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Godly Leaders and Fallen Leaders In today's episode, David Mathis discusses the topic of spiritual authority—what it is, who has it, and how we should respond when that authority is abused. Matt Tully You open your book by noting something that I’m sure many of our listeners have noticed themselves—maybe they even feel it themselves—and it’s that we live in an age that is increasingly cynical and sceptical about the idea of leadership. You say that some of that cynicism is for good reasons, and some of it has maybe more to do with just the mood of our times. So I’d love for you to unpack both of those things for us, maybe starting with the good reasons. What are some of the good reasons for our ambivalence about leadership today? David Mathis Matt, you know we got access to a lot of stories these days through social media, through our various media, and the tide has changed on if there’s a bad leader story, whether the social pressure is to suppress it or whether the social pressur

Dr. Albert Mohler discusses Christian leadership in the secular world and to talk about his new book, The Conviction to Lead: 25 Principles for Leadership that Matters ( Bethany House , 2012). We asked him to address ten specific topics, and all of them are listed below. To listen to or download the podcast , go to the podcast page in iTunes here , or click on the following link: Christians Leading in the Secular World: An Interview with Dr. Albert Mohler  (21 minutes) It has been alleged by some that the modern church has failed to equip business people for day-to-day decision making . Is that true? In your book you say leadership is storytelling. Explain that. How does a Christian leader who understands the redemptive story line — creation, fall, redemption, re-creation — then understand what he does on Monday in relationship to that grand meta narrative ? You write that every company should have a sub-narrative to explain why their services or products matter. But some do