When you interpret your pain as bigger—more important, more threatening, more comprehensive—than your vision, you'll redefine your vision down to the threshold of your pain.

Sam Chand (b. 1952), Leiterschaftsberater, Buchautor und ehem. Universitätspräsident

Topics: Suffering & the Question of God, Illness & Weakness, Meaning & Identity

Occasions: For Reflection

Sam Chand

Samuel R. Chand (* 1952) ist ein US-amerikanischer Autor, Leiterschaftsberater und ehemaliger Universitätspräsident im evangelikal-charismatischen Spektrum. Bekannt wurde er durch Vorträge und Bücher über Organisationsentwicklung, Mitarbeiterführung sowie den Umgang mit Krisen in Leitungspositionen. Für Bibelleser bieten seine Texte Impulse zu Leitungsverantwortung und Durchhaltevermögen, während Kritiker die Übertragung säkularer Managementmodelle auf christliche Gemeinden hinterfragen.

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