Acknowledgments
A book is never the result of just one person. I’d like to thank Kevin
Barron and Meldron Young. Their enthusiastic response to my idea and
also to the chapter drafts kept me ‘‘on purpose.’’ Thanks to Bill Hill for
reminding me of the intersection of business and the spirit. Adrienne
Hickey asked for my best and helped me focus my efforts. Erika Spel-
man ushered the book into final production with patience and biblical
forebearance.
Thanks to all the modern leaders I’ve included; perhaps some of you
may be surprised to find yourselves in a book that compares you to
biblical leaders, but to me the connections were readily apparent.
And last but perhaps most important, thanks to my family, who did
without me while I spent countless hours at the computer, in the library,
and in my ‘‘study’’ digesting and merging biblical verse and manage-
ment wisdom. You provide my inspiration and purpose.
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