Samuel Chand - Leadership Pain: The Classroom for Growth

PRAISE FOR LEADERSHIP PAIN

Given the many leaders who are imploding right before our eyes, this is a timely discussion from a capable resource! I pray youll give Dr. Chands thoughts deep contemplation whether you are a leader or serve one!

BISHOP T. D. JAKES, SR., NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, PASTOR, THE POTTERS HOUSE OF DALLAS, INC., DALLAS, TEXAS

Leadership and pain are often inseparable. And every time my pain level rises I have to remind myself (this is what leaders do) to lead in and through pain. My friend Sam Chand helps us understand how to embraceand more importantly, growduring and through our pain.

JOHN C. MAXWELL, NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR AND SPEAKER

Every leadership journey is filled with ups and downs, both triumphs and pain. However, we waste our mistakes and disappointments when we fail to learn from them. When we lose sight of our goals and vision, we will miss the opportunity to change, grow and move forward into an increased leadership capacity and capability. Dr. Sam Chand has personally dealt with the highs and lows of leadership, and he has enabled countless others to do the same with equal measures of godly wisdom, humor, and intention. Leadership Pain: The Classroom for Growth will help you turn the pain of your past into the strength of your future.

BRIAN HOUSTON, SENIOR PASTOR, HILLSONG CHURCH

Dr. Chand is one of the best teachers on leadership Ive ever heard. His new book, Leadership Pain, brilliantly addresses one of the least talked about but most important qualities of the best leaders: the ability to endure pain. Dr. Chands insight is both practical and inspirational. Every leader who wants to grow should read this book and apply what he teaches.

CRAIG GROESCHEL, SENIOR PASTOR OF LIFECHURCH.TV., AUTHOR OF FROM THIS DAY FORWARD: FIVE COMMITMENTS TO FAIL-PROOF YOUR MARRIAGE

In Leadership Pain: The Classroom for Growth, Sam Chand pulls back the curtain to give a behind-the-scenes look at the process of navigating through the pain of leadership. His insights will help any leader successfully face the inevitable challenges that all leaders must face. Sam is a brilliant communicator, and this book is a must-read for anyone who wants to become a stronger, wiser, more compassionate leader.

JENTEZEN FRANKLIN, SENIOR PASTOR, FREE CHAPEL, AUTHOR OF NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLER, FASTING

Read Sam Chands work, Leadership Pain, and listen as he strikes chords that resonate to the depths of our souls. His books are not so much success handbooks as reality checks. The finest leaders are those of us who learn to identify the various ways we seek to minimize, run from, or deny our pain. However, the experience of pain is the path to becoming truly real about our vulnerability, mortality, frailty, fallibility, vanity, and folly. Honesty is the only way to grow through it. Dr. Chand helps us take steps toward the victory we will winsteps we especially need to take when we feel like failures. Thanks again, Sam!

PASTOR JACK HAYFORD, CHANCELLOR, THE KINGS UNIVERSITY, DALLAS/LOS ANGELES

It seems everyone writes about the how to of leadership, but finally, someone has written about the pain. Sam Chands new book, Leadership Pain, is about the raw and painful reality of leading people and organizations. Every leader needs to read this book. In todays distracted and disrupted age, the stakes are too high for feel good leadership. We need leaders who know how to navigate difficult decisions, challenging situations, and complex issues. Buy this book, because you cant afford to miss this opportunity to learn from the best.

PHIL COOKE, FILMMAKER, MEDIA CONSULTANT, AND AUTHOR OF UNIQUE: TELLING YOUR STORY IN THE AGE OF BRANDS AND SOCIAL MEDIA

Dr. Chand has walked with us through grief, death of loved ones, and church leadership transitions. Through it all he consistently brought hope in the midst of pain, reminding us that there is purpose in pain. The pain made us better leaders. This book will give you hope and purpose in your journey as well!

JUDAH AND CHELSEA SMITH, LEAD PASTORS, THE CITY CHURCH, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Pain is unavoidable for anyone in leadership. When pressures and pain arrive, I have to remind myself that this is simply part of the call. Its never a reason for quitting. I dont know of anything worthwhile that is achieved without paying a pricethe greater the price, the greater the prize. Pain has an amazing way of drawing out motivations that we would never have tapped otherwise, and this in turn catapults us further than we would ever have gone without the pain. Thanks to my friend Sam Chand for bringing us insight so we can grow through our pain.

PASTOR PHIL PRINGLE, OAM, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF C3 CHURCH GLOBAL, PASTOR C3 CHURCH, OXFORD FALLS, PRESIDENT OXFORD FALLS GRAMMAR, AUTHOR AND ARTIST

Every leader experiences pain, but suffering seems to be the unexplored dimension of leadership. Samuel Chand, a superb leadership coach, has produced a book that offers a practical understanding of the whats and whys of pain so leaders can grasp its significance and learn the lessons God wants to teach from it. I have admired Chand as a leader; now I appreciate this major contribution he has made to the understanding of leadership anguish.

MARK L. WILLIAMS, GENERAL OVERSEER, CHURCH OF GOD, CLEVELAND, TENNESSEE

Every leader faces heartbreaking challenges. These difficulties can cause us either to give up or to press on and grow! This magnificent book by my friend Dr. Sam Chand will give you a practical understanding of pain, pressure, and your potential. Read this book to have your perspective forever transformed.

JOHN BEVERE, AUTHOR / MINISTER, MESSENGER INTERNATIONAL

Leadership is a topic that many people talk about but few understand with the depth, insight, and biblical wisdom of Dr. Samuel Chand. In Leadership Pain, Dr. Chand explores the important role that pain plays in the life of any leader, especially those of us in ministry, and how it can become a catalyst for growth. This book comforts and consoles as it inspires and empowers leaders to view lifes inevitable struggles as divine growing pains.

CHRIS HODGES, SENIOR PASTOR, CHURCH OF THE HIGHLANDS, AUTHOR OF FRESH AIR AND FOUR CUPS

Any world-class athlete will tell you that growth and endurance come through a lifelong experience of discipline and pain. As leaders we can learn from the habits of our athletic counterparts. In Leadership Pain, Sam Chand breaks down a daunting element of leadershipteaching us how to embrace and manage pain for our benefit and for the benefit of those around us. This is certainly a great book to put in the hands of your team!

WAYNE ALCORN: NATIONAL PRESIDENT OF AUSTRALIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCHES: SENIOR PASTOR OF HOPE CENTRE INTERNATIONAL

Burnout is a symptom of disillusionment, and it can hit pastors just as hard as CEOs. Dr. Chand has a great reputation for helping some of the most respected leaders in the world push past discouragement and deal with change. Leadership Pain tells some of these stories and shows how to let God use our painful situations to take us to new levels in our leadership.

STEVEN FURTICK; LEAD PASTOR, ELEVATION CHURCH AND NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF CRASH THE CHATTERBOX, GREATER, AND SUN STAND STILL

All too often, Christian leaders see pain as the enemy and do everything they can to avoid it. According to Dr. Sam Chand, however, this is exactly the wrong approach. In this insightful new book, he shows that we need to see pain as our friend and embrace it, because we and the organizations we lead will only grow to the threshold of our pain.