Finally, a leader must consider her legacy -- the wisdom gained, the people influenced, and the model of leadership that's left behind to inspire a subsequent generation ahead.

In Seasons of a Leader's Life, seminary president Jeff Iorg identifies Peter from The Bible as someone who lives through all three phases in the New Testament. In the Gospels he was a learner. In Acts he was a leader. In 1 and 2 Peter he wrote his legacy. Looking through that lens, Iorg blends scripture with leadership principles while prompting readers to see a bigger picture: Which season are you in right now? What should you be learning? How can you improve what you are doing? What will you leave for future generations? These questions surely lead to better leadership.

Key Features

• Explores the topic of leaving a legacy as the ultimate goal for every leader
• Seeks to inspire and encourage leaders to feel God's work in them and through them
• Provides insight to experienced leaders whil reamaining accessible for beginner leaders

Contents

Lessons for Emerging Leaders

• Accept Your Identity
• Process Your Call
• Settle Your Call
• God Provides
• Develop Spiritual Disciplines
• Trust God's Power
• Take Risks
• Confess That Jesus Is Lord
• Submit to Jesus as Lord
• Develop Holiness
• Forgive Boldly
• Live Urgently
• Live for Eternal Rewards
• Lead from the Future
• Serve Humbly
• Beware of Bravado
• Stay Alert
• Restrain Yourself
• Failure Happens
• Restoration is Possible

Priorities for Active Leaders

• Take the Lead
• Tell the Truth
• Call People to Jesus
• Access God's Power
• Magnify Jesus
• Obey God
• Confront Sin
• Embrace New Paradigms
• Leaders Change Their Minds
• Defend the Faith
• Leaders Rest in God's Protection
• Work with Other Leaders
• Make Mistakes and Move On

Convictions of Maturing Leaders

• Jesus is Enough
• Pursue Purity - Personally and in Relationship with Others
• Build Good Relationships
• Do the Right Thing
• Be Steadfast
• Trust Jesus
• Trust the Word of God
• Confront Lies with Truth
• Anticipate the Lord's Return
• Give Glory to Jesus

Top Highlights

“These varied uses of the word call have two things in common. They communicate new information and bestow new responsibility. Being called into ministry leadership is similar. You have new information, and God directs you to a new role. You have new responsibility; God assigns you new work.” (source)

“Part of God’s call to leadership is to accept your new identity—a new definition of who you are and how you will live. Learning to lead begins with accepting your identity as a leader, even though you may not yet know all it will entail from the beginning.” (source)

“Peter learned this lesson that night: leaders take risks. They see Jesus walking where angels fear to tread and follow him there. They aren’t content to sit safely, watching other people take risks. Leaders get out of the boat.” (source)

“Obeying God’s call may require you to leave behind people, places, and things that are dear to you but incompatible with the call.” (source)

“God’s kingdom won’t advance unless leaders take risks to obey God.” (source)

Product Details

• Title: Seasons of a Leader’s Life: Learning, Leading, and Leaving a Legacy
• Author: Jeff Iorg
• Publisher: B&H
• Print Publication Date: 2013
• Logos Release Date: 2013
• Pages: 227
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Christian leadership › Biblical teaching; Peter. › the Apostle, Saint
• ISBNs: 9781087798547, 9781433681493, 9781433681509, 1433681498, 1433681501, 108779854X
• Resource ID: LLS:9781433681493
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-07-08T22:54:36Z

About Jeff Iorg

Dr. Jeff Iorg became the seventh president of Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary in August, 2004. His background includes experience as a pastor, writer, church planter, and denominational leader. He came to the Seminary from Vancouver, Washington, where he was Executive Director-Treasurer of the Northwest Baptist Convention. During his tenure, the Northwest Baptist Center, including the facilities for the Pacific Northwest Campus, was constructed. Before his leadership at the state convention, Dr. Iorg was pastor of two churches. In 1989, he moved to Oregon to plant a church. The result was Greater Gresham Baptist Church in Gresham, Oregon, which is now one of the largest Southern Baptist churches in Oregon. This church helped create a new paradigm for “culture current” church planting in the Northwest. He also served as pastor of Green Valley Baptist Church in Missouri and as a staff pastor at Elmcrest Baptist Church in Abilene, Texas. From 1990-2004, he taught preaching, evangelism, and leadership courses as an adjunct professor for Golden Gate Seminary. Dr. Iorg and his wife, Ann, have three adult children – Casey, Melody, and Caleb. His hobbies include traveling, reading, and umpiring baseball. His personal ministry includes outreach to the baseball community in the Bay Area.