Maina Mwaura is a freelance writer and journalist who interviewed over 500 influential leaders, including two U.S. Presidents. He discovered an intriguing pattern ... many were powerfully shaped by longtime Dallas Theological Seminary professor Howard Hendricks.
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Meet Maina Mwaura
Maina Mwaura is a freelance writer and journalist who interviewed over 500 influential leaders, including two US Presidents, three Vice-Presidents, and a variety of others. He has learned what it takes to not only lead well, but to mentor well.
He is a graduate of Liberty University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Communications. He also received his Masters of Divinity Degree from New Orleans Theological Seminary.
Maina and his family live in Georgia.
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One of the best ways to learn is by hacking other people's habits, especially people you love and respect. The ripple effect of Howard Hendricks' influence is tough to measure, but this book passes along some amazing life lessons.
The Influential Mentor: How the Life and Legacy of Howard Hendricks Equipped and Inspired a Generation of Leaders
Over the span of four years, journalist Maina Mwaura noticed an intriguing pattern while interviewing hundreds of prominent leaders: many of them were deeply shaped by longtime Dallas Theological Seminary professor Howard Hendricks. The Influential Mentor tells the story of Hendricks' life while capturing his visionary character and leadership legacy. Hendricks, like all of us, struggled. He overcame a difficult childhood and battled depression. Parenting was a challenge. Yet he got up every week for sixty years to teach and mentor with incredible zeal and humility. This book combines the reality of struggle with the audacity of faith to empower others to lead in a manner worthy of Jesus Christ and His gospel.
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The Influential Mentor -- scripture for meditation, prayer, and proclamation
“All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18-20 NIV
What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. Philippians 4:9 ESV
Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. 1 Corinthians 11:1 NKJV
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