Synopsis

The Rising Generation Leadership series seeks to provide simple, practical and step by step advice for aspiring leaders on how to be an effective and productive Christian leader.
Essential to the growth of a leader is good mentorship. What these books do is give the reader access to the knowledge and wisdom of some of the most influential Christian leaders in the world. These leaders in one sense mentor them from a distance. There are several secular books on leadership but I have not come across any Christian leadership books written in this style, based on research, that appeal to a younger generation of leaders.
As a pastor and leader myself, I can write this book coming from a place of practical experience and credibility. I can provide realistic advice for emerging leaders on every aspect of the leadership development journey.
The series of books are aimed at every Christian leader that wants to make a great impact for the glory of God but is not quite sure how.

There are several reasons why this book is unique -
1. It provides step by step advice for aspiring leaders that is based on research undertaken by interviewing over 70 well established and influential Christian leaders from around the world. 

2. It is very current. The books offer solutions to challenges that are unique to the times that we live in. They are written in a way to connect and engage with the current generation. A lot of the books written on the topic are somewhat outdated. 

3. Most leadership books are quite long winded in making their points. These books are short and to the point. They allow the reader to finish them quite quickly. None of them are extremely long and complicated -- otherwise the listener might become confused or lose interest.

Outline

The Rising Generation leadership series is written for emerging or established christian leaders from all around the world. It is designed to equip and empower them with the tools needed to be more effective in their leadership. Whether they are leaders in business, academia or in Christian ministry they will find relevant tools to help them expand their influence.

The content of the book has been put together based on over 100 interviews that have been conducted with influential, recognised Christian leaders from around the world from the world of business and church based ministry. From the interviews we were able to deduce that there are 5 groups of challenges that successful leaders face on their rise to significance. Each of the books aims to highlight and provide some solution to one of those challenges.

The 5 challenges the books confront are:

Overload - This will help people overcome the challenge of feeling that they have too many things to do and not enough time to do it.

People Power - This will help leaders to navigate the challenge of working with and getting the best out of sometimes very difficult people.

Vision - How to create and communicate a compelling vision. The reader will learn what it means to have a vision for their lives or organistion and it’s importance in relation to their success. How to discover their vision and then hoe great leaders have created their vision in such a way that other have followed them.

Having confidence in God - Overcoming the imposter syndrome. Stepping into the challenges that lie in front of you, getting out of your comfort zone and doing hard things.

Financing the vision - How do I raise the deny to get my vision or die off the ground? Is a big question for many emerging leaders. This book gives them a blueprint to be able to do just that.

Competition

There are numerous titles available that provide advice on leadership for Emerging Leaders. The closest competitor titles to this proposed concept are:

The Emerging Leader - Stepping Up in Leadership - Peter and Colin Shaw.
The Emerging Leader - Dennis Ekobena
1001 Leadership Tips for Emerging Leaders - Adeola Akintoye
Starting Well: Building a Strong Foundation For a Lifetime of Ministry - Paul Leavenworth and Richard Clinton
Leading Generation: Emerging as a Leader in your Generation - Duerre J Thomas and Sharai R Thomas

The Rising Generation Series is significantly different from competitor titles in four distinct ways -
★  It is based upon a combination of research and the authors leadership experience.

★  It is totally current, which takes into consideration the changes in the world in the past 5 years
★  It clearly dresses the 5 top challenges that successful leaders faced on their way to he top.
★  The books are short and easy to read.