Whether broadcast in the media, recounted in stories of church splits or experienced by employees in a corrupt or chaotic organization, the consequences of dysfunctional leadership surround us. Writing with wisdom drawn from four decades of experience, Joseph Mattera explores the trend of toxic leadership in the broader culture and exposes how its tentacles have reached into the church. He identifies how seemingly innocuous patterns of life and leadership can eventually lead to abuse of power, moral failure and destruction in the institutions to which we have been called. Writing to both emerging and accomplished leaders, Mattera discusses topics such as burnout, accountability and friendship, financial integrity, family and countless other areas leaders must develop in their journey. Mattera offers a roadmap of self reflection for leaders to examine themselves and identify patterns of poisonous power, and he provides practical insight for strategically aligning our lives to biblical truth so our leadership is not only successful, but fruitful for the Kingdom of God.

Author Biography

Joseph Mattera is an internationally-known author, consultant, and theologian whose mission is to influence leaders who influence culture. He is the founding pastor of Resurrection Church, and leads several organizations, including The U.S. Coalition Of Apostolic Leaders and Christ Covenant Coalition. Dr. Mattera is the author of 10 popular books and is renown for applying Scripture to contemporary culture.