Friendship Leadership
by Matt Messner and Rachel McMurray-Branscombe
Imprint: Wipf and Stock
Matt Messner is the lead pastor at Faith Center in Eureka, California. He has taught at Fuller Theological Seminary, LIFE Pacific College, King’s College and Seminary, and is on the faculty of Perspectives on the World Christian Movement. Matt earned his BA at LIFE Pacific College, an MA from Fuller Theological Seminary and a DMin from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
Rachel McMurray-Branscombe is a full-time writer, with a background in church ministry, missions, anthropology, and leadership. She graduated from Fuller Theological Seminary with a Master of Arts in Global Leadership, specializing in International Development and Urban Studies. Rachel served in vocational ministry for ten years as an ordained Foursquare minister.
“Matt Messner is a deep thinker with a delightful sense of humor. His words will strengthen your relationships and empower you to be the leader you’ve always dreamed of!”
—Margaret Feinberg, author of Taste and See: An Aspiring Foodie’s Search for God Among Butchers, Bakers, and Fresh Food Makers
“Jesus called his leaders friends. . . . Can a leader be friends with those they lead? I always said: ‘no.’ This book, however, changed my mind. Not only have Messner and McMurray-Branscombe written a brilliant exposé on the traps and dangers of failing to befriend those we are trusted to lead, we now have an argument for why it’s ideal—if not Christ-like—to befriend those we lead. I hated this book. It held up a mirror to my folly.”
—A.J. Swoboda, pastor, teacher, and author of Subversive Sabbath
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