Leaders who insulate themselves from others and choose to bear their burdens single-handedly are destined for loneliness and burnout. Leaders, like everyone else, need friends and perhaps in light of the load they carry, even more so.

— Richard Blackaby (b. 1961), US-amerikanisch-kanadischer Autor, Pastor, Theologe und Präsident von Blackaby Ministries International

Topics: Work & Vocation, Loneliness & Abandonment, Relationships & Family

Occasions: For Reflection

Richard Blackaby

Richard Blackaby (* 1961) ist ein US-amerikanisch-kanadischer Theologe, baptistischer Pastor und Präsident von Blackaby Ministries International. Er führt das publizistische Werk seines Vaters Henry Blackaby fort und vertritt ein Leitungsverständnis, das auf das Erkennen von Gottes Handeln statt auf weltliche Managementstrategien setzt. Für Bibelleser liefern seine Schriften praxisnahe Impulse für Gebet und Glaubensalltag, wenngleich seine Ausführungen zum Hören von Gottes Stimme von reformierten Theologen als potenzielle Schwächung des Schriftprinzips kritisiert wurden.

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