Books with author Matt Edmondson

Pastor and popular blogger, Ron Edmondson exposes some of the common misunderstandings of leadership through stories from his own experiences, helping leaders develop healthier patterns of individual leadership.Being a leader involves much more than holding a title. And simply having a leader doesn't ensure success. This reality has never been more prevalent in the church than now, when so many churches are considered to be plateaued or dying.Pastor and popular blogger, Ron Edmondson believes this is due to a misunderstanding of what leadership is and what it isn't. In his work with hundreds of pastors and churches, the most common need he encounters is the need for more effective leadership in the local church. Seminaries may prepare pastors to preach, just as colleges may prepare teachers to teach, but who prepares pastors to lead?Simply stated: The church needs better leadership.In The Mythical Leader, Edmondson exposes some of the most common misunderstandings of leadership, shares stories from his own experiences, and will help church leaders develop healthier patterns to improve their individual leadership.While most people may have a preliminary understanding of many of these myths, they often are not lived out with a great degree of depth in the life of the church leader. Don't fall prey to these myths! If gone untreated they can be the very thing that prevents a good leader from leading well.

Pastor and popular blogger, Ron Edmondson exposes some of the common misunderstandings of leadership through stories from his own experiences, helping leaders develop healthier patterns of individual leadership.Being a leader involves much more than holding a title. And simply having a leader doesn't ensure success. This reality has never been more prevalent in the church than now, when so many churches are considered to be plateaued or dying.Pastor and popular blogger, Ron Edmondson believes this is due to a misunderstanding of what leadership is and what it isn't. In his work with hundreds of pastors and churches, the most common need he encounters is the need for more effective leadership in the local church. Seminaries may prepare pastors to preach, just as colleges may prepare teachers to teach, but who prepares pastors to lead?Simply stated: The church needs better leadership.In The Mythical Leader, Edmondson exposes some of the most common misunderstandings of leadership, shares stories from his own experiences, and will help church leaders develop healthier patterns to improve their individual leadership.While most people may have a preliminary understanding of many of these myths, they often are not lived out with a great degree of depth in the life of the church leader. Don't fall prey to these myths! If gone untreated they can be the very thing that prevents a good leader from leading well.

Wiley Trudeau is only eleven-years-old but she’s already a social pariah in Backwash, Louisiana after burning down a church…on accident! She was only trying to catch, The Backwash Beast, a mysterious creature that had been attacking livestock at night. But now its hunger has moved up the food chain, and an innocent man will be blamed for the murder. Balancing her detective work with community service, a diligent, loving father, and pesky bullies becomes harder to juggle—that’s where Flower Power comes in. Wiley doesn’t know much about the mysterious vigilante in a teddy bear costume, but she could definitely use her super-strength and, most importantly, a friend.It'll take guts to save an innocent man, but it'll cost their lives to stop the shape-shifting monster.

Wiley Trudeau is an eleven-year-old girl, a science prodigy, dead-eye with a slingshot, and the only hope for a man framed for murder. Problem is, she's a social pariah in the swamp parish Backwash, Louisiana after burning down a church trying to catch the real killer. Her only help is a vigilante in a teddy bear costume that goes by Flower Power. It'll take guts to save an innocent man, but it'll cost their lives to stop the shape-shifting monster.