Leading Yourself: Developing the Character and Competency to Lead Yourself (Discipling Leaders Series)

by Mac Lake

Publisher:

100 Movements

, 2024

Overview

Great leaders have learned how to lead themselves—combining high levels of competency with mature character.

In this insightful training guide, Mac Lake brings over thirty years’ experience of coaching church and organizational leaders.

Biblically grounded and loaded with practical examples and questions to spark thought, discussion, and application, Leading Yourself will help you to cultivate a deeper connection with Christ and equip you with the skills required to lead yourself effectively in your personal life, relationships, career, and ministry.

Designed not just to impart information but to bring transformation, this book covers six key areas essential for effective self-leadership. By mastering these areas, you will be empowered to inspire and guide others effectively.

Key Features

• Helps you to cultivate a deeper connection with Christ and equip you to lead yourself effectively
• Covers six key areas essential for effective self-leadership
• Empowers you to inspire and guide others effectively

Contents

• Foreword by John C. Maxwell
• Preface
• Before You Begin
• Overview of Modules
• Module 1: Living on Mission
• Module 2: Emotional Intelligence
• Module 3: Teamwork
• Module 4: Teachability
• Module 5: Maximizing Your Energy
• Module 6: Developing Infl uence
• For the Group Facilitator
• Small Group Facilitation Guide
• About the Author

Praise for Leading Yourself

In Leading Yourself, Mac offers more than theories—he provides practical, step- by-step guidance for leaders at any level to grow in both character and competency. Mac’s approach is structured, insightful, and, most importantly, actionable. Mac’s pursuit of self-leadership is one of intentionality and persistence. His wisdom comes not just from study but from real-life experience and years of learning from and investing in leaders from all walks of life. This book is the culmination of that commitment, and it serves as a powerful tool for anyone ready to take their personal growth seriously.

—John Maxwell, #1 New York Times bestselling author, speaker, and leadership coach

Product Details

• Title: Leading Yourself: Developing the Character and Competency to Lead Yourself
• Author: Mac Lake
• Series: Discipling Leaders Series
• Publisher: 100 Movements
• Print Publication Date: 2024
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 160
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Christian leadership
• ISBNs: 9781955142625, 1955142629, 9781955142656, 1955142653
• Resource ID: LLS:LDNGYRSLFLYRSLF
• Resource Type: text.monograph.study-guide
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-12-05T22:58:51Z

About Mac Lake

Mac Lake is a seasoned church planting strategist and leadership developer, passionate about multiplying leaders who multiply churches. As the cofounder of Launch Network and former Senior Director of Church Planting Development for the North American Mission Board’s Send Network, Mac has played a key role in shaping church planting efforts across North America. He currently serves as Visionary Architect of the Multiply Group and as a Navigator with Auxano, where he helps churches clarify vision and build robust leadership pipelines.