Steve Saccone - Relational Intelligence: How Leaders Can Expand Their Influence Through a New Way of Being Smart

Table of Contents

The Blogging Church: Sharing the Story of Your Church Through Blogs, Brian Bailey and Terry Storch

Church Turned Inside Out: A Guide for Designers, Refiners, and Re-Aligners, Linda Bergquist and Allan Karr

Leading from the Second Chair: Serving Your Church, Fulfilling Your Role, and Realizing Your Dreams, Mike Bonem and Roger Patterson

The Way of Jesus: A Journey of Freedom for Pilgrims and Wanderers, Jonathan S. Campbell with Jennifer Campbell

Leading the Team-Based Church: How Pastors and Church Staffs Can Grow Together into a Powerful Fellowship of Leaders, George Cladis

Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens, Neil Cole

Off-Road Disciplines: Spiritual Adventures of Missional Leaders, Earl Creps

Reverse Mentoring: How Young Leaders Can Transform the Church and Why We Should Let Them, Earl Creps

Building a Healthy Multi-Ethnic Church: Mandate, Commitments, and Practices of a Diverse Congregation, Mark DeYmaz

Leading Congregational Change Workbook, James H. Furr, Mike Bonem, and Jim Herrington

The Tangible Kingdom: Creating Incarnational Community, Hugh Halter and Matt Smay

Leading Congregational Change: A Practical Guide for the Transformational Journey, Jim Herrington, Mike Bonem, and James H. Furr

The Leaders Journey: Accepting the Call to Personal and Congregational Transformation, Jim Herrington, Robert Creech, and Trisha Taylor

Whole Church: Leading from Fragmentation to Engagement, Mel Lawrenz

Culture Shift: Transforming Your Church from the Inside Out, Robert Lewis and Wayne Cordeiro, with Warren Bird

Church Unique: How Missional Leaders Cast Vision, Capture Culture, and Create Movement, Will Mancini

A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey, Brian D. McLaren

The Story We Find Ourselves In: Further Adventures of a New Kind of Christian, Brian D. McLaren

Missional Renaissance: Changing the Scorecard for the Church, Reggie McNeal

Practicing Greatness: 7 Disciplines of Extraordinary Spiritual Leaders, Reggie McNeal

The Present Future: Six Tough Questions for the Church, Reggie McNeal

A Work of Heart: Understanding How God Shapes Spiritual Leaders, Reggie McNeal

The Millennium Matrix: Reclaiming the Past, Reframing the Future of the Church, M. Rex Miller

Shaped by Gods Heart: The Passion and Practices of Missional Churches, Milfred Minatrea

The Missional Leader: Equipping Your Church to Reach a Changing World, Alan J. Roxburgh and Fred Romanuk

Relational Intelligence: How Leaders Can Expand Their Influence Through a New Way of Being Smart, Steve Saccone

The Ascent of a Leader: How Ordinary Relationships Develop Extraordinary Character and Influence, Bill Thrall, Bruce McNicol, and Ken McElrath

Beyond Megachurch Myths: What We Can Learn from Americas Largest Churches, Scott Thumma and Dave Travis

The Elephant in the Boardroom: Speaking the Unspoken About Pastoral Transitions, Carolyn Weese and J. Russell Crabtree

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I have had the privilege of knowing Steve and his amazing wife, Cheri, for several years now, and I still remember the day we met. They both left an unforgettable impression on my life. They had been recommended by a friend who spoke of them in such glowing terms that I was certain I was being set up for disappointment. My friend was right, and I was more than pleasantly surprised. I knew right away that in a world enamored with high-powered leadership styles and in a culture addicted to style over substance, Steve may be potentially overlooked and underestimated. Steve wasnt the proverbial diamond in the rough; he was a diamond in a world that valued glitter. He wasnt going to grab your attention with how bright he shined; he would, however, illuminate any room with the light he brought out in others. In a strange way, Steves greatest gifts are the ones he brings out in those who work with him. He has over the years developed an absurd number of leaders, all of whom consider Steve a good friend. This is what I think makes Steve unique and uniquely qualified to write this book. Steve doesnt work with bosses, peers, or subordinateshe works with friends. Regardless of his role or organizational position, relationship is the unifying core of everything he does and everyone he works with. Steve doesnt so much lead through teams as he leads through community. And he does this with great intelligencespecifically relational intelligence.

People come from all over the world to Los Angeles to experience and observe Mosaic. They come hoping to glean a new approach to ministry or to discover what the church will look like in the future. Given only a few hours around one of our gatherings, they might leave inspired by the creativity and artistry of our community, or they might leave determined to reflect our diversity as they see the world come together across seven different locations. Only those who are careful observers will see that what really makes Mosaic possible is a deep investment in people and a profound commitment to being authentically human. It is in this context that Steve rises to the surface. The greatest compliment I could give Steve, and he fully personifies it, is that he is a true human.